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Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.

Former SEC-registered adviser

Media Wealth

Former SEC-registered adviserWalnut Creek, CaliforniaCRD 308446SEC 801-118648websiteIAPD
Legal name Media Wealth, LLC
Latest filing Apr 10, 2025
First filing on the tape Apr 1, 2020 · 16 filings
SEC status approved since May 1, 2020
RAUM
$142M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$142M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
3
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
2
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
16 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$142M as of Apr 10, 2025
Mar 15, 2021$1.4M then
HNW client RAUM$134M as of Apr 10, 2025
Mar 15, 2021$1.4M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Apr 10, 2025
Mar 15, 20213 then
Employees (5.A)3 as of Apr 10, 2025
Mar 15, 20215 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +30% over the last fiscal year+23% a year over threeIARs 4 to 3offices 3 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Apr 10, 2025; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$47.4MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
6derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$19.1MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$8.4MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.0derived3 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+30%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-25%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+13%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, fixed fees, otherreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, selection of other advisers, otherreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$5.8M, 5 clientsreportedItem 9.A
Ownership
a PE fund or sponsor is a 25 percent or greater owner 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)
  • 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)
  • controlled by a public reporting company (10.A)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$134M94%
  • Individuals$8.6M6.0%
Individual clients
10reported
HNW clients
7reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
17reported
Financial planning clients
1-10reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$5.8M for 5 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixedreported
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
none on the tape
    Every departureEvery arrival
    Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
      Teams outTeams in
      Private funds
      No private fund reported.
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • Michael James Knight · Cco And Coocontrol
        since 03/2020 · owns less than 5%
      • Edward Michael Spector · Chief Executive Officercontrol
        since 03/2020 · owns less than 5%
      Entity owners
      • Focus Operating, LLC · Member
        direct · owns 75% or more
      • Cd&R Ferdinand Co-Investor, L.P. · Partner
        indirect · owns 25% to 50% of Cd&R Ferdinand Holdings, L.P.
      • Cd&R Ferdinand Holdings, L.P. · Partner
        indirect · owns 50% to 75% of Ferdinand Ffp Ultimate Holdings, LP
      • Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund Xii, L.P. · Partner
        indirect · owns 50% to 75% of Cd&R Ferdinand Holdings, L.P.
      • Ferdinand Ffp Acquisition, LLC · Shareholder, Class A Common Stock
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Focus Financial Partners Inc.
      • Ferdinand Ffp Intermediate Holdings, LLC · Member
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Ferdinand Ffp Acquisition, LLC
      • Ferdinand Ffp Parent, Inc. · Member
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Ferdinand Ffp Intermediate Holdings, LLC
      • Ferdinand Ffp Ultimate Holdings, LP · Shareholder
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Ferdinand Ffp Parent, Inc.
      • Ferdinand Ffp Ultimate Holdings, LP · Shareholder, Class B Common Stock
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Focus Financial Partners Inc.
      • Focus Financial Partners Inc. · Member
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Focus Financial Partners, LLC
      • Focus Financial Partners, LLC · Member
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Focus Operating, LLC
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      Advisers that list Media Wealth as a related person
      Office movement
      IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
      OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
      Palo Alto, Ca000
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      • , 1 employees
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 15 to 17
        Oct 18, 2024 to Apr 10, 2025
      • Advisory employees · 4 to 3
        Oct 18, 2024 to Apr 10, 2025
      • HNW clients · 5 to 7
        Oct 18, 2024 to Apr 10, 2025
      • Assets in custody · $3.6M to $5.8M
        Oct 18, 2024 to Apr 10, 2025
      • Employees · 4 to 3
        Oct 18, 2024 to Apr 10, 2025
      • Insurance-licensed employees · 4 to 3
        Oct 18, 2024 to Apr 10, 2025
      • State-registered IARs · 4 to 3
        Oct 18, 2024 to Apr 10, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $109M to $142M
        Oct 18, 2024 to Apr 10, 2025
      • HNW RAUM · $102M to $134M
        Oct 18, 2024 to Apr 10, 2025
      • Individual RAUM · $7.2M to $8.6M
        Oct 18, 2024 to Apr 10, 2025
      • RAUM · $109M to $142M
        Oct 18, 2024 to Apr 10, 2025
      • Related insurance company · false to true
        Oct 18, 2024 to Apr 10, 2025
      • HQ city · PLEASANTON to WALNUT CREEK
        Apr 11, 2024 to Oct 18, 2024
      • Other offices · 3 to 2
        Apr 11, 2024 to Oct 18, 2024
      • Accounts · 14 to 15
        Nov 13, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
      • Advisory activities · 2 to 4
        Nov 13, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
      • HNW clients · 4 to 5
        Nov 13, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
      • Assets in custody · $3.6M to $3.6M
        Nov 13, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
      • Financial planning clients · 0 to 1-10
        Nov 13, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $59.3M to $109M
        Nov 13, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
      • HNW RAUM · $55.7M to $102M
        Nov 13, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
      • Individual RAUM · $3.6M to $7.2M
        Nov 13, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
      • RAUM · $59.3M to $109M
        Nov 13, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
      • HQ city · SANTA MONICA to PLEASANTON
        Jul 28, 2023 to Sep 25, 2023
      • HQ city · PALO ALTO to SANTA MONICA
        Mar 28, 2023 to Jul 28, 2023
      • Other offices · 2 to 3
        Mar 28, 2023 to Jul 28, 2023
      • Accounts · 23 to 14
        Apr 15, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
      • HNW clients · 23 to 4
        Apr 15, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
      • Individual clients · 0 to 10
        Apr 15, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
      • Assets in custody · $5.6M to $3.6M
        Apr 15, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $75.8M to $59.3M
        Apr 15, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
      • HNW RAUM · $76.1M to $55.7M
        Apr 15, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
      • Individual RAUM · $0 to $3.6M
        Apr 15, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $291,018 to $0
        Apr 15, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
      • RAUM · $76.1M to $59.3M
        Apr 15, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
      • Accounts · 8 to 23
        Apr 28, 2021 to Mar 23, 2022
      • Advisory employees · 3 to 4
        Apr 28, 2021 to Mar 23, 2022
      • HNW clients · 8 to 23
        Apr 28, 2021 to Mar 23, 2022
      • Assets in custody · unset to 5579600.0
        Apr 28, 2021 to Mar 23, 2022
      • Custody of client assets · false to true
        Apr 28, 2021 to Mar 23, 2022
      Signals
      4 dated events
      • Media Wealth no longer on the SEC adviser roster (last listed 2025-06-02, RAUM $142.3M)
        Jul 1, 2025 · Left the SEC roster · derived
      • Media Wealth's advisors moved to Focus Partners Wealth, LLC (Walnut Creek, CA): 4 of 4 registered, on the same day
        Jun 27, 2025 · Firm absorbed (people side) · derived
      • Warren Gerald Jackson left Media Wealth for Kukui Tree Capital Management Llc (registered 2024-05-06)
        May 3, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
      • Media Wealth filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Apr 1, 2020 · 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
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026