Chalice Wealth Advisors, LLC (San Diego)

Chalice Wealth Advisors, LLC is a large advisory firm based in San Diego. It manages $160.44 million of regulatory assets for 1,292 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2017 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 26 other states.

Chalice Wealth Advisors provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, selection of other advisers, and hourly consulting. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Chalice Wealth Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Chalice Wealth Advisors, LLC is $160.44 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 62% since the beginning of its operation, and $160.44 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $159.26 million in discretionary accounts and $1.19 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $123.55 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $395.04 thousand.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 77% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment and business development companies, which make up 17% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 4% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Chalice Wealth Advisors, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, and fixed fees. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Derek Jerold Bruton serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, high net worth individuals, and corporations or other businesses. The largest group of clients of Derek Jerold Bruton is individuals with 828 clients and $125.32 million of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Chalice Wealth Advisors has the 2nd highest percentage of individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $160.44 million for 853 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Chalice Wealth Advisors doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Chalice Wealth Advisors, LLC

The company employs 18 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 72 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 18 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Derek Jerold Bruton has been acting as President since 1 Jul 2018. Mohamed Alsoraimi joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Llc Chalice Wealth Partners	Managing member	1 Apr 2017	75% - 100%	81-3500715
Keith Edward Gregg	Ceo	1 May 2017	Other	1621694
Michael Kirk De Luz	Coo / cfo/ cco	1 May 2017	Other	2526894
Anthony Nanula	Chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2018	Other	4827436
Derek Jerold Bruton	President	1 Jul 2018	Other	2287900
Mohamed Alsoraimi	Chief compliance officer	1 Aug 2018	Other	5319490

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 6 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Anthony Nanula	Member / operating manager	1 Feb 2015	25% - 50%	4827436
Paul Savino Nanula	Member / operating manager	1 Feb 2015	25% - 50%	4194041
Phil James Nanula	Member / operating manager	1 Feb 2015	25% - 50%	5028603
Steven Victor Nanula	Member / operating manager	1 Feb 2015	25% - 50%	5028641
Keith Edward Gregg	Member	1 Feb 2016	25% - 50%	1621694
Llc Nanco Associates	Member	1 Mar 2017	25% - 50%	16-1359778

Based in San Diego

The principal office where Chalice Wealth Advisors, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 10920 Via Frontera, San Diego, CA 92127, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Phoenix, AZ. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 800-535-6981 or by fax 800-913-5984. The normal business hours are 9:00 - 5:00 on Monday - Friday.