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SEC-registered adviser

M•• W••••• S•••••••

Independent wealth managerThousand Oaks, CaliforniaCRD 169013SEC 801-108548websiteIAPD
Latest filing Jul 23, 2026
First filing on the tape Oct 12, 2016 · 23 filings
SEC status approved since Oct 24, 2016
RAUM
$310M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
94%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$310M individuals and HNW
Advisors
2
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$155M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
3
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
23 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$310M as of Jul 23, 2026
Jan 31, 2017$143M then
HNW client RAUM$62.7M as of Jul 23, 2026
Feb 6, 2018$122M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Jul 23, 2026
Jan 31, 20173 then
Employees (5.A)3 as of Jul 23, 2026
Jan 31, 20174 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +25% over the last fiscal year+20% a year over threeIARs 3 to 3
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jul 23, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Mass-affluent RIA · private-client share at least 50 percent, non-HNW individuals at least 60 percent of private-client RAUM
RAUM per advisor
$155MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
112derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$7.0MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$444,087derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
94%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.5derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.0derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+18%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+23%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individualsreportedItem 5.G
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
  • is an insurance broker or agent (6.A.6)
  • buys or sells securities as principal to or from clients (8.A.2)
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
  • a related person has custody of client securities (9.B.1.b)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Individuals$247M80%
  • High-net-worth individuals$62.7M20%
Individual clients
215reported
HNW clients
9reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
698reported
Financial planning clients
101-250reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=3.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
2 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
M•••••• E••• G•••••Certified Financial PlannerThousand Oaks, CaOct 17, 201321 y1
C••••••••• D• M••••••Thousand Oaks, CaNov 13, 201319 y2
Advisor movement
0 left, 0 joined in 12 months
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • G•••••• M••••••• E••• · Chief Compliance Officer, Shareholdercontrol
    since 01/2019 · owns 50% to 75%
  • M••••••• C••••••••• D• · President, Shareholder
    since 01/2019 · owns 50% to 75%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
  • M•••••• E• G•••••
    investment companyn
  • T•••• W•••••• • M•••••• L••
    insurancen
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Thousand Oaks, Ca · principal200
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • Indianapolis, IN1 employees
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 706 to 698
    Jan 16, 2026 to Jul 23, 2026
  • Assets in custody · unset to 292108019.0
    Jan 16, 2026 to Jul 23, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $292M to $292M
    Jan 16, 2026 to Jul 23, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $54.6M to $62.7M
    Jan 16, 2026 to Jul 23, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $238M to $247M
    Jan 16, 2026 to Jul 23, 2026
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $642,740 to $17.9M
    Jan 16, 2026 to Jul 23, 2026
  • RAUM · $293M to $310M
    Jan 16, 2026 to Jul 23, 2026
  • Accounts · 608 to 706
    Jan 21, 2025 to Jan 16, 2026
  • HNW clients · 5 to 9
    Jan 21, 2025 to Jan 16, 2026
  • Individual clients · 177 to 215
    Jan 21, 2025 to Jan 16, 2026
  • Assets in custody · 248967927.0 to unset
    Jan 21, 2025 to Jan 16, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $240M to $292M
    Jan 21, 2025 to Jan 16, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $38.4M to $54.6M
    Jan 21, 2025 to Jan 16, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $210M to $238M
    Jan 21, 2025 to Jan 16, 2026
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $8.4M to $642,740
    Jan 21, 2025 to Jan 16, 2026
  • RAUM · $248M to $293M
    Jan 21, 2025 to Jan 16, 2026
  • Accounts · 613 to 608
    Feb 21, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
  • HNW clients · 6 to 5
    Feb 21, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
  • Individual clients · 175 to 177
    Feb 21, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
  • Assets in custody · $215M to $249M
    Feb 21, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 101-250
    Feb 21, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $215M to $240M
    Feb 21, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $39.5M to $38.4M
    Feb 21, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $185M to $210M
    Feb 21, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $9.3M to $8.4M
    Feb 21, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
  • RAUM · $224M to $248M
    Feb 21, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
  • Accounts · 584 to 613
    Nov 1, 2023 to Feb 21, 2024
  • HNW clients · 55 to 6
    Nov 1, 2023 to Feb 21, 2024
  • Individual clients · 128 to 175
    Nov 1, 2023 to Feb 21, 2024
  • Commission compensation · true to false
    Nov 1, 2023 to Feb 21, 2024
  • Assets in custody · $162M to $215M
    Nov 1, 2023 to Feb 21, 2024
  • Legal name · M••••• FINANCIAL, INC. to M•• W••••• S•••••••
    Nov 1, 2023 to Feb 21, 2024
  • Other offices · 0 to 1
    Nov 1, 2023 to Feb 21, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $179M to $215M
    Nov 1, 2023 to Feb 21, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $130M to $39.5M
    Nov 1, 2023 to Feb 21, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $61.0M to $185M
    Nov 1, 2023 to Feb 21, 2024
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $12.1M to $9.3M
    Nov 1, 2023 to Feb 21, 2024
  • RAUM · $191M to $224M
    Nov 1, 2023 to Feb 21, 2024
  • Accounts · 575 to 584
    Jan 10, 2023 to Apr 13, 2023
  • HNW clients · 49 to 55
    Jan 10, 2023 to Apr 13, 2023
Signals
3 dated events
  • M•• W••••• S••••••• reported succeeding to the business of Another Adviser (Form ADV Item 4)
    Jan 18, 2019 · Succession (Item 4) · fact
  • Gerald Malcolm Meador (President, Shareholder) no longer on Schedule A of M•• W••••• S••••••• (listed 2018-02-06, absent 2019-01-18)
    Jan 18, 2019 · Control person left · inference
  • M••••• • A••••••••• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    Oct 12, 2016 · First SEC registration · fact
Across DFX
shared identifiers only, never a name match
No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
Business phone
805-852-2274reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business phone
833-496-5474reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Website
w••.m••••.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Principal office phone
833-496-5474reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jul 23, 2026
Provenance
Form ADV
SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
Advisors
IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
Class
Independent wealth managerderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
RAUM per advisor
$155Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026