What Excelsis Global Private Wealth does

Excelsis Global Private Wealth is an independent wealth management firm headquartered in McAllen, Texas, operating as a Doing Business As (DBA) of Sanctuary Securities, Inc. and Sanctuary Advisors, LLC. Founded in June 2021, the firm is structured as a consortium of five independent wealth management teams — the Lopez, Chapa & Salinas, Guerrero, Ordorica & De La Garza, and Perez Private Wealth Groups — staffed by eight senior wealth advisors with prior experience at Wells Fargo Advisors, Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan Chase, and other major financial institutions. The firm specializes in cross-border wealth management for high-net-worth individuals, multigenerational families, and business owners with financial interests in both the United States and Mexico, with bilingual English/Spanish service delivery and offices in McAllen, Laredo, and San Antonio.

The firm delivers a full wealth management service suite through an open-architecture platform, sourced via Sanctuary Wealth's infrastructure and BNY Mellon Pershing's custody and clearing services (which provide execution across 65+ global markets and currency conversion in 50 currencies). Service offerings include financial planning, investment management, tax minimization, trust services, estate and legacy planning, retirement planning, education planning, insurance, and family wealth coaching. The technology stack is primarily partner-delivered — the 'Interactive Financial Planning' capability is powered by the Sanctuary Wealth technology platform — with no proprietary AI/ML or in-house platform development evident in the disclosed data.

Revenue is generated through two primary streams: fee-based investment advisory services delivered via Sanctuary Advisors, LLC (an SEC Registered Investment Advisor operating on a recurring AUM-based model) and securities brokerage transactions via Sanctuary Securities, Inc. (Member FINRA, SIPC, on a transaction-fee basis). Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is tailored to individual client asset levels and needs, consistent with the standard HNW RIA model. The go-to-market is relationship-based field sales, with marketing primarily driven by the Sanctuary network, community presence in South Texas, advisor LinkedIn profiles, and earned media coverage of the firm's 2021 Wells Fargo breakaway formation.

Name

Excelsis Global Private Wealth

Legal name

Excelsis Global Private Wealth

Website

https://excelsisgpw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Excelsis Global Private Wealth is an independent, Sanctuary-affiliated wealth management firm in South Texas, operating as five cross-border advisory teams serving high-net-worth individuals, multigenerational families, and business owners with US-Mexico financial interests. Bilingual services delivered through BNY Mellon Pershing custody.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Banking Cross-Border & International Wealth Services (FSABADAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Private Wealth Planning (Tax, Estate & Succession) (FSAAABAE), Private Banking & UHNW Wealth Advisory (FSAEABAC)

Keywords

• Wealth management services
• Financial planning advisory
• Investment management solutions
• Cross-border wealth advisory
• Estate planning services

Headquarters

HQ city

Mcallen

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Investment Advisory Services: Fee-based investment advisory services through Sanctuary Advisors, LLC (SEC Registered Investment Advisor), providing fiduciary-based wealth management and financial planning
2. Securities Transactions: Securities brokerage services through Sanctuary Securities, Inc. (Member FINRA, SIPC), executing trades and managing investment portfolios

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Excelsis Global Private Wealth delivers tailored financial planning, investment management, tax minimization, trust, estate and legacy planning, retirement planning, education planning, insurance, and family wealth coaching services to high-net-worth individuals, business owners, and multigenerational families. The firm operates through five independent advisory teams using an open architecture platform, with specialized expertise in US-Mexico cross-border wealth management delivered in English and Spanish.

Product overview

Excelsis Global Private Wealth is a wealth management platform comprising five independent advisory teams (Lopez, Chapa & Salinas, Guerrero, Ordorica & De La Garza, and Perez Private Wealth Groups) that provide a full suite of financial services through an open architecture platform. The offering includes Financial Planning, Tax Minimization Strategies, Trust Services, Investment Management, Education Planning, Estate and Legacy Planning, Retirement Planning, Family Wealth Coaching, and Insurance Services—all tailored to individual client circumstances with a focus on cross-border needs for clients with assets held onshore or offshore. The five teams work collaboratively while maintaining independence, sharing operational resources to deliver comprehensive wealth management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Lopez Private Wealth Group: One of five independent wealth management teams at Excelsis Global Private Wealth, led by Senior Wealth Advisors Marlen Lopez and Roberto Lopez.
• The Guerrero Private Wealth Group
• The Chapa & Salinas Private Wealth Group
• The Ordorica & De La Garza Private Wealth Group
• The Perez Private Wealth Group

Quantifiable outcome

• Transition process completed in approximately two weeks from Welcome Packet paperwork submission
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Sanctuary WealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Sanctuary Wealth is an advanced platform for experienced, elite independent advisors providing all-encompassing operational and technological support in an ecosystem of partnered independence. Excelsis is a partner firm receiving access to proprietary and non-proprietary investment vehicles, technology, tools, and standardized processes. Sanctuary Global specifically supports international advisors. Excelsis is a DBA of Sanctuary Securities Inc. and Sanctuary Advisors, LLC.
• BNY Mellon PershingcoreTechnology or IntegrationBNY Mellon Pershing serves as the custodian for all client assets. Pershing is an industry leader in clearing and custody services with over $2.0 trillion in global client assets representing seven million investor accounts. BNY Mellon is the largest custodian in the world with over $41 trillion in assets under custody. Pershing provides clearing and custody services in 65 global markets, execution services in over 60 markets, and facilitates trading and conversion of 50 currencies.
• Sanctuary Securities Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExcelsis Global Private Wealth is a DBA of Sanctuary Securities, Inc. Securities offered through Sanctuary Securities, Inc., Member FINRA, SIPC. Advisors are Registered Representatives of Sanctuary Securities Inc.
• Sanctuary Advisors, LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvisors serve as Investment Advisor Representatives of Sanctuary Advisors, LLC, an SEC Registered Investment Advisor. The firm provides fiduciary care for clients through this partnership.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• J.P. Morgan Private Bank: Global private bank serving UHNW and HNW clients with comprehensive wealth planning, cross-border capabilities, and institutional-grade investment solutions. Competes for cross-border US-Mexico clients and has hired from the same advisor talent pool.
• Sanctuary Wealth: Parent platform for Excelsis and other independent RIAs. Sanctuary Wealth provides operational, technological, and regulatory infrastructure to elite independent advisors; Excelsis operates as a DBA of Sanctuary Securities and Sanctuary Advisors. Comparable as the broader ecosystem for partner-firm wealth advisors.
• Morgan Stanley Wealth Management: National wirehouse wealth management franchise serving HNW and UHNW clients, with growing international and advisor-led team capabilities. Competes for the same Texas-based HNW and business-owner client segments as Excelsis.
• UBS Wealth Management USA: Global wealth manager with strong cross-border and Latin America capabilities serving UHNW and HNW clients. Most direct large-scale competitor for cross-border US-Mexico wealth management mandates that Excelsis targets.
• Wells Fargo Advisors: Wirehouse wealth management business and former employer of Excelsis's founding advisors. Competes for the same cross-border HNW clients in South Texas and has the resources to rebuild international wealth capabilities following its 2021 exit.
• Merrill Lynch Wealth Management: Wirehouse wealth advisory business within Bank of America serving HNW and UHNW clients nationally. Competes for cross-border Hispanic clients in Texas with broader product set and brand recognition; several Excelsis advisors previously worked at Merrill.

Direct peers

• Mariner Wealth Advisors: Independent RIA serving HNW families, business owners, and institutions with comprehensive wealth planning and open-architecture investment management. Comparable scale, open-architecture platform, and family-wealth focus make it a near-direct competitor for advisory talent and clients.
• Hightower Advisors: Large independent RIA platform serving HNW and UHNW clients through advisor teams with open-architecture investment solutions. Closely comparable business model — independent advisor-owned teams operating under a shared platform — and overlaps in serving business-owner and multigenerational family segments.
• Carson Group: Independent wealth management platform supporting advisor teams with holistic financial planning, investment management, and business-owner services. Comparable in serving entrepreneurial HNW clients and providing an open-architecture solution set to partner firms.
• Merit Financial Advisors: Independent RIA platform with multiple advisor teams providing fiduciary wealth management to HNW individuals and families. Comparable in team-based structure, open-architecture philosophy, and focus on comprehensive financial planning rather than product-pushed brokerage.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/excelsisgpw

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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