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Former SEC-registered adviser

Defined Financial Planning LLC

Former SEC-registered adviserSan Rafael, CaliforniaCRD 310137SEC 801-126370websiteIAPD
Latest filing Jun 10, 2025
First filing on the tape Jul 11, 2022 · 20 filings
SEC status approved since Sep 7, 2022
RAUM
$137M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
99%
of RAUM
Private clients
84%
$116M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
5
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
20 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$137M as of Jun 10, 2025
Mar 20, 2023$98.2M then
HNW client RAUM$92.8M as of Jun 10, 2025
Mar 20, 2023$58.5M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)4 as of Jun 10, 2025
Mar 20, 20235 then
Employees (5.A)5 as of Jun 10, 2025
Mar 20, 20235 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +33% over the last fiscal yearIARs 5 to 4offices 1 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jun 10, 2025; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$34.3MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
26derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$3.1MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$412,164derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
99%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
16%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.3derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
4.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+33%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-20%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+8.3%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consulting, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$13.1M, 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)
  • 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$92.8M68%
  • Individuals$23.1M17%
  • Charitable organizations$19.7M14%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$1.7M1.2%
Individual clients
74reported
HNW clients
30reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
333reported
Financial planning clients
26-50reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$13.1M for 1 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
2 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net -2 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 days2 left over 36 months
Left, latest
Joined, latest
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
    • Vasquez Samuel Gaeta · Chief Executive Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Membercontrol
      since 10/2020 · owns 75% or more
    • Nicole Brianna Gutierrez · Director Of Operations, Member
      since 07/2024 · 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
    Novato, Ca0021
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Financial planning clients · 26-50 to 26-50
      Feb 27, 2025 to Jun 10, 2025
    • Accounts · 255 to 333
      Jan 6, 2025 to Feb 27, 2025
    • Charity clients · 1.0 to unset
      Jan 6, 2025 to Feb 27, 2025
    • HNW clients · 21 to 30
      Jan 6, 2025 to Feb 27, 2025
    • Individual clients · 76 to 74
      Jan 6, 2025 to Feb 27, 2025
    • Pension plan clients · 4.0 to unset
      Jan 6, 2025 to Feb 27, 2025
    • Assets in custody · $12.0M to $13.1M
      Jan 6, 2025 to Feb 27, 2025
    • Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 26-50
      Jan 6, 2025 to Feb 27, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $113M to $136M
      Jan 6, 2025 to Feb 27, 2025
    • HNW RAUM · $69.5M to $92.8M
      Jan 6, 2025 to Feb 27, 2025
    • Individual RAUM · $24.1M to $23.1M
      Jan 6, 2025 to Feb 27, 2025
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $1.6M to $1.7M
      Jan 6, 2025 to Feb 27, 2025
    • Pension RAUM · $1.6M to $1.7M
      Jan 6, 2025 to Feb 27, 2025
    • RAUM · $114M to $137M
      Jan 6, 2025 to Feb 27, 2025
    • Advisory employees · 5 to 4
      May 23, 2024 to Nov 13, 2024
    • State-registered IARs · 5 to 4
      May 23, 2024 to Nov 13, 2024
    • Related insurance company · true to false
      May 23, 2024 to Nov 13, 2024
    • Accounts · 291 to 255
      Jan 19, 2024 to Apr 29, 2024
    • HNW clients · 20 to 21
      Jan 19, 2024 to Apr 29, 2024
    • Assets in custody · unset to 12000034.0
      Jan 19, 2024 to Apr 29, 2024
    • Custody of client assets · false to true
      Jan 19, 2024 to Apr 29, 2024
    • HQ city · ALAMEDA to SAN RAFAEL
      Jan 19, 2024 to Apr 29, 2024
    • Other offices · 1 to 0
      Jan 19, 2024 to Apr 29, 2024
    • Discretionary RAUM · $102M to $113M
      Jan 19, 2024 to Apr 29, 2024
    • HNW RAUM · $59.9M to $69.5M
      Jan 19, 2024 to Apr 29, 2024
    • Individual RAUM · $22.8M to $24.1M
      Jan 19, 2024 to Apr 29, 2024
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $1.7M to $1.6M
      Jan 19, 2024 to Apr 29, 2024
    • Pension RAUM · $1.7M to $1.6M
      Jan 19, 2024 to Apr 29, 2024
    • RAUM · $103M to $114M
      Jan 19, 2024 to Apr 29, 2024
    • Accounts · 266 to 291
      May 4, 2023 to Jan 19, 2024
    • Corporate clients · 1 to 0
      May 4, 2023 to Jan 19, 2024
    • Individual clients · 77 to 76
      May 4, 2023 to Jan 19, 2024
    • Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 11-25
      May 4, 2023 to Jan 19, 2024
    • Discretionary RAUM · $67.6M to $102M
      May 4, 2023 to Jan 19, 2024
    • HNW RAUM · $58.5M to $59.9M
      May 4, 2023 to Jan 19, 2024
    • Individual RAUM · $18.9M to $22.8M
      May 4, 2023 to Jan 19, 2024
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $30.6M to $1.7M
      May 4, 2023 to Jan 19, 2024
    • Pension RAUM · $1.7M to $1.7M
      May 4, 2023 to Jan 19, 2024
    • RAUM · $98.2M to $103M
      May 4, 2023 to Jan 19, 2024
    • Accounts · 259 to 266
      Sep 14, 2022 to Mar 20, 2023
    Signals
    10 dated events
    • Defined Financial Planning Llc no longer on the SEC adviser roster (last listed 2025-09-02, RAUM $137.3M)
      Dec 20, 2025 · Left the SEC roster · derived
    • Samuel Vasquez Gaeta left Defined Financial Planning Llc for Mariner (registered 2025-11-04)
      Nov 26, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Brianna Nicole Hasbrook left Defined Financial Planning Llc for Mariner (registered 2025-11-04)
      Nov 26, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • 2 advisors left Defined Financial Planning LLC (Novato, CA) for Mariner on the same day
      Nov 26, 2025 · Team lift-out · derived
    • Gregory Michael Smith (Director Of Tax Planning) no longer on Schedule A of Defined Financial Planning Llc (listed 2024-04-29, absent 2024-05-23)
      May 23, 2024 · Control person left · inference
    • Jed Martel Cooper (Director Of Investments) no longer on Schedule A of Defined Financial Planning Llc (listed 2024-04-29, absent 2024-05-23)
      May 23, 2024 · Control person left · inference
    • Gregory Michael Smith (Director Of Tax Planning) appeared on Schedule A of Defined Financial Planning Llc
      Aug 9, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
    • Jed Martel Cooper (Director Of Investments) appeared on Schedule A of Defined Financial Planning Llc
      Aug 9, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
    • Defined Financial Planning Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
      Jul 11, 2022 · First SEC registration · fact
    • Keith Merwin Oslie left Defined Financial Planning Llc for Osaic Wealth, Inc. (registered 2024-06-28)
      Jul 5, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · 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