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SEC-registered adviser

B•• W••••• A•••••••• L••

Wealth manager with institutional or fund businessSan Francisco, CaliforniaCRD 325909SEC 801-128253websiteIAPD
Latest filing Jan 28, 2026
First filing on the tape May 31, 2023 · 12 filings
SEC status approved since Jun 30, 2023
RAUM
$268M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
20%
$54.4M individuals and HNW
Advisors
3
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$89.4M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
6
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
15
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
12 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$268M as of Jan 28, 2026
Jan 23, 2024$35.3M then
HNW client RAUM$46.4M as of Jan 28, 2026
Jan 23, 2024$32.9M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Jan 28, 2026
Jan 23, 20242 then
Employees (5.A)6 as of Jan 28, 2026
Jan 23, 20243 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +438% over the last fiscal yearIARs 2 to 3offices 7 to 15
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jan 28, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Dual wealth and asset manager · private-client share 20 to 60 percent and fund or institutional share at least 30 percent
  • OCIO / institutional advisory · selection of other advisers (5.G.7) and institutional share at least 50 percent
  • Planning-led practice · financial planning activity (5.G.1), at least 100 financial planning clients (5.H), and hourly, fixed or subscription compensation (5.E)
  • Retirement plan adviser · pension consulting activity (Item 5.G.6) and pension plans at least 25 percent of RAUM or at least 25 pension-plan clients
RAUM per advisor
$89.4MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
20derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$1.4MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$2.1MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
71%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
0.2derived16 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+438%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+50%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+44%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 advisers, otherreportedItem 5.G
Financial planning clients
1,000reportedItem 5.H
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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$190M71%
  • High-net-worth individuals$46.4M17%
  • Corporations and businesses$23.3M8.7%
  • Individuals$7.9M2.9%
  • Charitable organizations$558,1560.2%
Individual clients
26reported
HNW clients
33reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
128reported
Financial planning clients
1,000reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.2 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.71 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=3.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
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
    none on the tape
      Private funds
      No private fund reported.
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • D••••••••• B••••• P• · Secretarycontrol
        since 01/2023 · owns less than 5%
      • S••••••• C•••• A•••••• · Presidentcontrol
        since 01/2023 · owns less than 5%
      • W••••••• J••••• K•••••• · Ceocontrol
        since 01/2023 · owns less than 5%
      • W•••••• M••••••• D••••• · Director/Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 03/2023 · owns less than 5%
      Entity owners
      • B••• L•• · Sole Member
        direct · owns 75% or more
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      • B••• L••
        insurancey
      Office movement
      IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
      OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
      San Francisco, Ca · principal300
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      • Irvine, CA2 employees
      • Las Vegas, NV2 employees
      • Long Beach, CA2 employees
      • Sacramento, CA2 employees
      • San Jose, CA2 employees
      • Santa Monica, CA2 employees
      • Santa Rosa, CA2 employees
      • Walnut Creek, CA2 employees
      ADV anomalies
      5 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
      • high institutional concentrationStatic outlier · filing Jan 28, 2026
        institutional share of RAUM of 71% against a peer median of 0% (5676 comparable advisers, 100.0th percentile, 23.9 robust deviations)
        peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676) · 100% percentile
      • HNW share shiftChange between filings · filing Jan 28, 2026
        HNW share of RAUM moved from 93.0% to 17.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-03-19 and 2026-01-28
        peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676)
      • client mix shiftChange between filings · filing Jan 28, 2026
        private-client share of RAUM moved from 99.0% to 20.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-03-19 and 2026-01-28
        peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676)
      • institutional asset share shiftChange between filings · filing Jan 28, 2026
        institutional share of RAUM moved from 1.0% to 80.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-03-19 and 2026-01-28
        peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676)
      • office count surgeChange between filings · filing Jan 28, 2026
        offices other than the principal office (Item 1.F.5) moved from 7.0 to 15.0 (+114.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-19 and 2026-01-28; the peer median change was 0.0% (450 comparable advisers, 100.0th percentile of changes)
        peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (450) · 100% percentile
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 83 to 128
        Sep 12, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
      • Advisory employees · 2 to 3
        Sep 12, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
      • Advisory activities · 5 to 6
        Sep 12, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
      • HNW clients · 25 to 33
        Sep 12, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
      • Individual clients · 16 to 26
        Sep 12, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
      • Employees · 3 to 6
        Sep 12, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
      • Insurance-licensed employees · 2 to 3
        Sep 12, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
      • Financial planning clients · 101-250 to More than 500
        Sep 12, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
      • State-registered IARs · 2 to 3
        Sep 12, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
      • Other offices · 7 to 15
        Sep 12, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $49.9M to $268M
        Sep 12, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
      • HNW RAUM · $46.5M to $46.4M
        Sep 12, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
      • Individual RAUM · $3.1M to $7.9M
        Sep 12, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
      • Pension RAUM · unset to 190098362.0
        Sep 12, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
      • RAUM · $49.9M to $268M
        Sep 12, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
      • Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 101-250
        Jan 29, 2025 to Mar 19, 2025
      • Accounts · 58 to 83
        Oct 29, 2024 to Jan 29, 2025
      • HNW clients · 16 to 25
        Oct 29, 2024 to Jan 29, 2025
      • Individual clients · 13 to 16
        Oct 29, 2024 to Jan 29, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 101-250
        Oct 29, 2024 to Jan 29, 2025
      • Other offices · 8 to 7
        Oct 29, 2024 to Jan 29, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $35.3M to $49.9M
        Oct 29, 2024 to Jan 29, 2025
      • HNW RAUM · $32.9M to $46.5M
        Oct 29, 2024 to Jan 29, 2025
      • Individual RAUM · $2.3M to $3.1M
        Oct 29, 2024 to Jan 29, 2025
      • RAUM · $35.3M to $49.9M
        Oct 29, 2024 to Jan 29, 2025
      • Other offices · 9 to 8
        Jan 23, 2024 to Oct 29, 2024
      • Accounts · 0 to 58
        Jan 2, 2024 to Jan 23, 2024
      • HNW clients · unset to 16.0
        Jan 2, 2024 to Jan 23, 2024
      • Individual clients · unset to 13.0
        Jan 2, 2024 to Jan 23, 2024
      • Financial planning clients · 0 to 51-100
        Jan 2, 2024 to Jan 23, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $0 to $35.3M
        Jan 2, 2024 to Jan 23, 2024
      • HNW RAUM · unset to 32937373.0
        Jan 2, 2024 to Jan 23, 2024
      • Individual RAUM · unset to 2342230.0
        Jan 2, 2024 to Jan 23, 2024
      • RAUM · $0 to $35.3M
        Jan 2, 2024 to Jan 23, 2024
      Signals
      2 dated events
      • B•• W••••• A•••••••• L•• reported 15 offices beyond its principal office, up from 7 (2025-09-12 to 2026-01-28)
        Jan 28, 2026 · Office count change · derived
      • B•• W••••• A•••••••• L•• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        May 31, 2023 · 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
      Website
      w••.b••.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
      Principal office phone
      415-421-5757reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jan 28, 2026
      Contact form
      b••.comreportedpublished 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
      Wealth manager with institutional or fund businessderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
      RAUM per advisor
      $89.4Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026