# DBA Seaside Financial & Insurance Services

> DBA Seaside Financial & Insurance Services is a state-registered investment advisory firm in Carlsbad, CA, registered since 2025, reporting $25 million to $100 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 17, 2026.

- CRD: 289985
- Filed as: DBA SEASIDE FINANCIAL & INSURANCE SERVICES
- Legal name: Seaside Advisory Services, Inc.
- Registration: State-registered investment adviser (status as filed: APPROVED)
- Location: Carlsbad, CA
- Filing period: October 2026
- Form ADV filing dated: June 17, 2026
- Public record (IAPD): https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/289985
- AdvisorCensus page: https://advisorcensus.com/firm/dba-seaside-financial-and-insurance-services-carlsbad-ca-289985

## Quick answers

**How is DBA Seaside Financial & Insurance Services compensated?**
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), DBA Seaside Financial & Insurance Services reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

**Where is DBA Seaside Financial & Insurance Services located?**
DBA Seaside Financial & Insurance Services' principal office is in Carlsbad, CA, according to its Form ADV; the June 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

**Is DBA Seaside Financial & Insurance Services registered with the SEC or a state?**
DBA Seaside Financial & Insurance Services is a state-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2025. Status as filed: APPROVED. CRD 289985.

**How much does DBA Seaside Financial & Insurance Services manage?**
DBA Seaside Financial & Insurance Services reports $81,200,784 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 17, 2026 (100% discretionary).

**How have DBA Seaside Financial & Insurance Services' assets and staff changed since 2021?**
In the Form ADV data for DBA Seaside Financial & Insurance Services: Regulatory assets under management: $129,385,622 in the October 2021 data and $81,200,784 in the October 2026 data, down 37%. Total employees: 6 in October 2021 and 4 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

**What types of clients does DBA Seaside Financial & Insurance Services serve?**
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (113); high net worth individuals (24).

**Does DBA Seaside Financial & Insurance Services report any disciplinary disclosures?**
Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's public record on IAPD: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/289985

**What changed in DBA Seaside Financial & Insurance Services' recent Form ADV filings?**
In the March 2026 filing data: No longer lists an office in Carlsbad, CA.

## From the Form ADV filing

### Compensation (Item 5.E)
- A percentage of assets under your management
- Hourly charges
- Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)

### Regulatory assets under management (Item 5.F)
- Total: $81,200,784
- Discretionary: $81,200,784
- Non-discretionary: $0

### Clients (Item 5.D)

| Client type | Clients | Assets |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Individuals (other than high net worth individuals) | 113 | $24,947,386 |
| High net worth individuals | 24 | $56,253,398 |
| Banking or thrift institutions | 0 | $0 |
| Investment companies | 0 | $0 |
| Business development companies | 0 | $0 |
| Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) | 0 | $0 |
| Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) | 0 | $0 |
| Charitable organizations | 0 | $0 |
| State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans) | 0 | $0 |
| Other investment advisers | 0 | $0 |
| Insurance companies | 0 | $0 |
| Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions | 0 | $0 |
| Corporations or other businesses not listed above | 0 | $0 |
| Other | 0 | $0 |

### Advisory services (Item 5.G)
- Financial planning services
- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
- Pension consulting services
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
- Educational seminars/workshops

### Firm details
- Registered since: 2025 (1 year)
- Employees: 4 total, 4 performing advisory functions
- Wrap fee program participation: No
- States registered or notice-filed: CA, CT, NY, WA
- Disclosures (Item 11): Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.

### Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F), as of the June 2026 filing
- Greenwich, CT

### Websites listed on Form ADV (Item 1.I)
- seasideadvisory.com

## Assets and staff over time

| Data period | Regulatory assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2021 | $129,385,622 | 6 | July 15, 2021 |
| October 2022 | $138,040,703 | 6 | June 21, 2022 |
| October 2023 | $117,386,272 | 6 | March 24, 2023 |
| October 2024 | $89,373,190 | 5 | March 20, 2024 |
| October 2025 | $73,309,543 | 5 | July 25, 2025 |
| October 2026 | $81,200,784 | 4 | June 17, 2026 |

Regulatory assets under management: $129,385,622 in the October 2021 data and $81,200,784 in the October 2026 data, down 37%.
Total employees: 6 in October 2021 and 4 in October 2026.

## Changes in the filing (last 12 months)

### March 2026
- No longer lists an office in Carlsbad, CA.

### December 2025
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 5 to 4.

## Source

Form ADV as filed, October 2026. Values appear as filed. Cite as: AdvisorCensus. DBA Seaside Financial & Insurance Services (CRD 289985): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.