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Former SEC-registered adviser

B•••••• G••••• W••••• A•••••••• I•••

Former SEC-registered adviserIrvine, CaliforniaCRD 282035SEC 801-106902IAPD
Latest filing Jun 24, 2020
First filing on the tape Nov 4, 2015 · 26 filings
RAUM
$2.5B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
12%
of RAUM
Private clients
11%
$263M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
14
14 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
26 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$2.5B as of Mar 6, 2020
Mar 17, 2016$465M then
HNW client RAUM$214M as of Mar 6, 2020
Mar 15, 2018$125M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Mar 6, 2020
Mar 17, 20168 then
Employees (5.A)14 as of Mar 6, 2020
Mar 17, 201612 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +71% over the last fiscal year+106% a year over threeIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jun 24, 2020; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
unknownderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$1.7MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$3.5MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
12%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
84%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
unknownderivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
unknownderived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+71%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+33%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, pension consulting, selection of other advisersreportedItem 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
  • 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)
  • a related person has custody of client cash (9.B.1.a)
  • a related person has custody of client securities (9.B.1.b)
  • an independent public accountant performs a surprise examination (9.C.1)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$2.1B84%
  • High-net-worth individuals$214M8.6%
  • Corporations and businesses$143M5.7%
  • Individuals$49.5M2.0%
Individual clients
182reported
HNW clients
125reported
Pension plan clients
85reported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
707reported
Financial planning clients
26-50reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
absent from the latest SEC rosterderived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
Left, latest
Joined, latest
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • B•••••••• B••••• A••• · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 02/2017 · owns less than 5%
  • G•••••• D••••• L•• · Presidentcontrol
    since 11/2015 · owns 75% or more
  • A••••••• K••••••• M••••• · Shareholder
    since 11/2015 · owns 5% to 10%
  • B•••• T•••••• R• · Partner
    since 04/2019 · owns 5% to 10%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
  • B•••••• B••••••• I•••••••• S•••••••• I•••
    real estaten
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 577 to 707
    Oct 15, 2019 to Mar 6, 2020
  • Advisory employees · 12 to 14
    Oct 15, 2019 to Mar 6, 2020
  • BD registered reps · 12 to 14
    Oct 15, 2019 to Mar 6, 2020
  • HNW clients · 154 to 125
    Oct 15, 2019 to Mar 6, 2020
  • Individual clients · 77 to 182
    Oct 15, 2019 to Mar 6, 2020
  • Pension plan clients · 78 to 85
    Oct 15, 2019 to Mar 6, 2020
  • Employees · 12 to 14
    Oct 15, 2019 to Mar 6, 2020
  • Discretionary RAUM · $1.3B to $304M
    Oct 15, 2019 to Mar 6, 2020
  • HNW RAUM · $174M to $214M
    Oct 15, 2019 to Mar 6, 2020
  • Individual RAUM · $48.6M to $49.5M
    Oct 15, 2019 to Mar 6, 2020
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $141M to $2.2B
    Oct 15, 2019 to Mar 6, 2020
  • Pension RAUM · $1.1B to $2.1B
    Oct 15, 2019 to Mar 6, 2020
  • RAUM · $1.5B to $2.5B
    Oct 15, 2019 to Mar 6, 2020
  • Accounts · 556 to 577
    May 23, 2018 to Mar 27, 2019
  • Advisory employees · 10 to 12
    May 23, 2018 to Mar 27, 2019
  • BD registered reps · 10 to 12
    May 23, 2018 to Mar 27, 2019
  • Corporate clients · 19 to 9
    May 23, 2018 to Mar 27, 2019
  • HNW clients · 177 to 154
    May 23, 2018 to Mar 27, 2019
  • Individual clients · 291 to 77
    May 23, 2018 to Mar 27, 2019
  • Pension plan clients · 69 to 78
    May 23, 2018 to Mar 27, 2019
  • Employees · 14 to 12
    May 23, 2018 to Mar 27, 2019
  • State-registered IARs · 10 to 0
    May 23, 2018 to Mar 27, 2019
  • Discretionary RAUM · $210M to $1.3B
    May 23, 2018 to Mar 27, 2019
  • HNW RAUM · $125M to $174M
    May 23, 2018 to Mar 27, 2019
  • Individual RAUM · $65.0M to $48.6M
    May 23, 2018 to Mar 27, 2019
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $1.2B to $141M
    May 23, 2018 to Mar 27, 2019
  • Pension RAUM · $1.0B to $1.1B
    May 23, 2018 to Mar 27, 2019
  • RAUM · $1.4B to $1.5B
    May 23, 2018 to Mar 27, 2019
  • Accounts · 479 to 556
    Sep 29, 2017 to Mar 15, 2018
  • Advisory employees · 8 to 10
    Sep 29, 2017 to Mar 15, 2018
  • BD registered reps · 8 to 10
    Sep 29, 2017 to Mar 15, 2018
  • Corporate clients · unset to 19.0
    Sep 29, 2017 to Mar 15, 2018
  • HNW clients · unset to 177.0
    Sep 29, 2017 to Mar 15, 2018
  • Individual clients · unset to 291.0
    Sep 29, 2017 to Mar 15, 2018
  • Pension plan clients · unset to 69.0
    Sep 29, 2017 to Mar 15, 2018
  • Employees · 12 to 14
    Sep 29, 2017 to Mar 15, 2018
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 8 to 0
    Sep 29, 2017 to Mar 15, 2018
  • State-registered IARs · 8 to 10
    Sep 29, 2017 to Mar 15, 2018
  • Other offices · unset to 0.0
    Sep 29, 2017 to Mar 15, 2018
  • Discretionary RAUM · $157M to $210M
    Sep 29, 2017 to Mar 15, 2018
Signals
4 dated events
  • B•••••• G••••• W••••• A•••••••• I••• reported RAUM $2.5B, up 71% from $1.5B (2019-10-15 to 2020-03-06)
    Mar 6, 2020 · RAUM change · derived
  • B•••••• G••••• W••••• A•••••••• I••• reported 0 state-registered advisory representatives, down from 10 (2018-05-23 to 2019-03-27)
    Mar 27, 2019 · Advisor headcount change · derived
  • B•••••• G••••• W••••• A•••••••• I••• reported RAUM $1.4B, up 380% from $283.9M (2017-09-29 to 2018-03-15)
    Mar 15, 2018 · RAUM change · derived
  • B•••••• G••••• W••••• A•••••••• I••• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    Nov 4, 2015 · 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.
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
Former SEC-registered adviserderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
RAUM per advisor
n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
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