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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

Curafin Advisors

Other adviserPhoenix, ArizonaCRD 329091SEC 801-129547websiteIAPD
Legal name Curafin Advisors, LLC
Latest filing Mar 4, 2026
First filing on the tape Jan 22, 2024 · 7 filings
SEC status approved since Feb 22, 2024
RAUM
$748M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
2
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$374M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
6
2 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
7 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$748M as of Mar 4, 2026
Mar 19, 2025$448M then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)2 as of Mar 4, 2026
Mar 19, 20253 then
Employees (5.A)6 as of Mar 4, 2026
Mar 19, 20256 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +67% over the last fiscal yearIARs 3 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 4, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • 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
$374MderivedRAUM 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
$6.7MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
59%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
3.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+67%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
portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, pension consultingreportedItem 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
  • 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$443M59%
  • Pooled investment vehicles$305M41%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
96reported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
111reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixedreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=0.41 institutional_share=0.59 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
2 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Shawn Jerome WestPhoenix, AzJun 7, 202421 y3
Ty Daniel WheelerPhoenix, AzJun 11, 202411 y1
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
    • Jerome Shawn West · Member, Founder, Erisa Directorcontrol
      since 11/2023 · owns less than 5%
    • Jerome Shawn West · Owner, Member And Managercontrol
      since 11/2023 · owns 75% or more of Mtwest, LLC
    • S Andrew Warning · Chief Compliance Officer
      since 06/2024 · owns less than 5%
    Entity owners
    • Mtwest, LLC · Owner
      direct · 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
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Phoenix, Az · principal200
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    ADV anomalies
    1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
    • institutional asset share shiftChange between filings · filing Mar 4, 2026
      institutional share of RAUM moved from 77.0% to 59.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-03-19 and 2026-03-04
      peers: other advisers, $500M to $1B (95)
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 81 to 111
      Nov 12, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
    • Advisory employees · 3 to 2
      Nov 12, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
    • Pension plan clients · 75 to 96
      Nov 12, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
    • Pooled vehicle clients · 5 to 15
      Nov 12, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
    • State-registered IARs · 3 to 2
      Nov 12, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
    • Discretionary RAUM · $448M to $748M
      Nov 12, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
    • Pension RAUM · $344M to $443M
      Nov 12, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
    • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $104M to $305M
      Nov 12, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
    • RAUM · $448M to $748M
      Nov 12, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
    • Advisory activities · 4 to 3
      Jun 10, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Pension plan clients · 76 to 75
      Jun 10, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Financial planning clients · unset to
      Jun 10, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $229M to $448M
      Jun 10, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Pension RAUM · $139M to $344M
      Jun 10, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $90.0M to $104M
      Jun 10, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • RAUM · $229M to $448M
      Jun 10, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Accounts · 0 to 81
      May 2, 2024 to Jun 10, 2024
    • Advisory employees · 2 to 3
      May 2, 2024 to Jun 10, 2024
    • Pension plan clients · unset to 76.0
      May 2, 2024 to Jun 10, 2024
    • Pooled vehicle clients · unset to 5.0
      May 2, 2024 to Jun 10, 2024
    • Employees · 4 to 6
      May 2, 2024 to Jun 10, 2024
    • State-registered IARs · 0 to 3
      May 2, 2024 to Jun 10, 2024
    • Discretionary RAUM · $0 to $229M
      May 2, 2024 to Jun 10, 2024
    • Pension RAUM · unset to 139189197.0
      May 2, 2024 to Jun 10, 2024
    • Pooled vehicle RAUM · unset to 90022506.0
      May 2, 2024 to Jun 10, 2024
    • RAUM · $0 to $229M
      May 2, 2024 to Jun 10, 2024
    • HQ city · SCOTTSDALE to PHOENIX
      Jan 22, 2024 to May 2, 2024
    Signals
    3 dated events
    • Curafin Advisors reported RAUM $748.4M, up 67% from $448.4M (2025-11-12 to 2026-03-04)
      Mar 4, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
    • Curafin Advisors reported RAUM $448.4M, up 96% from $229.2M (2024-06-10 to 2025-03-19)
      Mar 19, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
    • Curafin Advisors filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
      Jan 22, 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
    Firm profile
    linkedin.com/company/curafin-advisorsreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
    Website
    curafinadvisors.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
    Principal office phone
    480-284-7080reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 4, 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
    Other adviserderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
    RAUM per advisor
    $374Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026