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PMB Advisors

Larkspur, CASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 137495

Filed as PMB ADVISORS · Legal name Beresh, Patrick Michael

PMB Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Larkspur, CA, registered since 2020, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 18, 2026.

6 years
registered since 2020
$117,158,000
assets under management
4 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
2
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is PMB Advisors compensated?

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

Where is PMB Advisors located?

PMB Advisors' principal office is in Larkspur, CA, according to its Form ADV.

Is PMB Advisors registered with the SEC or a state?

PMB Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2020. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 137495.

How much does PMB Advisors manage?

PMB Advisors reports $117,158,000 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 18, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have PMB Advisors' assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for PMB Advisors: Regulatory assets under management: $123,450,000 in the October 2021 data and $117,158,000 in the October 2026 data, down 5%. Total employees: 1 in October 2021 and 1 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does PMB Advisors serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (61); high net worth individuals (53); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (3).

Which custodians does PMB Advisors use?

PMB Advisors' most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists LPL Financial LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does PMB Advisors report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(1) (another regulator's finding of a false statement or omission, or of dishonest, unfair, or unethical conduct) and 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/137495

Does PMB Advisors state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 18, 2026 says: "The minimum level of assets under management required for each client is normally $100,000." "PMB Advisors has established a $100,000 minimum value of assets for opening an individual client relationship, although multiple accounts for the same client may be aggregated to meet this minimum."

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)
  • Commissions

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: $100,000

The brochure's wording
The minimum level of assets under management required for each client is normally $100,000.
PMB Advisors has established a $100,000 minimum value of assets for opening an individual client relationship, although multiple accounts for the same client may be aggregated to meet this minimum.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 18, 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
$117,158,000

$117,158,000 as of October 2026, filing dated February 18, 2026.

Discretionary: $117,158,000.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 61 Assets $15,258,000 (13%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 53 Assets $97,158,000 (83%)
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 3 Assets $3,860,000 (3%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 0 Assets $0 (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 3 Assets $882,000 (1%)
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
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
Beresh, Patrick Michael
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2020 (6 years)
Employees
Total: 1. Performing investment advisory functions: 1.
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

2 Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Questions answered yes on this filing

Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G

  • 11.D(1) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission, or was dishonest, unfair, or unethical?
  • 11.D(2) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?

Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$123M 2021 $122M 2022 $105M 2023 $109M 2024 $110M 2025 $117M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$117,158,0001February 18, 2026
October 2025$109,817,5001February 4, 2025
October 2024$108,521,0001August 28, 2024
October 2023$105,130,0001January 25, 2023
October 2022$122,000,0001June 28, 2022
October 2021$123,450,0001September 15, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $123,450,000 in the October 2021 data and $117,158,000 in the October 2026 data, down 5%.

Total employees: 1 in October 2021 and 1 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

No changes to these filed facts in the last 12 months of filing data.

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

Not reported.

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. PMB Advisors (CRD 137495): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/pmb-advisors-larkspur-ca-137495