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Pacific Wealth Strategies Group, Inc.

Santa Barbara, CASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 144789

Filed as PACIFIC WEALTH STRATEGIES GROUP, INC.

Pacific Wealth Strategies Group, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Santa Barbara, CA, registered since 2007, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 14, 2026.

19 years
registered since 2007
$253,189,504
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Pacific Wealth Strategies Group, Inc. compensated?

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

How much does Pacific Wealth Strategies Group, Inc. charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated July 14, 2026 states: Flat fee: $2,500 to $10,000 (Financial Planning/Consulting Services). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Pacific Wealth Strategies Group, Inc. located?

Pacific Wealth Strategies Group, Inc.'s principal office is in Santa Barbara, CA, according to its Form ADV.

Is Pacific Wealth Strategies Group, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Pacific Wealth Strategies Group, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2007. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 144789.

How much does Pacific Wealth Strategies Group, Inc. manage?

Pacific Wealth Strategies Group, Inc. reports $253,189,504 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 14, 2026 (88% discretionary).

How have Pacific Wealth Strategies Group, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Pacific Wealth Strategies Group, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $267,836,940 in the October 2021 data and $253,189,504 in the October 2026 data, down 5%. Total employees: 7 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 Pacific Wealth Strategies Group, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (93); high net worth individuals (89); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (12).

Which custodians does Pacific Wealth Strategies Group, Inc. use?

Pacific Wealth Strategies Group, Inc.'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 Pacific Wealth Strategies Group, Inc. 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/144789

Does Pacific Wealth Strategies Group, Inc. state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated July 14, 2026 says: "There are no minimum investment amounts or conditions required for establishing an account managed by PWSG."

What changed in Pacific Wealth Strategies Group, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $217,701,513 to $253,189,504 (+16%).

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
There are no minimum investment amounts or conditions required for establishing an account managed by PWSG.

Flat fee: $2,500 to $10,000 (Financial Planning/Consulting Services)

The brochure's wording
An anticipated fixed fee between $2,500 and $10,000 or an hourly fee at a rate of $350 per hour will be charged for Financial Planning/Consulting Services.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated July 14, 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
$253,189,504

$253,189,504 as of October 2026, filing dated July 14, 2026.

Discretionary: $223,880,440.Non-discretionary: $29,309,064.

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 93 Assets $32,556,258 (13%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 89 Assets $194,590,381 (77%)
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 12 Assets $25,881,613 (10%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 1 Assets $27,037 (0%)
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 2 Assets $134,215 (0%)
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
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Other

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2007 (19 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.

States registered or notice-filed
1 state or jurisdiction
CA

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
$268M 2021 $137M 2022 $131M 2023 $177M 2024 $218M 2025 $253M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$253,189,5043July 14, 2026
October 2025$217,701,5133March 19, 2025
October 2024$177,127,2913February 12, 2024
October 2023$131,259,1073February 21, 2023
October 2022$137,251,8373June 8, 2022
October 2021$267,836,9407March 12, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $267,836,940 in the October 2021 data and $253,189,504 in the October 2026 data, down 5%.

Total employees: 7 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 $217,701,513 to $253,189,504 (+16%).

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
pacificwealthstrategiesgroup.compwsg.bizpwsg.netpwsg.orgpwsg.us

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. Pacific Wealth Strategies Group, Inc. (CRD 144789): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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