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SEC-registered adviser

A•••••• W••••• M••••••••• L•

Independent wealth managerSanta Barbara, CaliforniaCRD 170999SEC 801-106829websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 27, 2026
First filing on the tape Aug 14, 2014 · 32 filings
SEC status approved since Oct 23, 2015
RAUM
$627M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
93%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$627M individuals and HNW
Advisors
7
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$89.6M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
6
6 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
32 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$627M as of Mar 27, 2026
Feb 11, 2016$131M then
HNW client RAUM$627M as of Mar 27, 2026
Mar 12, 2018$207M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)6 as of Mar 27, 2026
Feb 11, 20163 then
Employees (5.A)6 as of Mar 27, 2026
Feb 11, 20163 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +16% over the last fiscal year+17% a year over threeIARs 6 to 6
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 27, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Independent boutique · a wealth manager with no broker-dealer, bank or insurance affiliate, 2 to 25 advisors, one to three offices, no public reporting company control
  • UHNW private wealth · private-client share at least 50 percent, HNW at least 90 percent of private-client RAUM, and average HNW client assets at least $10M
RAUM per advisor
$89.6MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$11.8MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$1.5MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
93%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
0.9derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
7.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+16%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individualsreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$338M, 13 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)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$627M100%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
53reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
432reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$338M for 13 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
Class basis
private_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 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
G••• L•••• D•••••••Santa Barbara, CaNov 24, 201436 y2
R••• G•••• D• B•••••Chartered Financial AnalystSanta Barbara, CaDec 1, 201420 y2
A••• D••••• S••••••Certified Financial PlannerSanta Barbara, CaDec 9, 201422 y2
C••• A••••• B•••Santa Barbara, CaDec 15, 201611 y0
L••• F•••••••••Certified Financial PlannerSanta Barbara, CaDec 6, 202212 y0
G•••••••• H•••••••Santa Barbara, CaNov 25, 202412 y0
M•••••• D•••• K•••••Santa Barbara, CaAug 14, 202611 y0
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
  • D•••••••• G•••• L•••• · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 09/2014 · owns less than 5%
  • D•••••••• G•••• L•••• · Trusteecontrol
    since 05/2008 · owns 75% or more of D••••••• F••••• T••••
Entity owners
  • D••••••• F••••• T•••• · Managing Member
    direct · owns 75% or more
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Santa Barbara, Ca · principal710
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 418 to 432
    Nov 19, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • HNW clients · 50 to 53
    Nov 19, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Assets in custody · $267M to $338M
    Nov 19, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 0
    Nov 19, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $508M to $584M
    Nov 19, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $539M to $627M
    Nov 19, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $31.6M to $43.1M
    Nov 19, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • RAUM · $539M to $627M
    Nov 19, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Accounts · 407 to 418
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
  • HNW clients · 44 to 50
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
  • Assets in custody · $37.0M to $267M
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 11-25
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $416M to $508M
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $446M to $539M
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $29.7M to $31.6M
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
  • RAUM · $446M to $539M
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
  • Accounts · 369 to 407
    Apr 20, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • HNW clients · 45 to 44
    Apr 20, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Assets in custody · $60.7M to $37.0M
    Apr 20, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Financial planning clients · 0 to 11-25
    Apr 20, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $390M to $416M
    Apr 20, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $395M to $446M
    Apr 20, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $5.0M to $29.7M
    Apr 20, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • RAUM · $395M to $446M
    Apr 20, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Accounts · 358 to 369
    Nov 15, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
  • Advisory employees · 5 to 6
    Nov 15, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
  • HNW clients · 49 to 45
    Nov 15, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
  • Pension plan clients · 6.0 to unset
    Nov 15, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
  • Assets in custody · $25.0M to $60.7M
    Nov 15, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
  • Employees · 5 to 6
    Nov 15, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
  • State-registered IARs · 5 to 6
    Nov 15, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
  • Discretionary RAUM · $429M to $390M
    Nov 15, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
  • HNW RAUM · $418M to $395M
    Nov 15, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $20.5M to $5.0M
    Nov 15, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
  • Pension RAUM · 32300000.0 to unset
    Nov 15, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
  • RAUM · $450M to $395M
    Nov 15, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
  • Accounts · 299 to 358
    Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
  • Advisory activities · 3 to 2
    Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
  • HNW clients · 46 to 49
    Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
  • Pension plan clients · unset to 6.0
    Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
Signals
3 dated events
  • A•••••• W••••• M••••••••• L• reported RAUM $449.8M, up 57% from $286.8M (2021-03-31 to 2022-03-29)
    Mar 29, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
  • A•••••• W••••• M••••••••• L•• reported succeeding to the business of Another Adviser (Form ADV Item 4)
    Mar 12, 2018 · Succession (Item 4) · fact
  • A•••••• W••••• M••••••••• L•• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    Aug 14, 2014 · 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
844-274-2363reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Firm profile
LINKEDIN.COM/COMPANY/A••••••-WEALTH-MANAGEMENTreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Website
A••••••WEALTH.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Principal office phone
805-456-4920reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 27, 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
$89.6Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026