Golden Gate Financial Group, LLC (San Francisco)


Golden Gate Financial Group, LLC is a large advisory firm based in San Francisco. It manages $29.93 million of regulatory assets for 7 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2002 and has operated in the jurisdiction of California.

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Golden Gate Financial Group provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles and market timing services. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Golden Gate Financial Group: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Golden Gate Financial Group, LLC is $29.93 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -75% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.


The firm manages $29.93 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $4.28 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Golden Gate Financial Group, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at Golden Gate Financial Group, LLC

Paul Alphonse Castagna has been acting as President since 1 May 2002. Patrick L. Gibbons joined the executive team most recently as the Treasurer/Secretary/Finop.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Paul Alphonse Castagna Chairman/chief executive officer 1 May 2002 75% - 100% 43003
Howard Thomas Halen President/chief compliance officer/chief operating officer 1 May 2002 Other 3180634
Sam Kuhaulua Kong Kee Executive vice president 1 May 2002 Other 4200888
Pauline Dennise Dapsauski Secretary/treasurer/chief financial officer 1 May 2002 Other 4072328
Howard Thomas Iii Halen President/chief compliance officer/chief operating officer 1 May 2002 Other 3180634
Howard Thomas Halen President/manager/chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2003 75% - 100% 3180634
Patrick L. Gibbons Treasurer/secretary/finop 1 Apr 2004 Other 4336580

Based in San Francisco

The principal office where Golden Gate Financial Group, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 1750 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 415-362-5006 or by fax 415-954-8547. The normal business hours are 9:00am - 5:00pm on Other. You can find more information about the New York firm at www.ggfg.com.