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Occidental Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Burlingame, CA, registered since 2013, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 23, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Occidental Asset Management, LLC compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Occidental Asset Management, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.
Where is Occidental Asset Management, LLC located?
Occidental Asset Management, LLC's principal office is in Burlingame, CA, according to its Form ADV; the October 2026 filing also lists 4 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Occidental Asset Management, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?
Occidental Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2013. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 168650.
How much does Occidental Asset Management, LLC manage?
Occidental Asset Management, LLC reports $1,071,771,428 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 23, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Occidental Asset Management, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Occidental Asset Management, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $422,085,914 in the October 2021 data and $1,071,771,428 in the October 2026 data, up 154%. Total employees: 9 in October 2021 and 15 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Occidental Asset Management, LLC serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (908).
Which custodians does Occidental Asset Management, LLC use?
Occidental Asset Management, 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 Occidental Asset Management, 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/168650
Does Occidental Asset Management, LLC state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 10, 2026 says: "The Advisor will generally require a minimum of $500,000 of assets under management for a separately managed account but may waive this minimum in its sole and absolute discretion."
What changed in Occidental Asset Management, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?
In the July 2026 filing data: Registered or notice-filed in MA, MO.
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 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.
Account minimum: $500,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)
The brochure's wording
The Advisor will generally require a minimum of $500,000 of assets under management for a separately managed account but may waive this minimum in its sole and absolute discretion.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 10, 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$1,071,771,428 as of October 2026, filing dated September 23, 2026.
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.DA 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
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Also doing business as
- OCCAM
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2013 (13 years)
- Employees
- Total: 15. Performing investment advisory functions: 9.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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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)
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4 other offices, as of the October 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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29 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 11None 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| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $1,071,771,428 | 15 | September 23, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $796,083,948 | 12 | May 29, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $625,459,642 | 12 | September 19, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $494,389,160 | 10 | May 9, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $523,737,691 | 9 | March 31, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $422,085,914 | 9 | February 4, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $422,085,914 in the October 2021 data and $1,071,771,428 in the October 2026 data, up 154%.
Total employees: 9 in October 2021 and 15 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- July 2026
- Registered or notice-filed in MA, MO.
- May 2026
- No longer lists the business name Your Mental Wealth Advisors.
- No longer lists the business name YMW Advisors.
- Registered or notice-filed in CT.
- March 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 10 to 9.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $953,420,608 to $1,071,771,428 (+12%).
- Registered or notice-filed in AL.
- December 2025
- Regulatory assets under management went from $796,083,948 to $953,420,608 (+20%).
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.ISource: 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. Occidental Asset Management, LLC (CRD 168650): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/occidental-asset-management-llc-burlingame-ca-168650