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SEC-registered adviser

S••••••••• W••••• M••••••••• I•••

Independent wealth managerWalnut Creek, CaliforniaCRD 336637SEC 801-133759websiteIAPD
Latest filing Jun 22, 2026
First filing on the tape Jun 23, 2025 · 5 filings
SEC status approved since Jun 26, 2025
RAUM
$443M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$443M individuals and HNW
Advisors
3
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$148M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
4
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
5 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$443M as of Jun 22, 2026
Jun 23, 2025$0 then
HNW client RAUM$413M as of Jun 22, 2026
Oct 24, 2025$316M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Jun 22, 2026
Jun 23, 20251 then
Employees (5.A)4 as of Jun 22, 2026
Jun 23, 20251 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM n/a over the last fiscal year
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jun 22, 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
  • Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
  • Wrap program sponsor · sponsors a wrap fee program (5.I) with at least $100M of wrap assets
RAUM per advisor
$148MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
61derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$4.3MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$838,967derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.3derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
3.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
unknownderivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individualsreportedItem 5.G
Wrap fee program
$427MreportedItem 5.I
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$413M93%
  • Individuals$29.9M6.8%
Individual clients
86reported
HNW clients
97reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
528reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
$0 sponsored, $0 managedreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
Class basis
private_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
3 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
A••• D•••• S•••••••••Certified Financial PlannerWalnut Creek, CaAug 6, 202522 y2
J•••• L••• B•••Walnut Creek, CaMar 27, 202625 y3
A••••••• R••••• V•••• R•••••••Walnut Creek, CaMar 27, 202620 y3
Advisor movement
0 left, 2 joined in 12 months
net +2 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
    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
    No Schedule A on the extract for this adviser.
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    No related person reported.
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Walnut Creek, Ca · principal320
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    ADV anomalies
    1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
    • very high RAUM per advisorStatic outlier · filing Jun 22, 2026
      RAUM per registered advisor of $147,658,135 against a peer median of $55,746,441 (3254 comparable advisers, 98.0th percentile, 3.2 robust deviations)
      peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (3,254) · 98% percentile
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 531 to 528
      Oct 24, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Advisory employees · 1 to 3
      Oct 24, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • HNW clients · 104 to 97
      Oct 24, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Individual clients · 427 to 86
      Oct 24, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • State-registered IARs · 1 to 3
      Oct 24, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Discretionary RAUM · $432M to $443M
      Oct 24, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • HNW RAUM · $316M to $413M
      Oct 24, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Individual RAUM · $115M to $29.9M
      Oct 24, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • RAUM · $432M to $443M
      Oct 24, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Accounts · 0 to 531
      Aug 3, 2025 to Oct 24, 2025
    • Business name · S••••••••• W••••• M••••••••• L•• to S••••••••• W••••• M••••••••• I•••
      Aug 3, 2025 to Oct 24, 2025
    • HNW clients · unset to 104.0
      Aug 3, 2025 to Oct 24, 2025
    • Individual clients · unset to 427.0
      Aug 3, 2025 to Oct 24, 2025
    • Employees · 1 to 4
      Aug 3, 2025 to Oct 24, 2025
    • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
      Aug 3, 2025 to Oct 24, 2025
    • Legal name · S••••••••• W••••• M••••••••• L•• to S••••••••• W••••• M••••••••• I•••
      Aug 3, 2025 to Oct 24, 2025
    • Organization form · Limited Liability Company to Corporation
      Aug 3, 2025 to Oct 24, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $0 to $432M
      Aug 3, 2025 to Oct 24, 2025
    • HNW RAUM · unset to 316399392.0
      Aug 3, 2025 to Oct 24, 2025
    • Individual RAUM · unset to 115470549.0
      Aug 3, 2025 to Oct 24, 2025
    • RAUM · $0 to $432M
      Aug 3, 2025 to Oct 24, 2025
    • Wrap assets (manager) · unset to 0.0
      Aug 3, 2025 to Oct 24, 2025
    • Wrap assets (sponsor) · unset to 0.0
      Aug 3, 2025 to Oct 24, 2025
    Signals
    1 dated events
    • 3 advisors left C••••••••• F•••••••• N•••••• (Walnut Creek, CA) for S••••••••• W••••• M••••••••• I••• a day apart
      Jul 14, 2025 · Team lift-out · derived
    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
    a•••••••@s•••••••••.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
    Business email
    h•••••@s•••••••••.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
    Business phone
    925-385-6200reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
    Business phone
    415-302-7247reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
    Website
    s•••••••••.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 19, 2026
    Principal office phone
    925-385-6200reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jun 22, 2026
    Contact form
    s•••••••••.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
    Team page
    s•••••••••.comreportedpublished 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
    $148Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026