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SEC-registered adviser

B••••••• W••••• M•••••••••

Independent wealth managerSan Mateo, CaliforniaCRD 287487SEC 801-110453websiteIAPD
Latest filing Aug 18, 2026
First filing on the tape Apr 13, 2017 · 43 filings
SEC status approved since May 2, 2017
RAUM
$950M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
99%
$944M individuals and HNW
Advisors
6
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$158M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
7
5 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
5
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
43 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$950M as of Aug 18, 2026
Jan 19, 2018$385M then
HNW client RAUM$908M as of Aug 18, 2026
Jan 19, 2018$349M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)5 as of Aug 18, 2026
Jan 19, 20183 then
Employees (5.A)7 as of Aug 18, 2026
Jan 19, 20185 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +15% over the last fiscal year+15% a year over threeIARs 5 to 5offices 0 to 5
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Aug 18, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • 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
$158MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
30derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$10.4MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$1.7MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.6%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.2derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.0derived6 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+15%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+1.1%derived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, pension consulting, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$728M, 152 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
  • 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 cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • marketing includes testimonials (5.L.1.c)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$908M96%
  • Individuals$36.4M3.8%
  • Charitable organizations$6.1M0.6%
Individual clients
95reported
HNW clients
87reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
14reported
Accounts
549reported
Financial planning clients
26-50reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$728M for 152 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.99 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.01 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
6 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
S•••••• M••• B•••••••San Mateo, Ca Jul 18, 201741 y1
N••••• G••••• B•••••••San Francisco, Ca Jul 18, 201713 y1
A•••• M•••••• B•••••••Certified Financial PlannerMill Valley, Ca Jul 18, 201718 y3
T•••••• M••••••• S••••••Elk Grove, Ca Feb 1, 202410 y0
E•• C• M•••••Certified Financial PlannerSan Mateo, Ca Feb 18, 202511 y1
C•••••• N••••• Y••South San Francisco, Ca May 8, 202610 y1
Advisor movement
0 left, 1 joined in 12 months
net +1 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
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•••••••• S••••••• M••• · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 06/2017 · owns less than 5%
    • B•••••••• A••••• M•••••• · Shareholdercontrol
      since 06/2017 · owns 50% to 75% of B••••••• W••••• I••••••••• I•••
    • B•••••••• N•••••• G••••• · Shareholdercontrol
      since 06/2017 · owns 50% to 75% of B••••••• W••••• I••••••••• I•••
    • B•••••••• S••••••• M••• · Presidentcontrol
      since 06/2017 · owns 75% or more of B••••••• W••••• H•••••• I••
    Entity owners
    • B••••••• W••••• H•••••• I•• · Member
      direct · owns 50% to 75%
    • B••••••• W••••• I••••••••• I••• · Member
      direct · owns 25% to 50%
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    • B••••••• • C••••••• C•• I•••
      insurancen
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    San Mateo, Ca · principal610
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    ADV anomalies
    2 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
    • control person changedChange between filings · filing Aug 18, 2026
      B•••••••• N•••••• G••••• (SHAREHOLDER) left Schedule A between the filings of 2017-04-13 and 2026-08-18
      peers: independent wealth managers, $500M to $1B (1,482)
    • control person changedChange between filings · filing Aug 18, 2026
      B•••••••• A••••• M•••••• (SHAREHOLDER) left Schedule A between the filings of 2017-04-13 and 2026-08-18
      peers: independent wealth managers, $500M to $1B (1,482)
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 539 to 549
      Sep 18, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Advisory employees · 4 to 5
      Sep 18, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Charity clients · 12 to 14
      Sep 18, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Corporate clients · 1.0 to unset
      Sep 18, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • HNW clients · 86 to 87
      Sep 18, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Individual clients · 94 to 95
      Sep 18, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Pension plan clients · 1.0 to unset
      Sep 18, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Assets in custody · $634M to $728M
      Sep 18, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Financial planning clients · 0 to 26-50
      Sep 18, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Discretionary RAUM · $824M to $950M
      Sep 18, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • HNW RAUM · $786M to $908M
      Sep 18, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Individual RAUM · $32.0M to $36.4M
      Sep 18, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Pension RAUM · 642611.0 to unset
      Sep 18, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • RAUM · $824M to $950M
      Sep 18, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
      Jul 29, 2025 to Sep 18, 2025
    • Other offices · 0 to 5
      Jul 29, 2025 to Sep 18, 2025
    • Accounts · 523 to 539
      Feb 10, 2025 to Mar 7, 2025
    • Charity clients · 10 to 12
      Feb 10, 2025 to Mar 7, 2025
    • Corporate clients · unset to 1.0
      Feb 10, 2025 to Mar 7, 2025
    • HNW clients · 97 to 86
      Feb 10, 2025 to Mar 7, 2025
    • Individual clients · 80 to 94
      Feb 10, 2025 to Mar 7, 2025
    • Pension plan clients · 2 to 1
      Feb 10, 2025 to Mar 7, 2025
    • Assets in custody · $546M to $634M
      Feb 10, 2025 to Mar 7, 2025
    • Employees · 6 to 7
      Feb 10, 2025 to Mar 7, 2025
    • State-registered IARs · 4 to 5
      Feb 10, 2025 to Mar 7, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $720M to $824M
      Feb 10, 2025 to Mar 7, 2025
    • HNW RAUM · $689M to $786M
      Feb 10, 2025 to Mar 7, 2025
    • Individual RAUM · $22.3M to $32.0M
      Feb 10, 2025 to Mar 7, 2025
    • Pension RAUM · $3.0M to $642,611
      Feb 10, 2025 to Mar 7, 2025
    • RAUM · $720M to $824M
      Feb 10, 2025 to Mar 7, 2025
    • HQ city · unset to SAN MATEO
      Sep 6, 2024 to Feb 10, 2025
    • HQ state · unset to CA
      Sep 6, 2024 to Feb 10, 2025
    • Accounts · 491 to 523
      Dec 21, 2023 to Mar 7, 2024
    • Advisory employees · 3 to 4
      Dec 21, 2023 to Mar 7, 2024
    • Charity clients · 9 to 10
      Dec 21, 2023 to Mar 7, 2024
    • HNW clients · 94 to 97
      Dec 21, 2023 to Mar 7, 2024
    • Assets in custody · $464M to $546M
      Dec 21, 2023 to Mar 7, 2024
    • HQ city · SAN MATEO to unset
      Dec 21, 2023 to Mar 7, 2024
    • HQ state · CA to unset
      Dec 21, 2023 to Mar 7, 2024
    • State-registered IARs · 3 to 4
      Dec 21, 2023 to Mar 7, 2024
    Signals
    4 dated events
    • B••••••• W••••• M••••••••• reported 5 offices beyond its principal office, up from 0 (2025-07-29 to 2025-09-18)
      Sep 18, 2025 · Office count change · derived
    • B••••••• W••••• M••••••••• reported RAUM $600.6M, up 31% from $458.6M (2021-02-22 to 2021-03-17)
      Mar 17, 2021 · RAUM change · derived
    • Stephen Matthew Brickley (Shareholder) no longer on Schedule A of B••••••• W••••• M••••••••• (listed 2019-03-08, absent 2019-04-29)
      Apr 29, 2019 · Control person left · inference
    • B••••••• W••••• M••••••••• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
      Apr 13, 2017 · 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
    contact@brickleywealth.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
    Business phone
    650-638-0111reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
    Firm profile
    linkedin.com/company/brickley-wealth-managementreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
    Website
    B•••••••WEALTH.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
    Principal office phone
    (650) 638-0111reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Aug 18, 2026
    Contact form
    BRICKLEYWEALTH.COM/contactreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 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
    $158Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026