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SEC-registered adviser

Towneley Capital Management, Inc.

Wealth manager with institutional or fund businessLaguna Hills, CaliforniaCRD 169863SEC 801-78957websiteIAPD
Latest filing Apr 6, 2026
First filing on the tape Dec 10, 2013 · 33 filings
SEC status approved since Dec 19, 2013
RAUM
$1.1B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
26%
$283M individuals and HNW
Advisors
7
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$156M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
12
8 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
33 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.1B as of Apr 6, 2026
Jan 31, 2014$586M then
HNW client RAUM$231M as of Apr 6, 2026
Mar 2, 2018$315M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)7 as of Apr 6, 2026
Jan 31, 20147 then
Employees (5.A)12 as of Apr 6, 2026
Jan 31, 201414 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +6.8% over the last fiscal year+10% a year over threeIARs 8 to 7
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Apr 6, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
RAUM per advisor
$156MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
22derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$3.8MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$2.6MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
54%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.7derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
7.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+6.8%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-13%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-18%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, pension consulting, otherreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$411M, 104 clientsreportedItem 9.A
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
  • 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 cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Charitable organizations$537M60%
  • High-net-worth individuals$231M26%
  • Individuals$51.8M5.7%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$32.3M3.6%
  • Corporations and businesses$29.9M3.3%
  • Insurance companies$21.1M2.3%
Individual clients
93reported
HNW clients
61reported
Pension plan clients
5reported
Charitable clients
15reported
Accounts
424reported
Financial planning clients
26-50reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$411M for 104 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixedreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.26 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.54 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
7 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Robyn Lynn ClarkeCertified Financial PlannerLaguna Hills, CaDec 19, 201325 y1
Tracy Ann KuntzCertified Financial PlannerLaguna Hills, CaDec 19, 201341 y1
Ernest Daniel GarrettCertified Financial PlannerLaguna Hills, CaDec 19, 201327 y1
Martin Daniel StandishCertified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial AnalystLaguna Hills, CaMar 27, 201915 y4
Omid EftekhariChartered Financial AnalystLaguna Hills, CaDec 2, 202219 y1
Carlos OrtegaCertified Financial PlannerLaguna Hills, CaJul 17, 202310 y1
Paula DurrantCertified Financial PlannerLaguna Hills, CaNov 1, 202321 y0
Advisor movement
1 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net -1 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 14% of current headcount1 left over 36 months
Left, latest
Joined, latest
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Daniel Ernest Garrett · Vice President Of Investment Servicescontrol
    since 12/2013 · owns less than 5%
  • Ann Tracy Kuntz · President, Chief Operating Officer And Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 12/2013 · owns less than 5%
  • George Wesley Mccain · Chairmancontrol
    since 12/2013 · owns less than 5%
  • George Wesley Mccain · Trusteecontrol
    since 07/1979 · owns F of Manastee River Revocable Trust
  • Miguel Paredes · Trusteecontrol
    since 12/2018 · owns F of The Tcm Employee Stock Ownership Trust
Entity owners
  • The Tcm Employee Stock · Trust
    direct · owns 75% or more
  • The Tcm Employee Stock Ownership Trust · Trust
    direct · owns 75% or more
  • Manastee River Revocable · Trust
    direct · owns 10% to 25%
  • Manastee River Revocable Trust · Trust
    direct · owns 10% to 25%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Laguna Hills, Ca · principal701
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
ADV anomalies
4 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • client mix shiftChange between filings · filing Apr 6, 2026
    private-client share of RAUM moved from 45.0% to 26.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-04-28 and 2026-04-06
    peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
  • control person changedChange between filings · filing Apr 6, 2026
    PAREDES, MIGUEL (TRUSTEE) left Schedule A between the filings of 2023-03-13 and 2026-04-06
    peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
  • control person changedChange between filings · filing Apr 6, 2026
    MCCAIN, WESLEY, GEORGE (CHAIRMAN) left Schedule A between the filings of 2023-03-13 and 2026-04-06
    peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
  • HNW share shiftChange between filings · filing Apr 6, 2026
    HNW share of RAUM moved from 38.0% to 21.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-04-28 and 2026-04-06
    peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Advisory employees · 9 to 8
    Mar 6, 2026 to Apr 6, 2026
  • Employees · 13 to 12
    Mar 6, 2026 to Apr 6, 2026
  • State-registered IARs · 8 to 7
    Mar 6, 2026 to Apr 6, 2026
  • Accounts · 423 to 424
    Oct 2, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • Charity clients · 12 to 15
    Oct 2, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • Corporate clients · unset to 4.0
    Oct 2, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • HNW clients · 90 to 61
    Oct 2, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • Individual clients · 97 to 93
    Oct 2, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • Pension plan clients · unset to 5.0
    Oct 2, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • Assets in custody · $322M to $411M
    Oct 2, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 26-50
    Oct 2, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $1.0B to $1.1B
    Oct 2, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $392M to $231M
    Oct 2, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $64.9M to $51.8M
    Oct 2, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • Pension RAUM · $26.6M to $32.3M
    Oct 2, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • RAUM · $1.0B to $1.1B
    Oct 2, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • Accounts · 400 to 423
    Feb 4, 2025 to Apr 28, 2025
  • Charity clients · 10 to 12
    Feb 4, 2025 to Apr 28, 2025
  • Corporate clients · 4.0 to unset
    Feb 4, 2025 to Apr 28, 2025
  • HNW clients · 91 to 90
    Feb 4, 2025 to Apr 28, 2025
  • Individual clients · 98 to 97
    Feb 4, 2025 to Apr 28, 2025
  • Assets in custody · $87.9M to $322M
    Feb 4, 2025 to Apr 28, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 51-100
    Feb 4, 2025 to Apr 28, 2025
  • State-registered IARs · 9 to 8
    Feb 4, 2025 to Apr 28, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $882M to $1.0B
    Feb 4, 2025 to Apr 28, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $309M to $392M
    Feb 4, 2025 to Apr 28, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $51.1M to $64.9M
    Feb 4, 2025 to Apr 28, 2025
  • Pension RAUM · $26.8M to $26.6M
    Feb 4, 2025 to Apr 28, 2025
  • RAUM · $882M to $1.0B
    Feb 4, 2025 to Apr 28, 2025
  • Accounts · 392 to 400
    Oct 19, 2023 to Mar 21, 2024
  • Advisory employees · 10 to 9
    Oct 19, 2023 to Mar 21, 2024
  • Corporate clients · 6 to 4
    Oct 19, 2023 to Mar 21, 2024
  • HNW clients · 101 to 91
    Oct 19, 2023 to Mar 21, 2024
  • Individual clients · 84 to 98
    Oct 19, 2023 to Mar 21, 2024
  • Pension plan clients · 2.0 to unset
    Oct 19, 2023 to Mar 21, 2024
  • Assets in custody · $21.9M to $87.9M
    Oct 19, 2023 to Mar 21, 2024
  • State-registered IARs · 8 to 9
    Oct 19, 2023 to Mar 21, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $819M to $882M
    Oct 19, 2023 to Mar 21, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $315M to $309M
    Oct 19, 2023 to Mar 21, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $41.4M to $51.1M
    Oct 19, 2023 to Mar 21, 2024
Signals
6 dated events
  • Scott Jolyon Monroe left Towneley Capital Management, Inc. for 8020 Capital Management (registered 2026-07-24)
    Apr 6, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Cynthia Rose Sforza left Towneley Capital Management, Inc. for Lucidity Wealth Advisors Inc. (registered 2023-08-15)
    Aug 22, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Daniel Ernest Garrett (Vice President Of Investment Services) appeared on Schedule A of Towneley Capital Management, Inc.
    Mar 13, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
  • Larsen Nicholas Saakvitne (Trustee) no longer on Schedule A of Towneley Capital Management, Inc. (listed 2019-03-11, absent 2020-03-12)
    Mar 12, 2020 · Control person left · inference
  • Miguel Paredes (Trustee) appeared on Schedule A of Towneley Capital Management, Inc.
    Mar 11, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
  • Towneley Investment Management, Inc. filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    Dec 10, 2013 · 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 email
info@towneley.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business phone
800-545-4442reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Firm profile
linkedin.com/company/towneley-capital-management-inc-/aboutreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Website
towneley.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Principal office phone
949-837-3580reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Apr 6, 2026
Contact form
towneley.com/contact-usreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 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
Wealth manager with institutional or fund businessderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
RAUM per advisor
$156Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026