Fortem Financial Group, LLC

Registered investment adviser · Palm Desert, CA · CRD #291662

Form ADV data as of 2026-09-01

Regulatory assets

$631.9 million

Total accounts

1,042

Employees

Disclosure events

Firm details

Website: https://instagram.com/fortemfin
Telephone: 760-206-8500
SEC file number: 801-112300
Most recent Form ADV filing: 2026-04-21
SEC record: View this firm on the SEC's IAPD site

Disciplinary disclosures

This firm answered No to every Item 11 disciplinary question on its most recent Form ADV filing.

Assets and accounts

Provides continuous and regular supervisory or management services	Yes
Discretionary regulatory assets under management	$626.7 million
Non-discretionary regulatory assets under management	$5.2 million
Total regulatory assets under management	$631.9 million
Discretionary accounts	1,023
Non-discretionary accounts	19
Total accounts	1,042
Regulatory assets under management attributable to non-U.S. persons	$0

People

Total employees (excluding clerical)	10
Employees performing investment advisory functions (including research)	6
Employees who are registered representatives of a broker-dealer	1
Employees registered as investment adviser representatives with a state	5
Employees registered as IARs for another investment adviser	0
Employees who are licensed insurance agents	5
Firms or persons who solicit advisory clients on the firm's behalf	1

Custody

Has custody of client cash or bank accounts	Yes
Has custody of client securities	No
Client funds and securities held in the firm's custody	$158.5 million
Clients for whom the firm has custody	130
A related person has custody of client cash or bank accounts	Yes
A related person has custody of client securities	Yes
Client funds and securities held in a related person's custody	$2.1 million
Clients for whom a related person has custody	2
The firm acts as a qualified custodian	No
A related person acts as a qualified custodian	No
Number of persons acting as qualified custodians for the firm's clients	1

How the firm is compensated

A percentage of assets under managementHourly chargesFixed fees (other than subscription fees)CommissionsOther

Advisory services offered

Financial planning servicesPortfolio management for individuals and/or small businessesOther

Other business activities

Insurance broker or agentOther financial product salesperson

Affiliated related persons

Broker-dealer, municipal securities dealer, or government securities broker or dealerOther investment adviser (including financial planners)Commodity pool operator or commodity trading advisorFutures commission merchantAccountant or accounting firmLawyer or law firmInsurance company or agencyPension consultantReal estate broker or dealerSponsor or syndicator of limited partnershipsSponsor, general partner, or managing member of pooled investment vehicles

Reported conflicts of interest

Form ADV Items 8 asks advisers to disclose arrangements that may create a conflict with client interests. This firm answered Yes to:

Buys or sells for itself securities it also recommends to clients
Recommends securities in which it has another sales interest
Recommends brokers or dealers to clients
Compensates a non-employee for client referrals
Receives compensation from others for client referrals

Client types

Type of client	Clients	Assets
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)	193	$63.2 million
High net worth individuals	140	$522.0 million
Pension and profit sharing plans (not the participants or government plans)	2	$400,091
Charitable organizations	3	$32.7 million
Corporations or other businesses not listed above	9	$13.5 million