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FORM ADV PART 2A - APPENDIX 1: WRAP FEE PROGRAM BROCHURE
California Capital Management (CRD 130734), brochure dated July 7, 2026. Text extracted from the firm's SEC Form ADV Part 2 brochure.
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Form ADV Part 2A Appendix 1 – Wrap Fee Program
Brochure
Item 1: Cover Page
July 2026
California Capital Management Wrap Program
Sponsored By:
2520 West Olive Avenue
Suite 300
Burbank, CA 91505
Firm Contact: Khrysten Baltazar
Chief Compliance Officer
www.calcapmgt.com
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of
Consolidated Capital Management, LLC dba California Capital Management. If you have any
questions about the contents of this brochure, please contact our firm by telephone at 818-766-
0660 or by email at kbaltazar@calcapmgt.com.
The information in this brochure has not been approved or verified by the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission or by any State Securities Authority. You are encouraged to review
this Brochure and Brochure Supplements for our firm’s associates who advise you for more
information on the qualifications of our firm and our employees. Please note that the use of the
term “registered investment advisor” or being “registered” does not imply a certain level of skill or
training.
Additional information about California Capital Management also is available on the SEC’s
website at www.advisorinfo.sec.gov by searching CRD# 130734.
Item 2: Material Changes
California Capital Management is required to advise you of any material changes to our Wrap
Fee Program Brochure (“Brochure”) from our last annual update. We must state clearly that we
are only discussing material changes since the last annual update of our Brochure, and we must
also provide the date of the last annual update.
Since our last annual amendment filed on 02/26/2026, we have the following material change(s)
to disclose:
• Our firm has discontinued using or offering Pontera Order Management System to
manage held away accounts.
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Item 3: Table of Contents
Section: Page(s):
Item 1: Cover Page ....................................................................................................................... 1
Item 2: Material Changes .............................................................................................................. 2
Item 3: Table of Contents .............................................................................................................. 3
Item 4: Services, Fees & Compensation ....................................................................................... 4
Item 5: Account Requirements & Types of Clients ....................................................................... 5
Item 6: Portfolio Manager Selection & Evaluation ......................................................................... 6
Item 7: Client Information Provided to Portfolio Manager(s) ......................................................... 9
Item 8: Client Contact with Portfolio Manager(s) .......................................................................... 9
Item 9: Additional Information ..................................................................................................... 10
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Item 4: Services, Fees & Compensation
We pay an asset-based fee to our custodian, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (“Schwab”), based on
the total value of client assets custodied on their platform. It is common in the industry for wrap
fee advisers to pay a transaction-based fee to their custodian for executing transactions in client
accounts. However, wrap fee advisers that pay transaction-based compensation have a financial
incentive to trade as little as possible to minimize expenses. Wrap fee advisers that pay asset-
based compensation, like our firm, have the opposite financial incentive. Nevertheless, our firm
seeks to adhere to our fiduciary duty to act in our clients’ best interest by placing their interests
above our own and by trading when appropriate for our clients’ financial circumstances and
objectives. We do not charge our clients higher advisory fees based on their trading activity. By
participating in a wrap fee program, you may end up paying more or less than you would through
a non-wrap fee program where trade execution costs are passed directly to you by the executing
broker.
Our Wrap Advisory Services
Our Wrap Comprehensive Portfolio Management service encompasses asset management as
well as providing financial planning/financial consulting to clients. It is designed to assist clients in
meeting their financial goals through the use of financial investments. Typically, we conduct at
least one, but sometimes more than one meeting (in person if possible, otherwise via telephone
or video conference) with clients in order to understand their current financial situation, existing
resources, financial goals, and tolerance for risk. Based on what we learn, we propose an
investment approach to the client. We may propose an investment portfolio, consisting of
exchange traded funds (“ETFs”), mutual funds, individual stocks or bonds, fee-based annuities,
or other securities. Upon the client’s agreement to the proposed investment plan, we work with
the client to establish or transfer investment accounts so that we can manage the client’s portfolio.
Once the relevant accounts are under our management, we review such accounts on a regular
basis and at least annually. We may periodically rebalance or adjust client accounts under our
management. If the client experiences any significant changes to his/her financial or personal
circumstances, the client must notify us so that we can consider such information in managing
the client’s investments.
Fee Schedule
Assets Under Management Annual Percentage of Assets Charge:
$0 to $249,999.99
$250,000 to $499,999.99
Over $500,000
2.95%
2.50%
2.00%
Our firm’s fees are billed on a prorated annualized basis, quarterly in advance based on the value
of your account on the last day of the previous quarter, which is typically the end of January, April,
July and October. Adjustments will be made for deposits and withdrawals of cash and securities
during the billing period for amounts of $1,000 or greater. For example, if a client withdraws cash
or securities of $1,000 or more from their account mid-billing period, they would receive a prorated
fee refund based on the amount of the withdrawal and the remaining days in the billing period.
The fee refund would be applied at the next quarterly billing and would reduce that billing period’s
fee. If a client deposits cash or securities of $1,000 or more into their account mid-billing period,
a prorated fee would be assessed based on the amount of the deposit and the remaining days in
the billing period. The prorated fee would be applied at the next quarterly billing and would
increase that billing period’s fee.
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Fees generally are negotiable at the discretion of our firm and will be automatically deducted from
your managed account. As part of the fee deduction process, you understand and acknowledge
the following:
a) Your independent custodian sends statements at least quarterly to you showing the market
values for each security included in the Assets and all disbursements in your account including
the amount of the advisory fees paid to us;
b) You provide authorization permitting us to be directly paid by these terms; and
c) If we send a copy of our invoice to you, it will include a legend urging you to compare
information provided in our statement with those from the qualified custodian.
Please note the first advisory fee charged to new client accounts includes the fee charged on the
regular billing date in advance for the first full quarter as well as a one-time prorated advisory fee
in arrears for services rendered between the date of receipt of assets and the end of the previous
quarter.
We do not permit debt card use within investments accounts under our management where we
trade securities (stocks, bonds, etc.). Any withdrawals from an investment account would need
to be requested directly from our office or set up via automatic payment.
Other Types of Fees & Expenses:
You may pay custodial fees, charges imposed directly by a mutual fund, index fund, or exchange
traded fund which shall be disclosed in the fund’s prospectus (i.e., fund management fees, 12b-
1 fees, and other fund expenses), mark-ups and mark-downs, spreads paid to market makers,
wire transfer fees and other fees and taxes on brokerage accounts and securities transactions.
These fees are not included within the wrap-fee you are charged by our firm. Please note, we do
not recommend or offer the wrap program services of other providers. You will also be charged
fees for trades executed away from our recommended custodian.
Our recommended custodian, Schwab, does not charge transaction fees for U.S. listed equities,
exchange traded funds, and options (subject to $0.65 per contract fee). This means that, in most
cases, when we buy and sell these types of securities, we will not have to pay any commissions
to Schwab. We encourage you to review Schwab’s pricing to compare the total costs of entering
into a wrap fee arrangement versus a non-wrap fee arrangement. If you choose to enter into a
wrap fee arrangement, your total cost to invest could exceed the cost of paying for brokerage and
advisory services separately. To see what you would pay for transactions in a non-wrap account
please refer to Schwab’s most recent pricing schedules available at schwab.com/aspricingguide.
Item 5: Account Requirements & Types of Clients
We have the following types of clients:
Individuals and High Net Worth Individuals;
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• Trusts, Estates or Charitable Organizations;
• Pension and Profit Sharing Plans;
• Corporations, limited liability companies and/or other business types.
We generally require a minimum household account balance of $500,000 for the Wrap
Comprehensive Portfolio Management service. This minimum is negotiable and generally
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required throughout the course of the client’s relationship with our firm. We may waive the account
minimum for family members of current clients and for clients who will likely accumulate enough
assets to exceed the account balance minimum.
Item 6: Portfolio Manager Selection & Evaluation
Our firm does not utilize outside portfolio managers. All accounts are managed by our in-house
professionals.
Advisory Business:
See Item 4 for information about our wrap fee advisory program. We offer individualized
investment advice to clients utilizing our Wrap Comprehensive Portfolio Management service.
Each client has the opportunity to place reasonable restrictions on the types of investments to be
held in the portfolio. Restrictions on investments in certain securities or types of securities may not
be possible due to the level of difficulty this would entail in managing the account. Restrictions
would be limited to our Wrap Comprehensive Portfolio Management service. We do not manage
assets through our other services.
Participation in Wrap Fee Programs:
We only offer wrap fee accounts to our clients, which are managed on an individualized basis
according to the client’s investment objectives, financial goals, risk tolerance, etc. We do not
manage non-wrap fee accounts.
Performance-Based Fees & Side-By-Side Management:
We do not charge performance fees to our clients.
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies & Risk of Loss:
We customize portfolios based on the individual client timeframe, risk tolerance and financial
goals. We do not primarily recommend any particular method of analysis or strategy or any
particular type of security.
Methods of Analysis:
• Charting
• Fundamental
• Technical
• Cyclical
Investment Strategies we use:
• Long term purchases (securities held at least a year)
• Short term purchases (securities sold within a year)
• Trading (securities sold within 30 days)
• Margin Transactions
• Option writing, including covered options, uncovered options or spreading strategies
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CCM specializes in the following areas:
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Investment management process that seeks to create a balance between potential
investment return and risk over the target investment time frame. This typically involves
using a mix of the securities described immediately above.
Investment management approach that employs quantitative analysis, technical analysis,
fundamental analysis, and other disciplines, which are considered together to make
decisions.
Investment management focusing on multiple time frames, i.e. long-term strategies,
intermediate-term strategies and short-term strategies. Depending on the specific
situation, this may involve having CCM employ a variety of risk-management strategies,
including short-term trading, stop orders, index options, option writing (protective put
options, covered options, uncovered options or spreading strategies) and holding above-
normal cash balances. CCM feels that the variety of risk-management tools it has at its
disposal, and its dedication to considering them as needed, is one of CCM’s differentiating
features in the investment advisory marketplace.
Investment Management specializing in selection of mutual funds, Exchange Traded
Funds (ETFs), Closed-End Funds, equities, fixed income instruments, options, cash
equivalents. Other investments, available presently or created at a later date, may also
be used in accounts and funds managed or sub-advised by CCM. CCM typically prefers
to invest in securities that offer daily liquidity for the majority of the client portfolio
investments. Illiquid investments, such as non-traded REITS and non-traded BDC’s, if
used at all, do not exceed more than thirty percent of a typical client investment portfolio.
Types of Investments:
Based upon the request of an entity or individual who is a Wrap Comprehensive Portfolio
Management client, CCM will utilize or offer advice on all types of securities, provided that
CCM believes it can offer a reasonable opinion based on its investment experience and
acumen. The following are some of the general categories of securities CCM can advise.
• Exchange-listed securities
• Securities traded over-the-counter
• Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
• Foreign issues
• Warrants
• Corporate debt securities (other than commercial paper)
• Commercial paper
• Certificates of deposit
• Municipal securities
• Asset Allocation among investments offered within Variable Annuities (but not the
evaluation of any non-investment management aspects of annuities or other insurance
products)
Interests in partnerships investing in real estate, and oil and gas interests
• Mutual fund shares
• United States government securities
• Options contracts on securities and commodities
• Futures contracts on tangibles and intangibles
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• Managed futures
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When providing Wrap Comprehensive Portfolio Management Services, it is not CCM’s typical
investment strategy to attempt to time the market (which we define as moving from a fully invested
position to a 100% cash position) but we may increase cash holdings modestly as deemed
appropriate, based on your risk tolerance and our expectations of market behavior.
Risk of Loss:
Clients must understand that past performance is not indicative of future results. Therefore,
current and prospective clients should never assume that future performance of any specific
investment or investment strategy will be profitable. Investing in securities (including stocks,
mutual funds, and bonds) involves risk of loss. Further, depending on the different types of
investments there may be varying degrees of risk. Clients and prospective clients should be
prepared to bear investment loss including loss of original principal.
Because of the inherent risk of loss associated with investing, CCM is unable to represent,
guarantee, or even imply that its services and methods of analysis or other unaffiliated, third-party
investment advisors can or will predict future results, successfully identify market tops or bottoms,
or insulate you from losses due to market corrections or declines. There are certain additional
risks associated when investing in securities through CCM’s investment management programs
or other unaffiliated third-party investment advisors.
Market Risk: Either the stock market as a whole, or the value of an individual company, goes
down resulting in a decrease in the value of client investments. This is also referred to as systemic
risk.
Equity (Stock) Market Risk: Common stocks are susceptible to general stock market fluctuations
and to volatile increases and decreases in value as market confidence in and perceptions of their
issuers change. If you held common stock, or common stock equivalents, of any given issuer, you
would generally be exposed to greater risk than if you held preferred stocks and debt obligations
of the issuer.
Company Risk: When investing in stock positions, there is always a certain level of company or
industry specific risk that is inherent in each investment. This is also referred to as unsystematic
risk and can be reduced through appropriate diversification. There is the risk that the company
will perform poorly or have its value reduced based on factors specific to the company or its
industry. For example, if a company’s employees go on strike or the company receives
unfavorable media attention for its actions, the value of the company may be reduced.
ETF and Mutual Fund Risk: When the client is invested in an ETF or mutual fund, it will bear
additional expenses based on its prorated share of the ETFs or mutual fund’s operating expenses,
including the potential duplication of management fees. The risk of owning an ETF or mutual fund
generally reflects the risks of owning the underlying securities the ETF or mutual fund holds.
Management Risk: Your investment with our firm varies with the success and failure of our
investment strategies, research, analysis and determination of portfolio securities. If our
investment strategies do not produce the expected returns, the value of the investment will
decrease.
Foreign Investment Risk: Foreign investing involves risks not typically associated with U.S.
investments, including adverse fluctuations in foreign currency values, adverse political, social
and economic developments, less liquidity, greater volatility, less developed or less efficient
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trading markets, political instability and differing auditing and legal standards. Investing in
emerging markets imposes risks different from, or greater than, risks of investing in foreign
developed countries.
Foreign Currency Risk: Currency market risk results from the price movement of foreign currency
values in response to shifting market supply and demand. Interest rate risk arises whenever a
country changes its stated interest rate target associated with its currency. Country risk arises
because virtually every country has interfered with international transactions in its currency.
Interference has taken the form of regulation of the local exchange market, restrictions on foreign
investment by residents or limits on inflows of investment funds from abroad. Restrictions on the
exchange market or on international transactions are intended to affect the level or movement of
the exchange rate. This risk could include the country issuing a new currency, effectively making
the "old" currency worthless.
Interest Rate Risk: Debt securities have varying levels of sensitivity to changes in interest rates.
In general, the price of a debt security may fall when interest rates rise. Securities with longer
maturities may be more sensitive to interest rate changes. Certain corporate bonds and mortgage-
backed securities may be significantly affected by changes in interest rates. Some mortgage-
backed securities may have a structure that makes their reaction to interest rates and other factors
difficult to predict, making their value highly volatile. Because zero coupon securities do not make
interest payments, they are considered more volatile than bonds making periodic payments.
When interest rates rise, zero coupon securities fall more sharply than interest paying bonds.
However, zero coupon securities rise more rapidly in value when interest rates drop.
Options (Derivatives Risk): Even a small investment in options may give rise to leverage risk, and
can have a significant impact on the accounts’ performance. Derivatives are subject to credit risk
and liquidity risk.
Voting Client Securities:
We do not accept the proxy authority to vote client securities. Clients will receive proxies or other
solicitations directly from their custodian or a transfer agent. In the event that proxies are sent to
our firm, we will forward them on to you and ask the party who sent them to mail them directly to
you in the future. Clients may call, write or email us to discuss questions they may have about
particular proxy votes or other solicitations.
Item 7: Client Information Provided to Portfolio Manager(s)
We are required to describe the information about you that we communicate to your portfolio
manager(s), and how often or under what circumstances we provide updated information.
Because we do not utilize outside portfolio managers, and all accounts are managed by our in-
house professionals, we do not share any of your personal information with outside portfolio
managers.
Item 8: Client Contact with Portfolio Manager(s)
Clients are always free to directly contact their portfolio manager(s) with any questions or
concerns they have about their portfolios or other matters.
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Item 9: Additional Information
Disciplinary Information
We have no legal or disciplinary events to disclose that are material to a client’s or prospective
client’s evaluation of our advisory business or the integrity of our management.
Financial Industry Activities & Affiliations
Certain representatives of our firm are registered representatives with Purshe Kaplan Sterling
Investments, Inc. In such capacity, they may offer securities and receive normal and customary
commissions as a result of securities transactions. This presents a conflict of interest to the extent
that they recommend that a client invest in a security which results in a commission being paid to
them.
Bradley J. Salo is a licensed insurance agent through numerous insurance companies. In such a
capacity, he may offer insurance products and receive normal and customary commissions as a
result of such a purchase. This presents a conflict of interest to the extent that he recommends
the purchase of an insurance product which results in a commission being paid to him as an
insurance agent. He spends 10% of their time on these activities.
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions & Personal Trading
We recognize that the personal investment transactions of members and employees of our firm
demand the application of a high Code of Ethics and require that all such transactions be carried out
in a way that does not endanger the interest of any client. At the same time, we believe that if
investment goals are similar for clients and for members and employees of our firm, it is logical and
even desirable that there be common ownership of some securities. Therefore, in order to prevent
conflicts of interest, we have in place a set of procedures (including a pre-clearing procedure) with
respect to transactions effected by our members, officers and employees for their personal
accounts1. In order to monitor compliance with our personal trading policy, we have a quarterly
securities transaction reporting system for all of our associates. Furthermore, our firm has
established a Code of Ethics which applies to all of our associated persons. An investment advisor
is considered a fiduciary. As a fiduciary, it is an investment advisor’s responsibility to provide fair and
full disclosure of all material facts and to act solely in the best interest of each of our clients at all
times. We have a fiduciary duty to all clients. Our fiduciary duty is considered the core underlying
principle for our Code of Ethics which also includes Insider Trading and Personal Securities
Transactions Policies and Procedures. We require all of our supervised persons to conduct business
with the highest level of ethical standards and to comply with all federal and state securities laws at
all times. Upon employment or affiliation and at least annually thereafter, all supervised persons will
sign an acknowledgement that they have read, understand, and agree to comply with our Code of
Ethics. Our firm and supervised persons must conduct business in an honest, ethical, and fair
manner and avoid all circumstances that might negatively affect or appear to affect our duty of
complete loyalty to all clients. This disclosure is provided to give all clients a summary of our Code
of Ethics. However, if a client or a potential client wishes to review our Code of Ethics in its entirety,
a copy will be provided promptly upon request.
1 For purposes of the policy, our associate’s personal account generally includes any account (a) in the name of our associate, his/her
spouse, his/her minor children or other dependents residing in the same household, (b) for which our associate is a trustee or executor, or
(c) which our associate controls, including our client accounts which our associate controls and/or a member of his/her household has a
direct or indirect beneficial interest in.
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Review of Accounts
We review accounts on at least an annual basis for our clients subscribing to our Wrap
Comprehensive Portfolio Management service. The nature of these reviews is to determine
whether clients’ accounts are in line with their investment objectives, appropriately positioned
based on market conditions, and investment policies, if applicable. Only our Financial Advisors or
Portfolio Managers will conduct reviews.
We may review client accounts more frequently than described above. Among the factors which
may trigger an off-cycle review are major market or economic events, the client’s life events,
requests by the client, etc.
We provide performance reporting to clients. Verbal reports to clients take place on at least an
annual basis when we meet with clients who subscribe to our Wrap Comprehensive Portfolio
Management service.
Client Referrals & Other Compensation
We receive an economic benefit from Schwab in the form of the support products and services
it makes available to us and other independent investment advisors that have their clients
maintain accounts at Schwab. These products and services, how they benefit us, and the
related conflicts of interest are described within I tem 12 – Brokerage Practices of the Form
ADV Part 2A – Firm Brochure. The availability to us of Schwab’s products and services is not
based on us giving particular investment advice, such as buying particular securities for our
clients.
In accordance with Rule 206 (4)-1 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, our firm provides cash
or non-cash compensation directly or indirectly to unaffiliated persons for testimonials or
endorsements (which include client referrals). Such compensation arrangements will not result in
higher costs to the referred client. In this regard, our firm maintains a written agreement with each
unaffiliated person that is compensated for testimonials or endorsements in an aggregate amount
of $1,000 or more (or the equivalent value in non-cash compensation) over a trailing 12-month
period in compliance with Rule 206 (4)-1 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and applicable
state and federal laws. The following information will be disclosed clearly and prominently to
referred prospective clients at the time of each testimonial or endorsement:
• Whether or not the unaffiliated person is a current client of our firm,
• A description of the cash or non-cash compensation provided directly or indirectly by our
firm to the unaffiliated person in exchange for the referral, if applicable, and
• A brief statement of any material conflicts of interest on the part of the unaffiliated person
giving the referral resulting from our firm’s relationship with such unaffiliated person.
Financial Information
We are not required to provide financial information in this Brochure because:
• We do not require the prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees and six or more months in
advance.
• We do not have a financial condition or commitment that impairs our ability to meet
contractual and fiduciary obligations to clients.
• We have never been the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding.
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