DFX Intelligence
RIA Intelligence
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.
The names on this page are hidden. Create a free account and they fill in. No card, and every figure, date and source on this page is public either way.
SEC-registered adviser
E•••••••• P••••••• L••
Latest filing Mar 30, 2026
First filing on the tape Jul 16, 2021 · 28 filings
SEC status approved since Aug 3, 2022
RAUM
$401M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
89%
$357M individuals and HNW
Advisors
2
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$201M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
2
2 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
28 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$401M as of Mar 30, 2026
Jan 19, 2022$4.3M then
HNW client RAUM$357M as of Mar 30, 2026
Jan 19, 2022$3.6M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)2 as of Mar 30, 2026
Jan 19, 20221 then
Employees (5.A)2 as of Mar 30, 2026
Jan 19, 20221 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +23% over the last fiscal year-0.6% a year over threeIARs 1 to 2offices 0 to 1
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 30, 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 advisors, one to three offices, no public reporting company control
- RAUM per advisor
- $201MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $6.4MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $1.3MderivedRAUM 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
- 1.0derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +23%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +100%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 institutionsreportedItem 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
- High-net-worth individuals$357M89%
- Corporations and businesses$40.6M10%
- Other investment advisers$3.4M0.8%
- Individual clients
- n/areported
- HNW clients
- 56reported
- Pension plan clients
- n/areported
- Charitable clients
- n/areported
- Accounts
- 309reported
- Financial planning clients
- 0reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- noreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixedreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.89 fund_share=0.01 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
2 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N••• A•••••• B••••••Chartered Financial Analyst | Rancho Santa Fe,, Ca | Dec 9, 2021 | 16 y | 0 |
| B•••••• M•••••• W••••Certified Financial Planner | Denver, Co | Feb 4, 2025 | 15 y | 3 |
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
- B•••••• M•••••• W•••• from C••••• P••••••• L••Feb 4, 2025 · RIA to RIA
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- B••••••• N•••• A•••••• · Managing Member And Ccocontrolsince 07/2021 · 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
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rancho Santa Fe,, Ca · principal | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 142 to 309Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Advisory employees · 1 to 2Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Charity clients · 1.0 to unsetMar 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- HNW clients · 37 to 56Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Employees · 1 to 2Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- State-registered IARs · 1 to 2Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Other offices · 0 to 1Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $325M to $401MMar 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $281M to $357MMar 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- RAUM · $325M to $401MMar 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Accounts · 33 to 142Feb 4, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
- Corporate clients · 2 to 1Feb 4, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
- HNW clients · 30 to 37Feb 4, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 0 to 0Feb 4, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
- HQ city · PACIFIC PALISADES to RANCHO SANTA FE,Feb 4, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $194M to $325MFeb 4, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $203M to $281MFeb 4, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $30.6M to $0Feb 4, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
- RAUM · $225M to $325MFeb 4, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
- Accounts · 30 to 33Oct 30, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Corporate clients · 4 to 2Oct 30, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- HNW clients · 25 to 30Oct 30, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $61.0M to $194MOct 30, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $379M to $203MOct 30, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $347M to $30.6MOct 30, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- RAUM · $408M to $225MOct 30, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Corporate clients · 6 to 4Oct 3, 2023 to Oct 16, 2023
- HNW clients · 23 to 25Oct 3, 2023 to Oct 16, 2023
- HNW RAUM · $31.7M to $379MOct 3, 2023 to Oct 16, 2023
- Accounts · 21 to 30Sep 13, 2022 to Mar 10, 2023
- Charity clients · unset to 1.0Sep 13, 2022 to Mar 10, 2023
- Corporate clients · 5 to 6Sep 13, 2022 to Mar 10, 2023
- HNW clients · 16 to 23Sep 13, 2022 to Mar 10, 2023
- Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 0Sep 13, 2022 to Mar 10, 2023
- Discretionary RAUM · $19.0M to $61.0MSep 13, 2022 to Mar 10, 2023
- HNW RAUM · $17.8M to $31.7MSep 13, 2022 to Mar 10, 2023
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $341M to $347MSep 13, 2022 to Mar 10, 2023
- RAUM · $360M to $408MSep 13, 2022 to Mar 10, 2023
- Accounts · 19 to 21Jul 1, 2022 to Sep 13, 2022
- Corporate clients · 3 to 5Jul 1, 2022 to Sep 13, 2022
Signals
3 dated events
- E•••••••• P••••••• L•• reported RAUM $325.1M, up 45% from $224.7M (2025-02-04 to 2025-03-31)Mar 31, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
- E•••••••• P••••••• L•• reported RAUM $224.7M, down 45% from $408.4M (2023-10-30 to 2024-03-28)Mar 28, 2024 · RAUM change · derived
- E•••••••• P••••••• L•• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)Jul 1, 2022 · 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 email
- info@essentialp.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Business phone
- 213-878-0074reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Firm profile
- linkedin.com/company/74760769/adminreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
- Website
- essentialp.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 213-878-0074reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 30, 2026
- Contact form
- essentialpartners.com/contactreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Team page
- essentialpartners.com/who-we-arereportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 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
- $201Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026