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SEC-registered adviser

K•• W••••• M••••••••• L••

Independent wealth managerCRD 297004SEC 801-118718websiteIAPD
Latest filing May 8, 2026
First filing on the tape May 11, 2018 · 28 filings
SEC status approved since May 19, 2020
RAUM
$255M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
95%
of RAUM
Private clients
99%
$253M individuals and HNW
Advisors
2
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$127M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
6
2 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
28 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$255M as of May 8, 2026
Mar 1, 2021$151M then
HNW client RAUM$203M as of May 8, 2026
Mar 1, 2021$130M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)2 as of May 8, 2026
Mar 1, 20212 then
Employees (5.A)6 as of May 8, 2026
Mar 1, 20214 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +10% over the last fiscal year+12% a year over threeIARs 2 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of May 8, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • HNW wealth manager · private-client share of RAUM at least 50 percent and HNW share of private-client RAUM 50 to 90 percent
  • 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
RAUM per advisor
$127MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
80derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$3.3MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$340,334derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
95%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
3.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.0derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+10%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-0.6%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 consultingreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$2.6M, 7 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
  • High-net-worth individuals$203M80%
  • Individuals$49.6M19%
  • Corporations and businesses$2.3M0.9%
Individual clients
98reported
HNW clients
62reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
749reported
Financial planning clients
51-100reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$2.6M for 7 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.99 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
2 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
M•••••• F•••••••• S••••Encinitas, CaJun 25, 201823 y3
A•••• E••••••• G•••••••Certified Financial PlannerEncinitas, Ca Aug 6, 202410 y1
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
  • S••••• M••••••• F•••••••• · Member, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer And Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 06/2018 · owns less than 5%
  • S••••• M••••••• F•••••••• · Trusteecontrol
    since 03/2017 · owns 75% or more of M•••••• F• S•••• R•••••••• T•
  • S••••• M••••••• F•••••••• · Ownercontrol
    since 06/2018 · owns 75% or more of T•••• W•••••• I•••
Entity owners
  • M•••••• F• S•••• R•••••••• T• · Trust
    direct · owns 75% or more
  • T•••• W•••••• I••• · Managing Member
    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
Encinitas, Ca200
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • , 1 employees
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 744 to 749
    Jul 24, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
  • HNW clients · 65 to 62
    Jul 24, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
  • Individual clients · 96 to 98
    Jul 24, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
  • Assets in custody · $46.8M to $2.6M
    Jul 24, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
  • Financial planning clients · 26-50 to 51-100
    Jul 24, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $220M to $243M
    Jul 24, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $189M to $203M
    Jul 24, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $41.5M to $49.6M
    Jul 24, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $11.3M to $11.9M
    Jul 24, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
  • RAUM · $231M to $255M
    Jul 24, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
  • Financial planning clients · 26-50 to 26-50
    Mar 6, 2025 to Jul 24, 2025
  • Accounts · 718 to 744
    Apr 26, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
  • Individual clients · 93 to 96
    Apr 26, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
  • Assets in custody · $62.0M to $46.8M
    Apr 26, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 26-50
    Apr 26, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
  • HQ city · unset to
    Apr 26, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
  • HQ state · unset to
    Apr 26, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $204M to $220M
    Apr 26, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $174M to $189M
    Apr 26, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $40.1M to $41.5M
    Apr 26, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $10.0M to $11.3M
    Apr 26, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
  • RAUM · $214M to $231M
    Apr 26, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
  • Accounts · 627 to 718
    Mar 14, 2023 to Mar 17, 2024
  • Individual clients · 85 to 93
    Mar 14, 2023 to Mar 17, 2024
  • Assets in custody · $82.7M to $62.0M
    Mar 14, 2023 to Mar 17, 2024
  • Financial planning clients · 26-50 to 51-100
    Mar 14, 2023 to Mar 17, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $152M to $204M
    Mar 14, 2023 to Mar 17, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $146M to $174M
    Mar 14, 2023 to Mar 17, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $34.4M to $40.1M
    Mar 14, 2023 to Mar 17, 2024
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $29.2M to $10.0M
    Mar 14, 2023 to Mar 17, 2024
  • RAUM · $181M to $214M
    Mar 14, 2023 to Mar 17, 2024
  • Accounts · 536 to 627
    Nov 29, 2022 to Mar 14, 2023
  • Advisory employees · 3 to 2
    Nov 29, 2022 to Mar 14, 2023
  • HNW clients · 60 to 65
    Nov 29, 2022 to Mar 14, 2023
  • Individual clients · 78 to 85
    Nov 29, 2022 to Mar 14, 2023
  • Assets in custody · $36.5M to $82.7M
    Nov 29, 2022 to Mar 14, 2023
  • Employees · 5 to 6
    Nov 29, 2022 to Mar 14, 2023
  • Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 26-50
    Nov 29, 2022 to Mar 14, 2023
  • State-registered IARs · 3 to 2
    Nov 29, 2022 to Mar 14, 2023
  • Discretionary RAUM · $145M to $152M
    Nov 29, 2022 to Mar 14, 2023
Signals
4 dated events
  • L••• T••••• M•••• left K•• W••••• M••••••••• L•• for O•••• W•••••• I••• (registered 2025-11-12)
    Apr 30, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • G••••••• N•• K••••••• left K•• W••••• M••••••••• L•• for U•• P•••••• W••••• M••••••••• L•• (registered 2026-05-14)
    Jan 26, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • C••• W••••••••• left K•• W••••• M••••••••• L•• for Mariner (registered 2022-01-21)
    Jan 11, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • K•• W••••• M••••••••• L•• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    May 11, 2018 · 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@koawealth.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business phone
760-602-6920reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Firm profile
linkedin.com/company/koawealthmanagementreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Website
koawealth.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Principal office phone
760-602-6920reportedpublic record, Form ADV, May 8, 2026
Contact form
koawealth.com/contact-usreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Team page
koawealth.com/our-peoplereportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 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
$127Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026