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SEC-registered adviser

G••• S••••••• A••••••••• I•••

Wealth manager with institutional or fund businessLake Forest, CaliforniaCRD 42186SEC 801-118949websiteIAPD
Latest filing Feb 13, 2026
First filing on the tape Feb 9, 2012 · 18 filings
SEC status approved since Jun 19, 2020
RAUM
$572M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
26%
of RAUM
Private clients
26%
$147M individuals and HNW
Advisors
5
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$114M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
3
1 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$572M as of Feb 13, 2026
Feb 10, 2021$135M then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Feb 13, 2026
Feb 10, 20213 then
Employees (5.A)3 as of Feb 13, 2026
Feb 10, 20213 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +26% over the last fiscal year+54% a year over threeIARs 3 to 3
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Feb 13, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Broker-dealer affiliated · Item 7.A.1 (broker-dealer affiliate) and at least 50 registered representatives (Item 5.B.2), or the adviser is itself a broker-dealer (6.A.1)
  • Dual wealth and asset manager · private-client share 20 to 60 percent and fund or institutional share at least 30 percent
  • 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
$114MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
83derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$728,211derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
26%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
74%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
0.6derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
5.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+26%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+23%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 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
  • is a broker-dealer (6.A.1)
  • is an insurance broker or agent (6.A.6)
  • 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$426M74%
  • Individuals$147M26%
Individual clients
415reported
HNW clients
0reported
Pension plan clients
9reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
786reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.26 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.74 related_bd=true related_bank=false bd_reps=3.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
5 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
G••• W•••••• S•••••••Lake Forest, CaJul 26, 199435 y0
A••• R••••• D•••••Lake Forest, CaAug 16, 200620 y0
J••• E••••••• T•••••••Lake Forest, CaJan 31, 201729 y0
T••••• P•••••• F••••Lake Forest, CaFeb 9, 201725 y0
M•••••• T• N••••••Lake Forest, CaJan 22, 202628 y1
Advisor movement
0 left, 1 joined in 12 months
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • S•••••••• G••• W•••••• · President & Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 04/1994 · 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
Lake Forest, Ca · principal510
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
ADV anomalies
1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • high institutional concentrationStatic outlier · filing Feb 13, 2026
    institutional share of RAUM of 74% against a peer median of 2% (1482 comparable advisers, 100.0th percentile, 24.6 robust deviations)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $500M to $1B (1,482) · 100% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 689 to 786
    Apr 29, 2025 to Feb 13, 2026
  • Individual clients · 338 to 415
    Apr 29, 2025 to Feb 13, 2026
  • Pension plan clients · 7 to 9
    Apr 29, 2025 to Feb 13, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $132M to $147M
    Apr 29, 2025 to Feb 13, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $132M to $147M
    Apr 29, 2025 to Feb 13, 2026
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $324M to $426M
    Apr 29, 2025 to Feb 13, 2026
  • Pension RAUM · $324M to $426M
    Apr 29, 2025 to Feb 13, 2026
  • RAUM · $455M to $572M
    Apr 29, 2025 to Feb 13, 2026
  • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
    Feb 10, 2025 to Apr 29, 2025
  • Accounts · 766 to 689
    Apr 5, 2024 to Feb 10, 2025
  • Pension plan clients · 9 to 7
    Apr 5, 2024 to Feb 10, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $135M to $132M
    Apr 5, 2024 to Feb 10, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $136M to $132M
    Apr 5, 2024 to Feb 10, 2025
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $242M to $324M
    Apr 5, 2024 to Feb 10, 2025
  • Pension RAUM · $240M to $324M
    Apr 5, 2024 to Feb 10, 2025
  • RAUM · $377M to $455M
    Apr 5, 2024 to Feb 10, 2025
  • Accounts · 1,051 to 766
    Oct 11, 2023 to Apr 5, 2024
  • Individual clients · 333 to 338
    Oct 11, 2023 to Apr 5, 2024
  • Pension plan clients · 5 to 9
    Oct 11, 2023 to Apr 5, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $126M to $135M
    Oct 11, 2023 to Apr 5, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $130M to $136M
    Oct 11, 2023 to Apr 5, 2024
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $7.1M to $242M
    Oct 11, 2023 to Apr 5, 2024
  • Pension RAUM · $3.3M to $240M
    Oct 11, 2023 to Apr 5, 2024
  • RAUM · $133M to $377M
    Oct 11, 2023 to Apr 5, 2024
  • Accounts · 991 to 1,051
    Aug 22, 2022 to Mar 6, 2023
  • Pension plan clients · 8 to 5
    Aug 22, 2022 to Mar 6, 2023
  • Discretionary RAUM · $146M to $126M
    Aug 22, 2022 to Mar 6, 2023
  • Individual RAUM · $146M to $130M
    Aug 22, 2022 to Mar 6, 2023
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $9.6M to $7.1M
    Aug 22, 2022 to Mar 6, 2023
  • Pension RAUM · $9.6M to $3.3M
    Aug 22, 2022 to Mar 6, 2023
  • RAUM · $156M to $133M
    Aug 22, 2022 to Mar 6, 2023
  • Accounts · 1,023 to 991
    Feb 10, 2021 to Feb 17, 2022
  • Individual clients · 325 to 333
    Feb 10, 2021 to Feb 17, 2022
  • Pension plan clients · 7 to 8
    Feb 10, 2021 to Feb 17, 2022
  • Discretionary RAUM · $123M to $146M
    Feb 10, 2021 to Feb 17, 2022
  • Individual RAUM · $123M to $146M
    Feb 10, 2021 to Feb 17, 2022
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $11.7M to $9.6M
    Feb 10, 2021 to Feb 17, 2022
  • Pension RAUM · $11.7M to $9.6M
    Feb 10, 2021 to Feb 17, 2022
  • RAUM · $135M to $156M
    Feb 10, 2021 to Feb 17, 2022
  • Accounts · 999 to 1,023
    Jul 7, 2020 to Feb 10, 2021
Signals
3 dated events
  • G••• S••••••• A••••••••• I••• reported RAUM $572.4M, up 26% from $455.4M (2025-04-29 to 2026-02-13)
    Feb 13, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
  • G••• S••••••• A••••••••• I••• reported RAUM $376.7M, up 183% from $133.0M (2023-10-11 to 2024-04-05)
    Apr 5, 2024 · RAUM change · derived
  • G••• S••••••• A••••••••• I••• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    May 19, 2020 · 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 phone
949-470-0700reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
Website
GWS•••••••.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Principal office phone
949-470-0700reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Feb 13, 2026
Contact form
g•••••••••.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
$114Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026