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Salient Wealth Planning
Filed as SALIENT WEALTH PLANNING · Legal name SWP Financial LLC
Salient Wealth Planning is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Encinitas, CA, registered since 2023, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 14, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Salient Wealth Planning compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Salient Wealth Planning reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).
What does Salient Wealth Planning's brochure say about its fees?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated July 14, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: up to 1.5% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.
Where is Salient Wealth Planning located?
Salient Wealth Planning's principal office is in Encinitas, CA, according to its Form ADV; the August 2026 filing also lists 2 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Salient Wealth Planning registered with the SEC or a state?
Salient Wealth Planning is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2023. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 327885.
How much does Salient Wealth Planning manage?
Salient Wealth Planning reports $239,389,499 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 14, 2026 (81% discretionary).
How have Salient Wealth Planning's assets and staff changed since 2024?
In the Form ADV data for Salient Wealth Planning: Regulatory assets under management: $158,861,569 in the October 2024 data and $239,389,499 in the October 2026 data, up 51%. Total employees: 4 in October 2024 and 4 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Salient Wealth Planning serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (140); high net worth individuals (53).
Which custodians does Salient Wealth Planning use?
Salient Wealth Planning's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Salient Wealth Planning 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/327885
Does Salient Wealth Planning state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated July 14, 2026 says: "SWP generally requires a minimum relationship size of $500,000 to effectively implement its investment process."
What changed in Salient Wealth Planning's recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $199,904,946 to $239,389,499 (+20%). Added an office in Escondido, CA. Added an office in San Diego, 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
- 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 2AAsset-based fee: up to 1.5% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states)
The brochure's wording
Investment advisory fees range from up to 1.50% annually 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.
SWP offers financial planning services for a fixed engagement fee ranging up to $25,000 per engagement. Fees may be negotiable based on the nature and complexity of the services to be provided and the overall relationship with the Advisor.
Account minimum: $500,000
The brochure's wording
SWP generally requires a minimum relationship size of $500,000 to effectively implement its investment process.
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$239,389,499 as of October 2026, filing dated July 14, 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
- 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
- SWP Financial LLC
- Also doing business as
- SALIENT WEALTH PLANNING
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2023 (2 years)
- Employees
- Total: 4. Performing investment advisory functions: 3.
- 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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2 other offices, as of the August 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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3 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 | $239,389,499 | 4 | July 14, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $199,904,946 | 5 | March 20, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $158,861,569 | 4 | March 4, 2024 |
Regulatory assets under management: $158,861,569 in the October 2024 data and $239,389,499 in the October 2026 data, up 51%.
Total employees: 4 in October 2024 and 4 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- April 2026
- Regulatory assets under management went from $199,904,946 to $239,389,499 (+20%).
- Added an office in Escondido, CA.
- Added an office in San Diego, 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.ISource: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. Salient Wealth Planning (CRD 327885): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/salient-wealth-planning-encinitas-ca-327885