Wealth manager, wrap-program sponsor · SAN Diego, CA
Stirling Financial Group
Leeds Capital Group, LLC · SEC-registered investment adviser · CRD 327004 · SEC 801-129771
At a glance
Stirling Financial Group is an SEC-registered investment adviser based in SAN Diego, California, with $180 million in regulatory assets under management as of its Form ADV filed April 27, 2026. Its largest client group by assets is high-net-worth individuals, and it reports 288 individual clients. By Form ADV it is a wealth manager (wrap-program sponsor), ranked 6,198th of 8,915 wealth managers and 12,785th of 17,210 SEC-registered advisers by assets.
Main office 619-435-1210stirlingfinancialgroup.comLinkedInAs filed on Form ADV
- Regulatory AUM
- $180M
- Rank among wealth managers
- #6,198 of 8,915
- Rank among all SEC RIAs
- #12,785 of 17,210
- Rank in California
- #1,469 of 1,873
- Individual clients
- 288
- High-net-worth clients
- 98
- Accounts
- 475
- Discretionary
- 100% of AUM
- Employees
- 2
- Advisory staff
- 2
- Offices
- 2
Owners and executives on its Form ADV
- Thomas S. DudleyManaging Member / Chief Compliance Officer
Custody and brokerage
Broker-dealer
Hybrid RIA
Stirling Financial Group is a hybrid RIA: 2 of its employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer.
Its Form ADV brochure (filed April 2026) names LPL Financial as the broker-dealer its advisers are registered with.
Certain Associated Persons of Stirling Financial Group are registered representatives of LPL Financial, LLC (“LPL”), a licensed full-service securities broker-dealer and investment adviser under federal and state securities laws.
Who it serves
| Client type | Clients | Regulatory AUM | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| High-net-worth individuals | 98 | $130M | 72% |
| Individuals | 190 | $41M | 23% |
| Pension and profit sharing plans | 9 | $7M | 4% |
| Corporations or other businesses | 6 | $2M | 1% |
| Charitable organizations | 1 | $0M | <1% |
Disciplinary disclosures
Stirling Financial Group reports no disciplinary disclosures in Item 11 of Form ADV. Read the details on the SEC’s adviser search ↗
Services
- Financial planning
- Portfolio management for individuals and small businesses
- Portfolio management for businesses and institutions
- Pension consulting
How it’s paid
- A percentage of assets under management
- Fixed fees
Form ADV and brochures on the SEC’s adviser search ↗stirlingfinancialgroup.com ↗
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Questions
How much does Stirling Financial Group manage?
Stirling Financial Group reports $180 million in regulatory assets under management across 475 accounts, 100% of it on a discretionary basis, on its Form ADV filed April 27, 2026.
What kind of firm is Stirling Financial Group?
Stirling Financial Group is a wealth manager by its Form ADV answers. At least half of its regulatory assets are managed for individuals and high-net-worth individuals.
Who are Stirling Financial Group’s clients?
By assets, its largest client types are high-net-worth individuals ($130 million, 98 clients); individuals ($41 million, 190 clients); pension and profit sharing plans ($7 million, 9 clients).
Does Stirling Financial Group have any disciplinary history?
Stirling Financial Group reports no disciplinary disclosures in Item 11 of its Form ADV. Check the SEC’s adviser search for the latest record.
Where these numbers come from
Every figure is Stirling Financial Group’s own answer on its latest Form ADV, from the SEC’s registered-adviser list as of October 1, 2026: regulatory assets and accounts (Item 5.F), clients by type (5.D), employees (5.A and 5.B), compensation (5.E) and services (5.G). Custodians come from Schedule D 5.K(3) of its latest filing (2026-04-27), which lists those holding 10% or more of separately managed account assets and the amount at each. “Hybrid” means some employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer (Item 5.B(2)); affiliated broker-dealers are the related persons it lists in Item 7.A and Schedule D. Firm type comes from its own answers: broker-dealer firms are registered broker-dealers themselves (Item 6.A); private fund advisers manage mostly private funds (Item 7.B, 5.D); wealth managers manage at least half their assets for individuals (5.D). Ranks compare it by regulatory assets with every SEC-registered adviser and with firms of its type. Figures are as of the firm’s last annual update, so they can lag recent deals and market moves. Regulatory AUM counts assets the firm continuously supervises and can differ from what a firm markets.
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