Golden State Wealth Management, LLC (South Coast Metro)

Name: Golden State Wealth Management, LLC
Address: 201 E. Sandpointe Avenue, South Coast Metro, CA, 92707
Telephone: 866.273.1563

Golden State Wealth Management, LLC is a large advisory firm based in South Coast Metro. It manages $710.93 million of regulatory assets for 2,516 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2016 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, California, Florida, and 9 other states.

Golden State Wealth Management provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, and selection of other advisers. It prepares financial plans for less than 10 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Golden State Wealth Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Golden State Wealth Management, LLC is $710.93 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 596% since the beginning of its operation, and $495.33 thousand of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $665.79 million in discretionary accounts and $45.14 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $265.25 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $7.52 million.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 50% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 39% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 7% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Golden State Wealth Management, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and hourly charges. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Golden State Wealth Management serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Golden State Wealth Management is individuals with 1,592 clients and $382.64 million of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Golden State Wealth Management has the 2nd highest percentage of individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $710.93 million for 1,786 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 1% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Golden State Wealth Management doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Golden State Wealth Management, LLC

The company employs 39 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 90 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 28 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Bradley Everett Gardner	Managing member	1 May 2013	25% - 50%	4423724
Daniel Robert Catone	Managing member	1 May 2013	25% - 50%	4469467
Patrick Michael Catone	Managing member & chief compliance officer	1 May 2013	25% - 50%	5738008
John Emile Nahas	Financial advisor	1 Jan 2016	25% - 50%	4374675

Based in South Coast Metro

The principal office where Golden State Wealth Management, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 201 E. Sandpointe Avenue, South Coast Metro, CA 92707, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Mission Viejo, CA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 866.273.1563. The normal business hours are 9:00am - 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at goldenstatewm.com.