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SEC-registered adviser
K•••• • C•••••• L••
Latest filing Mar 26, 2026
First filing on the tape Aug 1, 2018 · 14 filings
SEC status approved since Sep 6, 2018
RAUM
$394M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
98%
$385M individuals and HNW
Advisors
1
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$394M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
4
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
1
reported on Schedule D
History
14 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$394M as of Mar 26, 2026
Mar 29, 2019$149M then
HNW client RAUM$385M as of Mar 26, 2026
Mar 29, 2019$142M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)1 as of Mar 26, 2026
Mar 29, 20190 then
Employees (5.A)4 as of Mar 26, 2026
Mar 29, 20193 then
Private funds1 as of Mar 26, 2026
Mar 29, 20191 then
RAUM +2.3% over the last fiscal year+14% a year over threeIARs 1 to 1
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 26, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
- RIA with private funds · a wealth manager (private-client share at least 50 percent) that reports at least one private fund on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
- Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
- 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
- $394MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 28derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $13.8MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $14.1MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 100%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 4.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 1.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +2.3%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +3.7%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for pooled vehiclesreportedItem 5.G
- Custody
- $8.8M, 1 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)
- 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$385M98%
- Pooled investment vehicles$8.8M2.2%
- Individual clients
- 0reported
- HNW clients
- 28reported
- Pension plan clients
- 0reported
- Charitable clients
- 0reported
- Accounts
- 28reported
- Financial planning clients
- 1-10reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- $8.8M for 1 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, performancereported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.98 fund_share=0.02 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
1 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H•••••• B••• K••••Chartered Financial Analyst | Foster City, Ca | Jan 1, 2025 | 26 y | 0 |
Advisor movement
0 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net 0 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
none on the tape
Joined, latest
none on the tape
Private funds
1 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
| Fund | Type | Gross assets | Owners | First reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E•••• V•••• F•••• L••• | Hedge Fund | $8.0M | 10 | Mar 29, 2019 |
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- K••••• H••••••• B• · Managing Partnercontrolsince 07/2018 · owns 50% to 75%
- K••••• W••••••• G• · Managing Partner, Chief Compliance Officercontrolsince 03/2019 · owns 50% to 75%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
ADV anomalies
1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- unusually large average HNW clientStatic outlier · filing Mar 26, 2026HNW RAUM per HNW client of $13,751,477 against a peer median of $2,402,920 (4942 comparable advisers, 100.0th percentile, 7.7 robust deviations)peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (4,942) · 100% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- HNW clients · 27 to 28Sep 9, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Assets in custody · $10.3M to $8.8MSep 9, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 1-10Sep 9, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $385M to $394MSep 9, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $375M to $385MSep 9, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $10.3M to $8.8MSep 9, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- RAUM · $385M to $394MSep 9, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Advisory employees · 2 to 3Apr 29, 2025 to Sep 9, 2025
- Employees · 3 to 4Apr 29, 2025 to Sep 9, 2025
- Accounts · 25 to 28Mar 21, 2024 to Apr 29, 2025
- HNW clients · 24 to 27Mar 21, 2024 to Apr 29, 2025
- Assets in custody · $8.0M to $10.3MMar 21, 2024 to Apr 29, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 11-25Mar 21, 2024 to Apr 29, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $308M to $385MMar 21, 2024 to Apr 29, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $301M to $375MMar 21, 2024 to Apr 29, 2025
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $8.0M to $10.3MMar 21, 2024 to Apr 29, 2025
- RAUM · $308M to $385MMar 21, 2024 to Apr 29, 2025
- Assets in custody · $6.1M to $8.0MMar 8, 2023 to Mar 21, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $269M to $308MMar 8, 2023 to Mar 21, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $262M to $301MMar 8, 2023 to Mar 21, 2024
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $6.1M to $8.0MMar 8, 2023 to Mar 21, 2024
- RAUM · $269M to $308MMar 8, 2023 to Mar 21, 2024
- Accounts · 24 to 25Mar 22, 2022 to Mar 8, 2023
- HNW clients · 23 to 24Mar 22, 2022 to Mar 8, 2023
- Assets in custody · $10.0M to $6.1MMar 22, 2022 to Mar 8, 2023
- Discretionary RAUM · $359M to $269MMar 22, 2022 to Mar 8, 2023
- HNW RAUM · $349M to $262MMar 22, 2022 to Mar 8, 2023
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $10.0M to $6.1MMar 22, 2022 to Mar 8, 2023
- RAUM · $359M to $269MMar 22, 2022 to Mar 8, 2023
- Accounts · 123 to 24Mar 9, 2021 to Mar 22, 2022
- HNW clients · 22 to 23Mar 9, 2021 to Mar 22, 2022
- Assets in custody · $8.4M to $10.0MMar 9, 2021 to Mar 22, 2022
- Discretionary RAUM · $271M to $359MMar 9, 2021 to Mar 22, 2022
- HNW RAUM · $263M to $349MMar 9, 2021 to Mar 22, 2022
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $8.4M to $10.0MMar 9, 2021 to Mar 22, 2022
- RAUM · $271M to $359MMar 9, 2021 to Mar 22, 2022
- Accounts · 87 to 123Jun 10, 2020 to Mar 9, 2021
- HNW clients · 18 to 22Jun 10, 2020 to Mar 9, 2021
- Assets in custody · $5.3M to $8.4MJun 10, 2020 to Mar 9, 2021
- State-registered IARs · 0 to 1Jun 10, 2020 to Mar 9, 2021
Signals
2 dated events
- G. William Knuff (Managing Partner, Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of K•••• • C•••••• L••Mar 29, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
- K•••• • C•••••• L•• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)Aug 1, 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 phone
- 650-832-9010reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Website
- k••••••.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 21, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 650-832-9010reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 26, 2026
- Contact form
- k••••••.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Team page
- k••••••.comreportedpublished 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
- $394Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026