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Mestmaker & Petrey Wealth Advisors

Bakersfield, CASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 148484

Filed as MESTMAKER & PETREY WEALTH ADVISORS · Legal name Mpwa, Inc.

Mestmaker & Petrey Wealth Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Bakersfield, CA, registered since 2019, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 2, 2026.

7 years
registered since 2019
$140,785,000
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Mestmaker & Petrey Wealth Advisors compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Mestmaker & Petrey Wealth Advisors reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

How much does Mestmaker & Petrey Wealth Advisors charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 16, 2026 states: Flat fee: $250 to $10,000 (pension consulting services); Flat fee: $50 to $1,000 (401(k) participant services each time a review is requested…); Subscription: $100 a year (online newsletter & blog). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Mestmaker & Petrey Wealth Advisors located?

Mestmaker & Petrey Wealth Advisors' principal office is in Bakersfield, CA, according to its Form ADV; the May 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Mestmaker & Petrey Wealth Advisors registered with the SEC or a state?

Mestmaker & Petrey Wealth Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2019. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 148484.

How much does Mestmaker & Petrey Wealth Advisors manage?

Mestmaker & Petrey Wealth Advisors reports $140,785,000 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 2, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Mestmaker & Petrey Wealth Advisors' assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Mestmaker & Petrey Wealth Advisors: Regulatory assets under management: $141,689,000 in the October 2021 data and $140,785,000 in the October 2026 data, down 1%. Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 3 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Mestmaker & Petrey Wealth Advisors serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (325); high net worth individuals (23); corporations or other businesses not listed above (12).

Which custodians does Mestmaker & Petrey Wealth Advisors use?

Mestmaker & Petrey Wealth Advisors' most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Raymond James as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Mestmaker & Petrey Wealth Advisors 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/148484

Does Mestmaker & Petrey Wealth Advisors state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 16, 2026 says: "We do not require a minimum account balance for our asset management service."

What changed in Mestmaker & Petrey Wealth Advisors' recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $190,746,375 to $140,785,000 (-26%).

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
  • Hourly charges
  • Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)

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

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
We do not require a minimum account balance for our asset management service.

Flat fee: $250 to $10,000 (pension consulting services)

The brochure's wording
Our flat fees generally range from $250 to $10,000. Flat fees will be charged quarterly for ongoing pension consulting services.

Flat fee: $50 to $1,000 (401(k) participant services each time a review is requested…)

The brochure's wording
We charge a flat fee ranging from $50 to $1,000 for 401(k) participant services each time a review is requested by an individual and conducted by MPWA.

Subscription: $100 a year (online newsletter & blog)

The brochure's wording
Our clients may choose to subscribe to our online newsletter & blog. Our firm charges $100 annually for this service.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 16, 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
$140,785,000

$140,785,000 as of October 2026, filing dated April 2, 2026.

Discretionary: $140,785,000.Non-discretionary: $0.

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 325 Assets $81,500,000 (58%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 23 Assets $48,300,000 (34%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 3 Assets $1,885,000 (1%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 12 Assets $9,100,000 (6%)
Other
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)

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
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • Pension consulting services
  • Publication of periodicals or newsletters
  • Educational seminars/workshops

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
Mpwa, Inc.
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2019 (7 years)
Employees
Total: 3. 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)
1 other office, as of the May 2026 filing
Santa Margarita, CA
States registered or notice-filed
2 states or jurisdictions
CATX

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
$142M 2021 $159M 2022 $94M 2023 $97.9M 2024 $191M 2025 $141M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$140,785,0003April 2, 2026
October 2025$190,746,3754March 31, 2025
October 2024$97,885,0003March 11, 2024
October 2023$94,000,0003March 31, 2023
October 2022$159,200,0003April 5, 2022
October 2021$141,689,0003March 31, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $141,689,000 in the October 2021 data and $140,785,000 in the October 2026 data, down 1%.

Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 3 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
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $190,746,375 to $140,785,000 (-26%).

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
mpwealthadvisors.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. Mestmaker & Petrey Wealth Advisors (CRD 148484): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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