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Lowery Thomas, LLC

Pebble Beach, CASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 110058

Filed as LOWERY THOMAS, LLC

Lowery Thomas, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Pebble Beach, CA, registered since 2000, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 12, 2026.

25 years
registered since 2000
$385,772,610
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Lowery Thomas, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Lowery Thomas, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.

What does Lowery Thomas, LLC's brochure say about its fees?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 12, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 0.75% to 1.5% a year (a range, as the brochure states it). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Lowery Thomas, LLC located?

Lowery Thomas, LLC's principal office is in Pebble Beach, CA, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 2 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Lowery Thomas, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Lowery Thomas, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2000. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 110058.

How much does Lowery Thomas, LLC manage?

Lowery Thomas, LLC reports $385,772,610 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 12, 2026 (58% discretionary).

How have Lowery Thomas, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Lowery Thomas, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $245,512,734 in the October 2021 data and $385,772,610 in the October 2026 data, up 57%. Total employees: 5 in October 2021 and 6 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Lowery Thomas, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (97); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (87).

Which custodians does Lowery Thomas, LLC use?

Lowery Thomas, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Lowery Thomas, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/110058

What changed in Lowery Thomas, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 4 to 3. Regulatory assets under management went from $341,058,349 to $385,772,610 (+13%). Changed its office addresses in Walnut Creek, CA.

From the Form ADV filing

Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.

How the firm is compensated

Item 5.E
  • A percentage of assets under your management

Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ

Fees and minimums

Form ADV Part 2A

Asset-based fee: 0.75% to 1.5% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)

The brochure's wording
Wealth management fees range from 0.75% to 1.50% annual based on several factors, including: the scope and complexity of the services to be provided; the level of assets to be managed; and the overall relationship with the Advisor.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 12, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$385,772,610

$385,772,610 as of October 2026, filing dated March 12, 2026.

Discretionary: $224,897,361.Non-discretionary: $160,875,249.

A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means

Who the firm serves

Item 5.D
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 87 Assets $30,758,788 (8%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 97 Assets $349,999,059 (91%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $5,014,763 (1%)

A firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.

Advisory services

Item 5.G
  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Also doing business as
KENNETH G. CALA, CPA, MARK T. VICENCIO, CPA
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2000 (25 years)
Employees
Total: 6. Performing investment advisory functions: 3.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.

Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
2 other offices, as of the April 2026 filing
Alameda, CAWalnut Creek, CA
States registered or notice-filed
3 states or jurisdictions
CANHTX

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

None Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Item 11 asks about criminal, regulatory, and civil events involving the firm and its advisory personnel. The detail of each yes answer is on the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$246M 2021 $314M 2022 $263M 2023 $289M 2024 $341M 2025 $386M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$385,772,6106March 12, 2026
October 2025$341,058,3496March 11, 2025
October 2024$289,243,7076March 13, 2024
October 2023$262,840,2506March 6, 2023
October 2022$313,879,5595March 18, 2022
October 2021$245,512,7345March 30, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $245,512,734 in the October 2021 data and $385,772,610 in the October 2026 data, up 57%.

Total employees: 5 in October 2021 and 6 in October 2026.

As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.

Changes in the filing

Last 12 months
  1. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 4 to 3.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $341,058,349 to $385,772,610 (+13%).
    • Changed its office addresses in Walnut Creek, CA.

Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.

Websites listed on Form ADV

Item 1.I
lowerythomas.com

Source: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."

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AdvisorCensus. Lowery Thomas, LLC (CRD 110058): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/lowery-thomas-llc-pebble-beach-ca-110058