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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.

Former SEC-registered adviser

Aurora Wealth Advisors

Former SEC-registered adviserSan Diego, CaliforniaCRD 322947SEC 801-127171websiteIAPD
Legal name Sandena, Inc.
Latest filing Mar 3, 2026
First filing on the tape Dec 12, 2022 · 18 filings
SEC status approved since Apr 26, 2023
RAUM
$149M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$148M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
7
2 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$149M as of Mar 3, 2026
Feb 29, 2024$184M then
HNW client RAUM$93.9M as of Mar 3, 2026
Feb 29, 2024$74.2M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)2 as of Mar 3, 2026
Feb 29, 20244 then
Employees (5.A)7 as of Mar 3, 2026
Feb 29, 20249 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +11% over the last fiscal yearIARs 3 to 2offices 1 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 3, 2026; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$74.4MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
144derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$1.4MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$220,414derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
3.5derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+11%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-33%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-2.0%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, 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
Custody
$44.5M, 175 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)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$93.9M63%
  • Individuals$54.4M37%
  • Corporations and businesses$401,5190.3%
Individual clients
220reported
HNW clients
67reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
675reported
Financial planning clients
1-10reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$44.5M for 175 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
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
3 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net -3 in 12 months2 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 days4 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
  • Crystal Leah Burnett · Managing Membercontrol
    since 11/2022 · owns 75% or more
  • Elaine Nina Faraca · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 11/2022 · owns less than 5%
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 · principal0031
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • Pasadena, CA
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • BD registered reps · 2 to 1
    Jul 1, 2025 to Mar 3, 2026
  • HNW clients · 58 to 67
    Jul 1, 2025 to Mar 3, 2026
  • Individual clients · 235 to 220
    Jul 1, 2025 to Mar 3, 2026
  • Assets in custody · $51.5M to $44.5M
    Jul 1, 2025 to Mar 3, 2026
  • Employees · 6 to 7
    Jul 1, 2025 to Mar 3, 2026
  • State-registered IARs · 3 to 2
    Jul 1, 2025 to Mar 3, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $134M to $149M
    Jul 1, 2025 to Mar 3, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $75.3M to $93.9M
    Jul 1, 2025 to Mar 3, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $58.3M to $54.4M
    Jul 1, 2025 to Mar 3, 2026
  • RAUM · $134M to $149M
    Jul 1, 2025 to Mar 3, 2026
  • Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 1-10
    Jun 10, 2025 to Jul 1, 2025
  • Other offices · 1 to 0
    Jun 10, 2025 to Jul 1, 2025
  • Accounts · 1,173 to 675
    Jun 11, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
  • Advisory employees · 4 to 2
    Jun 11, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
  • HNW clients · 56 to 58
    Jun 11, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
  • Individual clients · 695 to 235
    Jun 11, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
  • Assets in custody · $53.6M to $51.5M
    Jun 11, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
  • Employees · 9 to 6
    Jun 11, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 1-10
    Jun 11, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
  • State-registered IARs · 4 to 3
    Jun 11, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $184M to $134M
    Jun 11, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $74.2M to $75.3M
    Jun 11, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $110M to $58.3M
    Jun 11, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
  • RAUM · $184M to $134M
    Jun 11, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
  • Advisory activities · 4 to 5
    Mar 5, 2024 to Jun 11, 2024
  • Accounts · 775 to 1,173
    Sep 7, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
  • BD registered reps · 4 to 2
    Sep 7, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
  • Corporate clients · 15.0 to unset
    Sep 7, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
  • HNW clients · 39 to 56
    Sep 7, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
  • Individual clients · 289 to 695
    Sep 7, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
  • Assets in custody · $148M to $53.6M
    Sep 7, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
  • Employees · 15 to 9
    Sep 7, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
  • Financial planning clients · 0 to 11-25
    Sep 7, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
  • Other offices · 2 to 1
    Sep 7, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $139M to $184M
    Sep 7, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $64.9M to $74.2M
    Sep 7, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $81.1M to $110M
    Sep 7, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $11.8M to $0
    Sep 7, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
  • RAUM · $151M to $184M
    Sep 7, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
  • Related broker-dealer · true to false
    Sep 7, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
Signals
8 dated events
  • Aurora Wealth Advisors no longer on the SEC adviser roster (last listed 2026-08-03, RAUM $148.8M)
    Sep 1, 2026 · Left the SEC roster · derived
  • Leah Crystal Burnett left Aurora Wealth Advisors for Gladstone Wealth Partners (registered 2025-10-14)
    Aug 11, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Michael Anthony Delgado left Aurora Wealth Advisors for Gladstone Wealth Partners (registered 2025-10-14)
    Aug 11, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • 2 advisors left Aurora Wealth Advisors (San Diego, CA) for Gladstone Wealth Partners on the same day
    Aug 11, 2026 · Team lift-out · derived
  • Cristina M. Jimenez left Aurora Wealth Advisors for Gladstone Wealth Partners (registered 2025-10-14)
    Nov 6, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Jessica Marie Simmons left Aurora Wealth Advisors for Tcp Asset Management, Llc (registered 2024-01-22)
    Feb 28, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • 3 advisors left Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC (San Diego, CA) for Aurora Wealth Advisors on the same day
    Jan 18, 2023 · Team lift-out · derived
  • Aurora Wealth Advisors filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    Dec 12, 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.
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