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FIRM PROFILE

Assets Under Management:$ 3,771,014,366
Clients per Registered Employee:32
Total Number of Employees:46
Clients per Employee:20
Total Number of Individual Clients:307
Total Number of HNWI Clients:619
Average Individual Client Account Size:$ 825,276
Average HNWI Account Size:$ 5,204,162

Overview

BAKERAVENUE is located at One Embarcadero Center Ste 2530, San Francisco, CA 94111. BAKERAVENUE has amassed assets under management in the amount of $3,771,014,366 spanning over 926 clients at the firm. A breakdown of these figures indicates that 33% of BAKERAVENUE’s clients are individuals and 67% of their clients are high net worth individuals. BAKERAVENUE has 46 total employees and of those employees, 29 can be registered with one or both FINRA and the SEC. 63% percentage at BAKERAVENUE are registered to handle securities or provide financial advice. The firm has 0 disclosures, 0 being regulatory events, 0 being client events, and 0 events that have led to arbitration. Firm disclosures can occur for a number of reasons and we encourage every investor to review and perform their due diligence, as appropriate, before moving forward. You will be able to access BAKERAVENUE‘s brochures, the Form ADV, the Customer Relationship Summary (CRS), Accountant Surprise Examination Reports, and direct owners and executive officers. You will also see a list of services offered, fees & costs, conflicts of interest, and any and all related websites to the firm. In addition to these data points, our database will allow you to find every registered employee at BAKERAVENUE. Using your dashboard, you can access advisor disclosures (if any), run background checks, save, compare, and monitor your advisor for the life of your relationship. If you are still deciding which financial advisor would be best suited for your needs, our free members get access to our comparison tool which allows anyone to see relevant data points for each financial advisor and their firms in a side-by-side comparison.

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Where the Statistical Data for BAKERAVENUE Comes From

Understanding the Statistics for BAKERAVENUE and How They Compare to Other Firms Through Our Analysis

Average Account Value
Individuals
$ 825,276
HNWI
$ 5,204,162
Breakdown of Assets Under Management
Total Client Assets:
$ 3,474,735,735
Individuals
$ 253,359,745 (6.72 % of total AUM)
HNWI
$ 3,221,375,990 (85.42 % of total AUM)
MISC
$ 296,278,631 (7.86 % of total AUM)
Employees
Total
46
Registered
29 (63.04% of the firm's employees are registered)
Client Ratios
32 Clients per Registered Employee
20 Clients per Employee
Clients
Total
926
Individuals
307 (33.15 %)
HNWI
619 (66.85 %)
Firm Disclosures
No Disclosures

FIRM INFORMATION

Main Address
One Embarcadero Center Ste 2530, San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone Number
(415) 986-1110
# of Employees
46
Services offered
Publication of periodicals or newsletters
Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
Portfolio management for individualss and/or small businesss
Financial planning services
Educational seminars/workshops
Fees & costs
A percentage of assets under your management
Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
Related websites
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bakerave
Participation or Interest in Client Transactions

Proprietary Interest in Client Transactions
A. Do you or any related person:
(1) buy securities for yourself from advisory clients, or sell securities you own to advisory clients (principal transactions)? NO
(2) buy or sell for yourself securities (other than shares of mutual funds) that you also recommend to advisory clients? YES
(3) recommend securities (or other investment products) to advisory clients in which you or any related person has some other proprietary (ownership) interest (other than those mentioned in Items 8.A.(1) or (2))? NO

Sales Interest in Client Transactions
B. Do you or any related person:
(1) as a broker-dealer or registered representative of a broker-dealer, execute securities trades for brokerage customers in which advisory client securities are sold to or bought from the brokerage customer (agency cross transactions)? NO
(2) recommend to advisory clients, or act as a purchaser representative for advisory clients with respect to, the purchase of securities for which you or any related person serves as underwriter or general or managing partner? NO
(3) recommend purchase or sale of securities to advisory clients for which you or any related person has any other sales interest (other than the receipt of sales commissions as a broker or registered representative of a broker-dealer)? NO

Investment or Brokerage Discretion
C. Do you or any related person have discretionary authority to determine the:
(1) securities to be bought or sold for a client's account? YES
(2) amount of securities to be bought or sold for a client's account? YES
(3) broker or dealer to be used for a purchase or sale of securities for a client's account? YES
(4) commission rates to be paid to a broker or dealer for a client's securities transactions? YES
D. If you answer "yes" to C.(3) above, are any of the brokers or dealers related persons? NO
E. Do you or any related person recommend brokers or dealers to clients? YES
F. If you answer "yes" to E. above, are any of the brokers or dealers related persons? NO
G. (1) Do you or any related person receive research or other products or services other than execution from a broker-dealer or a third party ("soft dollar benefits") in connection with client securities transactions? YES
G. (2) If "yes" to G.(1) above, are all the "soft dollar benefits" you or any related persons receive eligible "research or brokerage services" under section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934? YES
H. (1) Do you or any related person, directly or indirectly, compensate any person that is not an employee for client referrals? YES
H. (2) Do you or any related person, directly or indirectly, provide any employee compensation that is specifically related to obtaining clients for the firm (cash or non-cash compensation in addition to the employee's regular salary)? NO
I. Do you or any related person, including any employee, directly or indirectly, receive compensation from any person (other than you or any related person) for client referrals? NO

Self-custody

A. (1) Do you have custody of any advisory clients':
(a) cash or bank accounts? YES
(b) securities? YES
(2) If you checked "yes" to Item 9.A.(1)(a) or (b), what is the approximate amount of client funds and securities and total number of clients for which you have custody:
(a) U.S. Dollar Amount $ 1,274,796,340
(b) Total Number of Clients 390

B. (1) In connection with advisory services you provide to clients, do any of your related persons have custody of any of your advisory clients':
(a) cash or bank accounts? YES
(b) securities? NO
(2) If you checked "yes" to Item 9.B.(1)(a) or (b), what is the approximate amount of client funds and securities and total number of clients for which your related persons have custody:
(a) U.S. Dollar Amount $ 1
(b) Total Number of Clients

C. If you or your related persons have custody of client funds or securities in connection with advisory services you provide to clients, check all the following that apply:
(1) A qualified custodian(s) sends account statements at least quarterly to the investors in the pooled investment vehicle(s) you manage. NO
(2) An independent public accountant audits annually the pooled investment vehicle(s) that you manage and the audited financial statements are distributed to the investors in the pools. NO
(3) An independent public accountant conducts an annual surprise examination of client funds and securities. YES
(4) An independent public accountant prepares an internal control report with respect to custodial services when you or your related persons are qualified custodians for client funds and securities. NO

D. Do you or your related person(s) act as qualified custodians for your clients in connection with advisory services you provide to clients?
(1) you act as a qualified custodian NO
(2) your related person(s) act as qualified custodian(s) NO

E. If you are filing your annual updating amendment and you were subject to a surprise examination by an independent public accountant during your last fiscal year, provide the date (MM/YYYY) the examination commenced:

F. If you or your related persons have custody of client funds or securities, how many persons, including, but not limited to, you and your related persons, act as qualified custodians for your clients in connection with advisory services you provide to clients? 3


FIRM DOCUMENTS

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)Latest Form ADV
Part 2 Brochures
ADV PART 2 (8/5/2025)
Accountant Surprise Examination Report
Accounting Firm NameFiling DateForm ADV-E CoverForm ADV-E Report
LILLING & COMPANY LLP08/05/2025
LILLING & COMPANY LLP08/28/2024
LILLING & COMPANY LLP04/02/2024
CLARK SCHAEFER HACKETT03/14/2023

DIRECT OWNERS & EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

NameTitleAquiredCRD#
BAAM GP, LLCGENERAL PARTNER OF BAKER AVENUE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP10/2004
BAKER, SIMON, GARETHCEO / PARTNER10/20042440645
LUFF, GERALD, MEREDITHCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER / PARTNER05/20062228420
LIP, KING, SHANCHIEF STRATEGIST / PARTNER01/20104105077
COUDEN, DOUG, SCOTTCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER / PARTNER02/20122393436
STEPHENS, SCOTT, CHRISTOPHERMANAGING DIRECTOR / PARTNER01/20142778917
CONNOR, WILLIAM, PATRICKMANAGING DIRECTOR / PARTNER01/20184224274
SIMPSON, SHARONPARTNER02/20187092044
NGO, TOM, MINPRESIDENT / PARTNER07/20194494020
LUFF, GERALD, MEREDITHCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER09/20212228420
WELCH, TANYA, FAYEPARTNER01/20225416129
OCONNELL, GERRYPARTNER01/20222723202
PACIFIC PREMIER TRUST FBO TOM NGOTRUST01/2022

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GL

Gerald Meredith Luff III

Gerald M Luff
IAR
CRD#: 2228420
Location:
San Francisco, CA 94111
Company:
BAKERAVENUE
Disclosures:
Experience:
33 years
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JK

Joseph Kristopher Krauszer

Kris Krauszer
IAR
CRD#: 4198566
CFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Lake Mary, FL
Company:
BAKERAVENUE
Disclosures:
Experience:
23 years
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PE

Peter Nicholas Espiritu

Peter N Espirith, Peter N Espiritu
IAR
CRD#: 4305523
CFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
San Francisco, CA 94111
Company:
BAKERAVENUE
Disclosures:
Experience:
24 years
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