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Financial Focus Llc

SEC-registered Wealth Manager · Small ($100M–$1B) CRD 282177 · SEC file 801-112408 · Carlsbad, CA · FINANCIALFOCUSLLC.COM
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Regulatory AUM
$800M
Discretionary
$800M
Clients
584
Avg AUM / client
$1.4M
Accounts
1,308
Employees
8

AUM over time

$234M $800M
Dec 2017 Dec 2025

Annual snapshots from Form ADV filings · as of Jan 29, 2026

Who they serve

Client typeClientsAUM% of AUM
Individuals (non-high net worth) 287 $37.0M 4.63%
High net worth individuals 294 $506M 63.3%
Pension and profit sharing plans 1 $3.0M 0.38%
Charitable organizations 2 $254M 31.8%

People (7)

roster as of Jul 20, 2026
NameRole / titleCredentialsWith firm sinceOwnership
Kaitlin Marie Hewell President CFP Nov 2012 (14y) ≈ 18.75% – 50% via Hewell Financial Group, Inc.
Barbara Jessup Williams Chief Compliance Officer CFP Dec 2015 (11y) ≈ 12.5% – 37.5% via Hovis Williams, Inc.
Hovis, John, H Co Owner Dec 2015 (11y) ≈ 12.5% – 37.5% via Hovis Williams, Inc.
Jerrie Kay Carli Registered representative Aug 2016 (10y)
Jay William Hovis Registered representative CFP Jan 2019 (8y)
Billie Carl Cook Registered representative CFP Oct 2023 (3y)
Olivia Taylor Gliege Registered representative CFP Jun 2025 (1y)

Entity owners (Schedule A/B)

EntityTitle / statusSinceSch.Ownership
Hovis Williams, Inc. Member Dec 2015 A 25% – 50%
Hewell Financial Group, Inc. Member Dec 2015 A 25% – 50%

Undisclosed: 0% – 25% of the firm is not attributable from the filed Schedule A bands.

Estimated effective ownership (look-through of filed bands):

  • Kaitlin Marie Hewell: 75% – 100% of Hewell Financial Group, Inc. × 25% – 50% direct ≈ 18.75% – 50% of the firm
  • Barbara Jessup Williams: 50% – 75% of Hovis Williams, Inc. × 25% – 50% direct ≈ 12.5% – 37.5% of the firm
  • Hovis, John, H: 50% – 75% of Hovis Williams, Inc. × 25% – 50% direct ≈ 12.5% – 37.5% of the firm

Roster from the IAPD representatives feed; ownership and acquisition dates from Form ADV Schedule A/B. "Since" is the earliest filed registration or acquisition date.

Documents (1 archived)

FormPeriodSize
Form ADV (full filing) 01/29/2026 901 KB View · PDF · Source ↗

Archived copies of the firm's regulatory filings, versioned by content hash.

Disciplinary disclosures

No disciplinary events reported on the firm's latest Form ADV filing.

How they charge

  • Percentage of assets under management
  • Hourly charges
  • Fixed fees

Services

  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals/small businesses
  • Pension consulting services

Custody

Reported custodians

Amounts as reported in ADV Item 5.K.(3) (custodians holding 10%+ of SMA assets).

Firm reports it does not have custody of client funds or securities (Item 9.A).

Source

All data on this page comes from this firm's Form ADV filings, reproduced without modification. Latest filing: Jan 29, 2026.

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