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STEP ADVISERS, LLC

C38
CRD 322349·SEC 801-126160·PALO ALTO, CA
AUM
$0
<$25M
Est. Revenue
$0
@ 1% on AUM
Est. EBITDA
$0
@ 30% margin
Est. Deal Value
$0
@ 8× EBITDA

Identity

Registrations & legal identity

Legal name
STEP ADVISERS, LLC
CRD
322349
SEC file #
801-126160
EIN
—
DBA names
—

Economics

AUM
$0
AUM band
<$25M
AUM trajectory
—
Client mix
Individuals Other80,707

Operations

Employees (total)
1
Advisory staff (per ADV)
1
Advisory staff (5-yr trend)
'23'26
3 advisors → 1 advisors▼ -67%
Primary office
PALO ALTO CA
Branches
—

Custodian & Brokerage

Primary custodian
E*Tradelow confidence
Services offered
Portfolio mgmt — individuals
Fee basis
Other Compensation

Filings

Latest ADV filing
03/31/2026
ADV-W filed at
—
Website
step.com

Compliance

Disclosures (firm)
0
Trademark
—
Additional signalsExpand ▾

Ownership & succession ★

Who controls the firm + pre-computed succession flags

Top Owner Name
STEP FINANCIAL LLC
Top Owner Pct
87.5
Top Owner Entity Kind
DE
Owner Count
2
Control Persons
STEP FINANCIAL LLC
BOWEN, GEORGE, LUCAS
Solo Advisor Indicator
Yes
Succession Risk Solo Owner
No
Is Parent Owned Subsidiary
Yes

Availability / M&A ★

Already-acquired = skip; deal comps

Adv W Filed
No

Web presence ★

Stale website = winding down

Web Signal Quality
ok
Rdap Domain
STEP.COM
Rdap Domain Creation Date
1997-12-11T05:00:00Z
Rdap Firm Age Years
29
Rdap Firm Age Band
20+y
Rdap Registrar
Squarespace Domains II LLC

Retirement-plan book (Form 5500) ★

401(k)/plan business — cross-sell value

Retirement Plan Book
No

SEC EDGAR

Edgar Registered
No

Compliance & brand

Firm Registration Status
active

All other collected signals (13)

Everything else we've pulled for this record, not yet curated into a section.

Adv W Recently Filed
No
Bc Firm Active Bc Count
0
Bc Firm Active IA Count
0
Bc Firm IAR Count
0
Custodian Candidates
Full
E*trade4
Firm Has Custody
No
Mailing Office Differs
No
Rdap Domain Expiration Date
2026-12-10T05:00:00Z
Rdap Domain Last Changed
2025-12-12T22:02:33Z
Rdap Nameservers
Ns-cloud-c1.googledomains.comNs-cloud-c2.googledomains.comNs-cloud-c3.googledomains.comNs-cloud-c4.googledomains.com
Rdap Secure Dns Enabled
Yes
Rdap Status
Client Delete ProhibitedClient Transfer ProhibitedClient Update Prohibited
Trust Company Affiliate
No

People (1)

1
BOWEN, GEORGE, LUCAS
Executive Officer · 2.5%
7998561