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SEC-registered adviser

C•••••• • Q•••• W••••• A•••••••

Independent wealth managerSan Diego, CaliforniaCRD 313833SEC 801-120967websiteIAPD
Legal name C• W••••• A•••••••• I•••
Latest filing Jan 14, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 26, 2021 · 15 filings
SEC status approved since Apr 26, 2021
RAUM
$263M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
96%
of RAUM
Private clients
96%
$252M individuals and HNW
Advisors
4
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$65.8M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
4
2 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
15 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$263M as of Jan 14, 2026
May 2, 2022$129M then
HNW client RAUM$0 as of Jan 14, 2026
May 2, 2022$24.8M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)2 as of Jan 14, 2026
May 2, 20223 then
Employees (5.A)4 as of Jan 14, 2026
May 2, 20223 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +16% over the last fiscal year+32% a year over threeIARs 3 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jan 14, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Independent boutique · a wealth manager with no broker-dealer, bank or insurance affiliate, 2 to 25 a••••••s, one to three offices, no public reporting company control
  • Mass-affluent RIA · private-client share at least 50 percent, non-HNW individuals at least 60 percent of private-client RAUM
RAUM per advisor
$65.8MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$339,747derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
96%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
4.3%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
4.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+16%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-33%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, pension consulting, selection of other advisersreportedItem 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
  • 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
  • Individuals$252M96%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$11.4M4.3%
Individual clients
678reported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
4reported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
775reported
Financial planning clients
1-10reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixedreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.96 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.04 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
4 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
J••••••• A••••• Q••••San Diego, CaApr 29, 202120 y2
S•••••• M••• S••••••Certified Financial PlannerSan Diego, CaJun 9, 202132 y5
N•••• V•••••• C••••••San Diego, CaJun 16, 202122 y3
N•••• C••••••Irvine, Ca Apr 21, 202510 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
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • C••••••• N••••• V•••••• · Co-Founder Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 04/2021 · owns 50% to 75%
    • Q••••• J•••••••• A••••• · Co-Foundercontrol
      since 04/2021 · owns 50% to 75%
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    No related person reported.
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    San Diego, Ca · principal400
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 772 to 775
      Apr 23, 2025 to Jan 14, 2026
    • Advisory employees · 3 to 2
      Apr 23, 2025 to Jan 14, 2026
    • Individual clients · 769 to 678
      Apr 23, 2025 to Jan 14, 2026
    • Pension plan clients · unset to 4.0
      Apr 23, 2025 to Jan 14, 2026
    • Employees · 3 to 4
      Apr 23, 2025 to Jan 14, 2026
    • Financial planning clients · 0 to 1-10
      Apr 23, 2025 to Jan 14, 2026
    • State-registered IARs · 3 to 2
      Apr 23, 2025 to Jan 14, 2026
    • Discretionary RAUM · $223M to $252M
      Apr 23, 2025 to Jan 14, 2026
    • Individual RAUM · $223M to $252M
      Apr 23, 2025 to Jan 14, 2026
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $3.0M to $11.4M
      Apr 23, 2025 to Jan 14, 2026
    • Pension RAUM · $3.0M to $11.4M
      Apr 23, 2025 to Jan 14, 2026
    • RAUM · $226M to $263M
      Apr 23, 2025 to Jan 14, 2026
    • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
      Feb 12, 2025 to Apr 23, 2025
    • Accounts · 707 to 772
      Nov 11, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
    • HNW clients · 0.0 to unset
      Nov 11, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
    • Individual clients · 701 to 769
      Nov 11, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
    • Pension plan clients · 3.0 to unset
      Nov 11, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
    • Pooled vehicle clients · 0.0 to unset
      Nov 11, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
    • Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 0
      Nov 11, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $143M to $223M
      Nov 11, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
    • Individual RAUM · $143M to $223M
      Nov 11, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $5.0M to $3.0M
      Nov 11, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
    • Pension RAUM · $5.0M to $3.0M
      Nov 11, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
    • RAUM · $148M to $226M
      Nov 11, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
    • Accounts · 620 to 707
      Jan 11, 2023 to Jan 16, 2024
    • HNW clients · 15 to 0
      Jan 11, 2023 to Jan 16, 2024
    • Individual clients · 217 to 701
      Jan 11, 2023 to Jan 16, 2024
    • Pooled vehicle clients · unset to 0.0
      Jan 11, 2023 to Jan 16, 2024
    • Discretionary RAUM · $115M to $143M
      Jan 11, 2023 to Jan 16, 2024
    • HNW RAUM · $30.0M to $0
      Jan 11, 2023 to Jan 16, 2024
    • Individual RAUM · $81.5M to $143M
      Jan 11, 2023 to Jan 16, 2024
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $0 to $5.0M
      Jan 11, 2023 to Jan 16, 2024
    • Pension RAUM · $4.0M to $5.0M
      Jan 11, 2023 to Jan 16, 2024
    • Pooled vehicle RAUM · unset to 0.0
      Jan 11, 2023 to Jan 16, 2024
    • RAUM · $115M to $148M
      Jan 11, 2023 to Jan 16, 2024
    • Accounts · 579 to 620
      May 2, 2022 to Jan 11, 2023
    • HNW clients · 20 to 15
      May 2, 2022 to Jan 11, 2023
    • Individual clients · 559 to 217
      May 2, 2022 to Jan 11, 2023
    • Pension plan clients · unset to 3.0
      May 2, 2022 to Jan 11, 2023
    • Financial planning clients · 0 to 1-10
      May 2, 2022 to Jan 11, 2023
    Signals
    1 dated events
    • C•••••• • Q•••• W••••• A••••••• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
      Mar 26, 2021 · 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
    858-550-0030reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
    Business phone
    858-550-0031reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
    Business phone
    858-550-0038reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
    Website
    cq-wa.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
    Principal office phone
    858-550-0030reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jan 14, 2026
    Contact form
    financialplanningsd.com/connectreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 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
    $65.8Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026