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Seaside Wealth Management, Inc.

Carlsbad, CASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 271039

Filed as SEASIDE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, INC.

Seaside Wealth Management, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Carlsbad, CA, registered since 2017, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 19, 2026.

9 years
registered since 2017
$459,283,506
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Seaside Wealth Management, Inc. compensated?

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

Where is Seaside Wealth Management, Inc. located?

Seaside Wealth Management, Inc.'s principal office is in Carlsbad, CA, according to its Form ADV.

Is Seaside Wealth Management, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Seaside Wealth Management, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2017. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 271039.

How much does Seaside Wealth Management, Inc. manage?

Seaside Wealth Management, Inc. reports $459,283,506 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 19, 2026 (99% discretionary).

How have Seaside Wealth Management, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Seaside Wealth Management, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $192,421,124 in the October 2021 data and $459,283,506 in the October 2026 data, up 139%. Total employees: 6 in October 2021 and 12 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Seaside Wealth Management, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (228); high net worth individuals (152).

Which custodians does Seaside Wealth Management, Inc. use?

Seaside Wealth Management, 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 Seaside Wealth Management, 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/271039

What changed in Seaside Wealth Management, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the March 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 4 to 11. Regulatory assets under management went from $362,311,582 to $459,283,506 (+27%). Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

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 firm's brochure (dated February 19, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$459,283,506

$459,283,506 as of October 2026, filing dated February 19, 2026.

Discretionary: $454,656,919.Non-discretionary: $4,626,587.

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 228 Assets $107,709,419 (23%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 152 Assets $351,574,087 (77%)

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)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2017 (9 years)
Employees
Total: 12. Performing investment advisory functions: 11.
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
7 states or jurisdictions
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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
$192M 2021 $243M 2022 $224M 2023 $285M 2024 $362M 2025 $459M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$459,283,50612February 19, 2026
October 2025$362,311,5825February 12, 2025
October 2024$284,791,9847August 26, 2024
October 2023$223,846,2305March 30, 2023
October 2022$243,109,3556June 27, 2022
October 2021$192,421,1246June 8, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $192,421,124 in the October 2021 data and $459,283,506 in the October 2026 data, up 139%.

Total employees: 6 in October 2021 and 12 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. March 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 4 to 11.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $362,311,582 to $459,283,506 (+27%).
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

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
seasidewealth.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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