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B•••• F•••••••• S•••••••• I•••
Independent wealth manager, based in Newport Beach, California, reporting $167M of regulatory assets across 4 registered advisors.
Composed from this adviser's Form ADV classification, location and filed figures.
As of · the latest Form ADV filing; advisor counts and movement are read from IAPD daily
- Regulatory AUM
- $167M
- Advisors
- 4
- Net advisor flow, 12 months
- 0
- RAUM change, 1 year
- +19%
- Private clients
- 97%
Form ADV
IAPD
0 joined, 0 left
IAPD registration history
Form ADV, consecutive annual filings
of RAUM, $163M
Form ADV
As of · the latest Form ADV filing; advisor counts and movement are read from IAPD daily
Nothing material in the last 180 days. Last change: 27 Mar 2026, RAUM $140M to $167M (+19.2%) on the Form ADV filed 27 Mar 2026, while advisors on the filing held at 2.
Every filed figure, and the identifiersCRD 331868 · SEC 801-130578 · 13 filingsShowHide
CRD 331868SEC 801-130578First filing on the tape May 30, 2024, latest Mar 27, 2026SEC status approved since Jun 28, 2024IAPD
RAUM
$167M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
97%
$163M individuals and HNW
Advisors
4
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$41.8M
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
13 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM +19% over the last fiscal year · the tape starts May 30, 2024
RAUM, HNW assets, advisors, employees and funds over time5 seriesShowHide
RAUM$167M as of Mar 27, 2026
Jan 16, 2025$140M then
HNW client RAUM$129M as of Mar 27, 2026
Jan 16, 2025$59.4M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)2 as of Mar 27, 2026
Jan 16, 20252 then
Employees (5.A)7 as of Mar 27, 2026
Jan 16, 20255 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +19% over the last fiscal yearIARs 2 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 27, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes
The rule behind each archetype, and every derived figure2 rulesShowHide
- HNW wealth manager · private-client share of RAUM at least 50 percent and HNW share of private-client RAUM 50 to 90 percent
- 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
- $41.8MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 57derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $2.0MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $321,238derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 100%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 2.3%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 1.8derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 4.0derived1 office incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +19%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- -22%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consulting, selection of other advisers, educational seminarsreportedItem 5.G
- Custody
- $103M, 206 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
- is an insurance broker or agent (6.A.6)
- 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)
- has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
- an independent public accountant performs a surprise examination (9.C.1)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
77% high-net-worth individuals, 20% individuals, and 3 other client types
The breakdown by client type, and the client counts5 client typesShowHide
- High-net-worth individuals$129M77%
- Individuals$33.4M20%
- Pension and profit-sharing plans$3.7M2.2%
- Corporations and businesses$441,0080.3%
- Charitable organizations$224,3290.1%
- Individual clients
- 160reported
- HNW clients
- 66reported
- Pension plan clients
- n/areported
- Charitable clients
- n/areported
- Accounts
- 520reported
- Financial planning clients
- 0reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- $103M for 206 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUMreported
- Class basis
- RAUM: 97% private clients, 0% pooled funds, 2% institutions; no related broker-dealer; no related bankderived
Advisor movement
0 left over 36 months
0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount
Left, latest
none on the tape
Joined, latest
- M••• H•••• B•••• from L•• F•••••••• L••Sep 10, 2024 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to a newly registered adviser
- J•••• R•••••• J••••• from L•• F•••••••• L••Sep 10, 2024 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to a newly registered adviser
Advisors registered through the firm
4 on IAPD today; the longest tenured first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J•••• R•••••• J•••••Certified Financial Planner | Newport Beach, Ca | Sep 10, 2024 | 12 y | 1 |
| M••• H•••• B•••• | Newport Beach, Ca | Sep 10, 2024 | 32 y | 1 |
| M••••• T••••• B•••• | Newport Beach, Ca | Apr 4, 2026 | 10 y | 0 |
| J••• M•••••••• | Newport Beach, Ca | Jun 12, 2026 | 10 y | 0 |
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- B••••• M•••• H•••• · Owner & Presidentcontrolsince 05/2024 · owns 75% or more
- M••••••••• J•••• D••••• · Chief Compliance Officercontrolsince 05/2024 · 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
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport Beach, Ca · principal | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
ADV anomalies
3 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- clients down average size upCombination · filing Mar 27, 2026private clients fell 20 percent or more while RAUM per client rose 30 percent or more: a move up-market or the departure of small accounts. RAUM $140,118,530 to $167,043,756, advisors 2 to 2, private clients 290 to 226, offices 0 to 0 (2025-01-16 to 2026-03-27)peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,683)
- business activity changedChange between filings · filing Mar 27, 2026selection of other advisers (Item 5.G.7): no on the filing of 2025-06-10, yes on the filing of 2026-03-27peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,683)
- HNW share shiftChange between filings · filing Mar 27, 2026HNW share of RAUM moved from 42.0% to 77.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-01-16 and 2026-03-27peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,683)
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 565 to 520Jun 10, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- Corporate clients · 1.0 to unsetJun 10, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- HNW clients · 29 to 66Jun 10, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- Individual clients · 285 to 160Jun 10, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- Assets in custody · $109M to $103MJun 10, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
Full history · 43 changesShow fewer
- Employees · 5 to 7Jun 10, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $145M to $167MJun 10, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $64.2M to $129MJun 10, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $77.4M to $33.4MJun 10, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- Pension RAUM · $2.7M to $3.7MJun 10, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- RAUM · $145M to $167MJun 10, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- Accounts · 551 to 565Jan 16, 2025 to Jun 10, 2025
- Advisory activities · 3 to 5Jan 16, 2025 to Jun 10, 2025
- Charity clients · 2.0 to unsetJan 16, 2025 to Jun 10, 2025
- Individual clients · 261 to 285Jan 16, 2025 to Jun 10, 2025
- Pension plan clients · 3.0 to unsetJan 16, 2025 to Jun 10, 2025
- Assets in custody · unset to 108932525.0Jan 16, 2025 to Jun 10, 2025
- Custody of client assets · false to trueJan 16, 2025 to Jun 10, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 0 to 0Jan 16, 2025 to Jun 10, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $140M to $145MJan 16, 2025 to Jun 10, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $59.4M to $64.2MJan 16, 2025 to Jun 10, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $77.7M to $77.4MJan 16, 2025 to Jun 10, 2025
- Pension RAUM · $2.7M to $2.7MJan 16, 2025 to Jun 10, 2025
- RAUM · $140M to $145MJan 16, 2025 to Jun 10, 2025
- Accounts · 280 to 551Nov 4, 2024 to Jan 16, 2025
- BD registered reps · 2 to 0Nov 4, 2024 to Jan 16, 2025
- Charity clients · 0 to 2Nov 4, 2024 to Jan 16, 2025
- HNW clients · 27 to 29Nov 4, 2024 to Jan 16, 2025
- Individual clients · 250 to 261Nov 4, 2024 to Jan 16, 2025
- Pension plan clients · 0 to 3Nov 4, 2024 to Jan 16, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $116M to $140MNov 4, 2024 to Jan 16, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $59.8M to $59.4MNov 4, 2024 to Jan 16, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $56.4M to $77.7MNov 4, 2024 to Jan 16, 2025
- Pension RAUM · $0 to $2.7MNov 4, 2024 to Jan 16, 2025
- RAUM · $116M to $140MNov 4, 2024 to Jan 16, 2025
- Accounts · 0 to 280Oct 16, 2024 to Oct 22, 2024
- Corporate clients · 0 to 1Oct 16, 2024 to Oct 22, 2024
- HNW clients · 0 to 27Oct 16, 2024 to Oct 22, 2024
- Individual clients · 0 to 250Oct 16, 2024 to Oct 22, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $0 to $116MOct 16, 2024 to Oct 22, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $0 to $59.8MOct 16, 2024 to Oct 22, 2024
- Individual RAUM · $0 to $56.4MOct 16, 2024 to Oct 22, 2024
- RAUM · $0 to $116MOct 16, 2024 to Oct 22, 2024
Signals
1 dated events
- ••• LockedMay 30, 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
- Business email
- ••• Lockedreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Business phone
- ••• Lockedreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Website
- ••• Lockedreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 27, 2026
- Principal office phone
- ••• Lockedreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 27, 2026
- Contact form
- ••• Lockedreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Team page
- ••• Lockedreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Provenance
Sources, class rule and load dateForm ADV and IAPD, loaded Sep 14, 2026ShowHide
- 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
- $41.8Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026