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SEC-registered adviser

S•• L••• W••••• A•••••••

Independent wealth managerSan L••• Obispo, CaliforniaCRD 309506SEC 801-119019websiteIAPD
Legal name S•••• L••
Latest filing Mar 13, 2026
First filing on the tape Jun 8, 2020 · 18 filings
SEC status approved since Jul 13, 2020
RAUM
$760M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
75%
$570M individuals and HNW
Advisors
7
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$109M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
6
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
18 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$760M as of Mar 13, 2026
Mar 12, 2021$289M then
HNW client RAUM$502M as of Mar 13, 2026
Mar 12, 2021$201M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)4 as of Mar 13, 2026
Mar 12, 20212 then
Employees (5.A)6 as of Mar 13, 2026
Mar 12, 20213 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +7.7% over the last fiscal year+15% a year over threeIARs 4 to 4offices 1 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 13, 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
$109MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
32derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$12.0MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$590,542derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
3.5%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
0.9derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
7.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+7.7%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-46%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, otherreportedItem 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
  • 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)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$502M66%
  • Corporations and businesses$163M21%
  • Individuals$68.2M9.0%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$26.6M3.5%
  • Charitable organizations$54,1590.0%
Individual clients
181reported
HNW clients
42reported
Pension plan clients
63reported
Charitable clients
2reported
Accounts
1,287reported
Financial planning clients
251-500reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.75 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.04 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
7 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
L••• D•••• K••••••••Certified Financial PlannerSan L••• Obispo, CaMay 7, 202113 y2
B•••••• J••••• G••••••San L••• Obispo, CaMay 10, 202131 y3
R•••••• L•••••• B••••Certified Financial PlannerSan L••• Obispo, CaApr 4, 202414 y2
J••• D••••• A••••Certified Financial PlannerSan L••• Obispo, Ca Mar 24, 202512 y1
J••••••• L••• C••••••Certified Financial PlannerSan L••• Obispo, CaSep 2, 202521 y7
M••••••• K••••• C••••••San L••• Obispo, CaSep 3, 202512 y3
G•••• W•••••• B•••••••San L••• Obispo, CaDec 1, 202514 y0
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
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
  • G••••••• B••••••• J••••• · Founding Partnercontrol
    since 06/2020 · owns 10% to 25%
  • K••••••••• L•••• D•••• · Chief Executive Officer/Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 06/2020 · owns 75% or more
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
San L••• Obispo, Ca · principal710
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • Bakersfield, CA1 employees
ADV anomalies
2 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • clients down average size upCombination · filing Mar 13, 2026
    private clients fell 20 percent or more while RAUM per client rose 30 percent or more: a move up-market or the departure of small accounts. RAUM $705,518,005 to $760,027,436, advisors 4 to 4, private clients 416 to 223, offices 1 to 0 (2025-03-28 to 2026-03-13)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $500M to $1B (1,482)
  • client count collapseChange between filings · filing Mar 13, 2026
    individual and HNW clients (Item 5.D) moved from 416.0 to 223.0 (-46.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-28 and 2026-03-13; the peer median change was +5.0% (1216 comparable advisers, 2.0th percentile of changes)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $500M to $1B (1,216) · 1.7% percentile
Data quality: RAUM $495,028,123 then $97,201,536 then $705,518,005 on consecutive annual amendments (2024-03-29, 2025-03-28); the middle value is likely a filing error
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 1,364 to 1,287
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 13, 2026
  • Charity clients · 5 to 2
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 13, 2026
  • Corporate clients · 27 to 175
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 13, 2026
  • HNW clients · 141 to 42
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 13, 2026
  • Individual clients · 275 to 181
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 13, 2026
  • Pension plan clients · unset to 63.0
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 13, 2026
  • Assets in custody · unset to 0.0
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 13, 2026
  • Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 251-500
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 13, 2026
  • Other offices · 1 to 0
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 13, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $706M to $760M
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 13, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $521M to $502M
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 13, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $83.9M to $68.2M
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 13, 2026
  • Pension RAUM · unset to 26616117.0
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 13, 2026
  • RAUM · $706M to $760M
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 13, 2026
  • Accounts · 1,254 to 1,364
    Apr 23, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Charity clients · unset to 5.0
    Apr 23, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • HNW clients · 124 to 141
    Apr 23, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Individual clients · 259 to 275
    Apr 23, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Employees · 7 to 6
    Apr 23, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 26-50 to 101-250
    Apr 23, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $561M to $706M
    Apr 23, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $386M to $521M
    Apr 23, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $64.7M to $83.9M
    Apr 23, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • RAUM · $561M to $706M
    Apr 23, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Accounts · 641 to 1,254
    Mar 29, 2024 to Apr 23, 2024
  • Corporate clients · unset to 27.0
    Mar 29, 2024 to Apr 23, 2024
  • HNW clients · 16 to 124
    Mar 29, 2024 to Apr 23, 2024
  • Individual clients · 274 to 259
    Mar 29, 2024 to Apr 23, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $97.2M to $561M
    Mar 29, 2024 to Apr 23, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $29.8M to $386M
    Mar 29, 2024 to Apr 23, 2024
  • RAUM · $97.2M to $561M
    Mar 29, 2024 to Apr 23, 2024
  • Accounts · 1,068 to 641
    Oct 12, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Corporate clients · 49.0 to unset
    Oct 12, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • HNW clients · 95 to 16
    Oct 12, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Individual clients · 244 to 274
    Oct 12, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Pension plan clients · 16.0 to unset
    Oct 12, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $495M to $97.2M
    Oct 12, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $283M to $29.8M
    Oct 12, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $64.3M to $64.7M
    Oct 12, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Pension RAUM · 24938094.0 to unset
    Oct 12, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
Signals
6 dated events
  • 2 advisors left C•••• P•••••• W••••• A•••••••• L•• (San L••• Obispo, CA) for S•• L••• W••••• A••••••• on the same day
    Oct 3, 2025 · Team lift-out · derived
  • S•• L••• W••••• A••••••• reported RAUM $705.5M, up 26% from $561.1M (2024-04-23 to 2025-03-28)
    Mar 28, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
  • S•• L••• W••••• A••••••• reported RAUM $561.1M, up 477% from $97.2M (2024-03-29 to 2024-04-23)
    Apr 23, 2024 · RAUM change · derived
  • S•• L••• W••••• A••••••• reported RAUM $97.2M, down 80% from $495.0M (2023-10-12 to 2024-03-29)
    Mar 29, 2024 · RAUM change · derived
  • S•• L••• W••••• A••••••• reported RAUM $395.3M, up 37% from $288.7M (2021-03-12 to 2022-03-29)
    Mar 29, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
  • S•• L••• W••••• A••••••• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    Jun 8, 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.
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
Business phone
805-810-0002reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
Firm profile
linkedin.com/company/slwallcreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Website
sanluiswealth.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Principal office phone
805-810-0002reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 13, 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
$109Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026