Brownlie & Braden Advisors, LLC (Dallas)

Name: Brownlie & Braden Advisors, LLC
Address: 2820 Ross Tower, Dallas, TX, 75201
Telephone: 214-219-4650

Brownlie & Braden Advisors, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Dallas. It manages $121.28 million of regulatory assets for 4 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2017 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arkansas and Texas.

Brownlie & Braden Advisors provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, selection of other advisers, and provides analysis of investment opportunities and private equity evaluation/due diligence. It prepares financial plans for more than 10 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Brownlie & Braden Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Brownlie & Braden Advisors, LLC is $121.28 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -13% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $121.28 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $30.32 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 79% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is pooled investment vehicles, which make up 14% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in derivatives form 7% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Brownlie & Braden Advisors, LLC for their services and products based on hourly charges, fixed fees, and commissions. Commissions are paid and earned by the adviser when a trade or a sales of an investment is made. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients James Edward Braden serves?

The firm provides services to other investment advisers and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of James Edward Braden is pooled investment vehicles with 3 clients and $75.83 million of assets under management. Among the 14 most similar advisory firms, Brownlie & Braden Advisors has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $121.28 million for 4 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Brownlie & Braden Advisors also advises several private funds. Namely, two private equity funds.

Careers at Brownlie & Braden Advisors, LLC

The company employs 19 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 79 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 3 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

James Edward Braden has been acting as President since 1 Jun 2017. Blake Michael Cameron joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Financial Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Llc Focus Operating	Member (manager)	1 Dec 2016	75% - 100%	20-8161914
Frederick W. Wahl	Chief compliance officer and chief investment officer	1 Jun 2017	Other	2004874
Smith Asher Brownlie	Chief executive officer	1 Jun 2017	Other	1764039
James Edward Braden	President	1 Jun 2017	Other	2035425
Blake Michael Cameron	Chief financial officer	1 Sep 2018	Other	7137827

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 7 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
L.P. Cp Falcon Aiv	Member	1 Oct 2013	25% - 50%	36-4767158
Llc Focus Financial Partners	Member	1 Dec 2016	75% - 100%	16-1728260
L.P. Trident Vi Parallel Fund	Member	1 Apr 2017	75% - 100%	98-1132009
Trident Ffp Blocker Llc	Limited partner, lantern management holdings, lp	1 May 2017	25% - 50%	82-1662776
L.P. Trident Vi	Limited partner	1 May 2017	25% - 50%	98-1131820
L.P. Trident Ffp	Member	1 Jul 2017	25% - 50%	82-1662703
Focus Financial Partners Inc.	Member	1 Jul 2018	75% - 100%	47-4780811

Based in Dallas

The principal office where Brownlie & Braden Advisors, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 2820 Ross Tower, Dallas, TX 75201, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Fort Worth, TX. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 214-219-4650 or by fax 214-219-4654. The normal business hours are 8:00 am - 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at brownliebraden.com and its LinkedIn profile.