Dowling & Yahnke, LLC (San Diego)

Name: Dowling & Yahnke, LLC
Address: 12265 El Camino Real, San Diego, CA, 92130
Telephone: 858-509-9500

Dowling & Yahnke, LLC is a large advisory firm based in San Diego. It manages $4.36 billion of regulatory assets for 4,346 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2007 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, California, Colorado, and 10 other states.

Dowling & Yahnke provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, selection of other advisers, publication of newsletters, and educational seminars and workshops. It prepares financial plans for more than 50 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Dowling & Yahnke: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Dowling & Yahnke, LLC is $4.36 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 275% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $4.36 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $1 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in non-exchange traded securities the most. They account for 30% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 26% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in state and local bonds form 20% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Dowling & Yahnke, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and hourly charges. 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 William Giles Beamer serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of William Giles Beamer is high net worth individuals with 1,035 clients and $4.04 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Dowling & Yahnke has the highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $4.36 billion for 1,239 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.

Dowling & Yahnke doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Dowling & Yahnke, LLC

The company employs 44 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 48 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 14 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 compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

William Giles Beamer has been acting as President since 1 Nov 2013. Mark Joseph Munoz joined the executive team most recently as the Secretary.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Dale Edward Yahnke	Ceo	1 Jan 1991	Other	1201117
Inc. Dowling & Yahnke	Member	1 May 1991	75% - 100%	33-0465041
Paul Raymone Temby	Portfolio manager	1 Aug 1998	Other	3195867
William Giles Beamer	Portfolio manager	1 Feb 2002	Other	4536134
Paul Raymond Temby	Secretary	1 Oct 2007	Other	3195867
William Giles Beamer	Chief investment officer	1 Oct 2009	Other	4536134
Mark Joseph Munoz	Chief operating officer	1 Oct 2009	Other	2001677
Mark Joseph Munoz	Cfo	1 May 2011	Other	2001677
Karrol Lee Gibbs	Chief compliance officer	1 Jul 2012	Other	6097878
William Giles Beamer	President	1 Nov 2013	Other	4536134
Dale Edward Yahnke	Chief executive officer	1 Sep 2016	Other	1201117
Mark Joseph Munoz	Secretary	1 Mar 2018	Other	2001677

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 10 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Dale Edward Yahnke	Shareholder	1 May 1991	25% - 50%	1201117
Mark Edward Dowling	Shareholder	1 May 1991	Other	1355708
Paul Raymond Temby	Shareholder	1 Aug 1998	Other	3195867
Paul Raymond Temby	Shareholder	1 Jan 2005	Other	3195867
William Giles Beamer	Shareholder	1 Oct 2007	Other	4536134
William Giles Beamer	Shareholder	1 May 2010	Other	4536134
Mark Joseph Munoz	Shareholder	1 Dec 2011	Other	2001677
William Giles Beamer	Shareholder	1 Dec 2011	Other	4536134
Alana Christine Asmussen	Shareholder	1 Apr 2015	Other	2162601
Michael S Brown	Shareholder	1 Apr 2015	Other	6093426

Based in San Diego

The principal office where Dowling & Yahnke, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 12265 El Camino Real, San Diego, CA 92130, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 858-509-9500 or by fax 858-509-9520. The normal business hours are 8:00 am - 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at dywealth.com.