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Founder · Step Advisers, LLC

James S. Donaldson

CRD 8247505 · Named on Form ADV at one SEC-registered adviser

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Step Advisers, LLC, an SEC-registered asset manager based in SAN Mateo, CA with $0 in regulatory assets, lists James S. Donaldson on its Form ADV as Founder, a control person.

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