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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.

SEC-registered adviser

The Wealthgarden F.S. LLC

Independent wealth managerEl Segundo, CaliforniaCRD 311927SEC 801-129740website IAPD

Latest filing Mar 9, 2026

First filing on the tape Feb 21, 2024 · 7 filings

SEC status approved since Mar 21, 2024

RAUM

$228M

reported, Item 5.F

Discretionary

100%

of RAUM

Private clients

99%

$225M individuals and HNW

Advisors

registered through the firm on IAPD

RAUM per advisor

$45.5M

derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count

Employees

4 advisory (5.B.1)

Offices

beyond the principal office

Private funds

reported on Schedule D

History

7 filings and snapshots on the tape

RAUM$228M as of Mar 9, 2026

Mar 24, 2025$182M then

HNW client RAUM$85.5M as of Mar 9, 2026

Mar 24, 2025$115M then

State-registered IARs (5.B.3)4 as of Mar 9, 2026

Mar 24, 20253 then

Employees (5.A)5 as of Mar 9, 2026

Mar 24, 20254 then

Private funds: no history

RAUM +25% over the last fiscal yearIARs 3 to 4

Practice profile

derived from the filing of Mar 9, 2026; every figure names its basis

Archetypes, each a printed rule

Mass-affluent RIA · private-client share at least 50 percent, non-HNW individuals at least 60 percent of private-client RAUM

RAUM per advisor: $45.5MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor: 47derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client: $1.4MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account: $359,551derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary: 100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional: 1.4%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor: 1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office: 1.0derived5 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year: +25%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year: +33%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year: +5.9%derived
Compensation: percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities: financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, otherreportedItem 5.G
Wrap fee program: $61.7MreportedItem 5.I
Custody: $32.6M, 73 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

Individuals$139M61%
High-net-worth individuals$85.5M38%
Charitable organizations$3.1M1.4%

Individual clients: 174reported
HNW clients: 61reported
Pension plan clients: 0reported
Charitable clients: 1reported
Accounts: 633reported
Financial planning clients: 1-10reported
Wrap fee programs: $0 sponsored, $0 managedreported
Custody of client assets: $32.6M for 73 clientsreported
Compensation: % of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis: private_client_share=0.99 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.01 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived

Advisors registered through the firm

5 on IAPD today, longest tenure first

Name	Branch	Here since	In industry	Prior firms
Jade Eagles	El Segundo, Ca	Mar 4, 2021	14 y	2
Josephti Sotto Cruz	El Segundo, Ca	Mar 4, 2021	26 y	4
Wendy Wan Turk	El Segundo, Ca	Sep 1, 2023	15 y	1
Justin Ragatz	San Diego, Ca	Dec 5, 2025	12 y	0
Whitney Light Bania	Fresno, Ca	Jun 1, 2026	21 y	3

Advisor movement

1 left, 1 joined in 12 months

net 0 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 20% of current headcount1 left over 36 months

Left, latest

John Cleary to Madison Partners
Oct 13, 2025 · RIA to RIA

Joined, latest

Whitney Light Bania from Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated
Jun 1, 2026 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
John Cleary from LPL Financial LLC
Sep 3, 2025 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
Wendy Wan Turk from Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management
Sep 1, 2023 · RIA to RIA
Josephti Sotto Cruz from Northwest Asset Management
Mar 4, 2021 · RIA to RIA
Jade Eagles from Northwest Asset Management
Mar 4, 2021 · RIA to RIA

Every departure Every arrival

Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state

2 joined from Northwest Asset Management
Jun 30, 2021 · Mercer Island, Wa

Teams out Teams in

Private funds

No private fund reported.

Owners and control persons

Schedule A and B, latest filing

Sotto Josephti Cruz · Managing Membercontrol
since 12/2020 · owns 50% to 75%
Jade Eagles · Managing Member/Ccocontrol
since 12/2020 · owns 50% to 75%
Wan Wendy Turk · Member Of LLCcontrol
since 08/2023 · owns 25% to 50%

Related persons

Schedule D 7.A

Jade Eagle
insurancey
Jade Eagles
real estatey
Josephti Cruz
insurancey
Josephti Sotto Cruz
real estatey
Wendy Wan Turk
real estaten

Office movement

IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months

Office	Advisors	Joined	Left	Teams out	Forming
El Segundo, Ca · principal	5	2	1
Hawthorne, Ca	2	0	0

Offices

Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest

, 2 employees

ADV anomalies

1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions

HNW share shiftChange between filings · filing Mar 9, 2026
HNW share of RAUM moved from 63.0% to 38.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-03-24 and 2026-03-09
peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676)

How anomalies are measured

What changed

consecutive filings, newest first

Accounts · 588 to 633
May 21, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
Advisory employees · 3 to 4
May 21, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
HNW clients · 58 to 61
May 21, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
Individual clients · 164 to 174
May 21, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
Assets in custody · $17.9M to $32.6M
May 21, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
Employees · 4 to 5
May 21, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
State-registered IARs · 3 to 4
May 21, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
Discretionary RAUM · $182M to $227M
May 21, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
HNW RAUM · $115M to $85.5M
May 21, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
Individual RAUM · $64.6M to $139M
May 21, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
Non-discretionary RAUM · $222,468 to $317,258
May 21, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
RAUM · $182M to $228M
May 21, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 1-10
Mar 24, 2025 to May 21, 2025
Accounts · 464 to 588
May 17, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
HNW clients · 61 to 58
May 17, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
Individual clients · 122 to 164
May 17, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
Assets in custody · $8.0M to $17.9M
May 17, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
Employees · 3 to 4
May 17, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
Other offices · 2 to 4
May 17, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
Discretionary RAUM · $139M to $182M
May 17, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
HNW RAUM · $99.3M to $115M
May 17, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
Individual RAUM · $38.1M to $64.6M
May 17, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
Non-discretionary RAUM · $505,912 to $222,468
May 17, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
RAUM · $139M to $182M
May 17, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025

Signals

2 dated events

John Cleary left The Wealthgarden F.S. Llc for Madison Partners (registered 2026-02-11)
Oct 13, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
The Wealthgarden F.S. Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
Feb 21, 2024 · 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: 310-571-8489reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business phone: 310-896-5661reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business phone: 310-906-0170reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Firm profile: linkedin.com/company/the-wealthgarden-f-sreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Website: thewealthgardenfs.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Principal office phone: 310-571-8489reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 9, 2026
Contact form: thewealthgardenfs.com/contactreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 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: $45.5Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded: Sep 14, 2026