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Williams & Novak Wealth Management, LLC

Westlake Village, CASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 324173

Filed as WILLIAMS & NOVAK WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC

Williams & Novak Wealth Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Westlake Village, CA, registered since 2023, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 16, 2026.

3 years
registered since 2023
$342,843,364
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Williams & Novak Wealth Management, LLC compensated?

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

Where is Williams & Novak Wealth Management, LLC located?

Williams & Novak Wealth Management, LLC's principal office is in Westlake Village, CA, according to its Form ADV; the October 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Williams & Novak Wealth Management, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Williams & Novak Wealth Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2023. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 324173.

How much does Williams & Novak Wealth Management, LLC manage?

Williams & Novak Wealth Management, LLC reports $342,843,364 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 16, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Williams & Novak Wealth Management, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2023?

In the Form ADV data for Williams & Novak Wealth Management, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $0 in the October 2023 data and $342,843,364 in the October 2026 data. Total employees: 3 in October 2023 and 10 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Williams & Novak Wealth Management, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (168); high net worth individuals (107); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (10).

Which custodians does Williams & Novak Wealth Management, LLC use?

Williams & Novak Wealth Management, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Altruist Financial LLC and National Financial Services LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Williams & Novak Wealth 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/324173

What changed in Williams & Novak Wealth Management, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the October 2026 filing data: 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

See the firm's brochure (dated April 8, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$342,843,364

$342,843,364 as of October 2026, filing dated September 16, 2026.

Discretionary: $342,843,364.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 168 Assets $36,081,443 (11%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 107 Assets $298,062,146 (87%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 10 Assets $7,806,667 (2%)
Charitable organizations
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $878,651 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $14,457 (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)
  • Publication of periodicals or newsletters
  • Educational seminars/workshops

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Also doing business as
STRATEGIC WEALTH AND TAXES
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2023 (3 years)
Employees
Total: 10. Performing investment advisory functions: 4.
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.

Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
1 other office, as of the October 2026 filing
Newport Beach, CA
States registered or notice-filed
11 states or jurisdictions
AKAZCAFLLAMAMONYOKTXWA

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
$0 2023 $238M 2024 $264M 2025 $343M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$342,843,36410September 16, 2026
October 2025$263,947,4003June 17, 2025
October 2024$237,547,7194July 19, 2024
October 2023$03August 25, 2023

Regulatory assets under management: $0 in the October 2023 data and $342,843,364 in the October 2026 data.

Total employees: 3 in October 2023 and 10 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. October 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. September 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  3. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 3 to 4.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $263,947,400 to $342,843,364 (+30%).

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
strategicwealthandtaxes.comwilliamsnovakwm.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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