DFX Intelligence

Data Factory

RIA / WealthAdvisor17 years in industry

BRETT WYETH DAVALOS

Advisor at EP WEALTH ADVISORS

TORRANCE, CA | San Francisco, CA

This is the graph view. The full profile, with its team, deals and sources, is on RIA / Wealth Management.Open the full profile →

Search this name across graphsid dfx:ria:085e005c-ff7d-1669-2019-f034252d8aef

Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 4:29 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jan 5, 2009 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Facts

fact = as filed or announced; derived = computed by DFX; estimate = a band, never a point

Current firm: EP WEALTH ADVISORS
Current firm class: independent wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Dec 29, 2008earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 17derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66
First exam: Dec 29, 2008
First registration: Jan 5, 2009
Dual registered: no
Other names: BRETT W DAVALOS|BRETT WYETH DAVALOS|BRETT WYETH DAVALOS|BRETT W DAVALOS
IAPD individual key: 5591937

Registration history

registration spans on IAPD; the basis says whether the span is a current registration or a prior employment record

Firm	Class	Began	Ended	Current	Branch	Basis
EP WEALTH ADVISORS	Independent wealth	Apr 8, 2025	n/a	yes	San Francisco, CA\|TORRANCE, CA	Current employment
PENINSULA WEALTH, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Sep 10, 2012	Jul 15, 2025	no	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Jul 15, 2010	Jun 17, 2011	no	BERKELEY, CA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Mar 15, 2010	Mar 31, 2010	no	OAKLAND, CA	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO INVESTMENTS, LLC	n/a	Dec 4, 2009	Feb 17, 2010	no	OAKLAND, CA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Jan 5, 2009	Feb 12, 2009	no	OAKLAND, CA	Previous registration

Moves

a move is two registration dates; a bulk corporate re-registration is typed BULK_TRANSFER and is not a move

From	To	Left	Joined	Gap, days	Kind	Move type
PENINSULA WEALTH, LLC	EP WEALTH ADVISORS	Jul 15, 2025	Apr 8, 2025	-98	Firm change after gap	RIA to RIA
MORGAN STANLEY	PENINSULA WEALTH, LLC	Jun 17, 2011	Sep 10, 2012	451	Firm change after gap	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	MORGAN STANLEY	Mar 31, 2010	Jul 15, 2010	106	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
WELLS FARGO INVESTMENTS, LLC	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Feb 17, 2010	Mar 15, 2010	26	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	WELLS FARGO INVESTMENTS, LLC	Feb 12, 2009	Dec 4, 2009	295	Firm change	Other

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
152436:111147:CA:2025-07-15	Jul 15, 2025	Apr 8, 2025	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	Firm change after gap

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ EP WEALTH ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Apr 8, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ PENINSULA WEALTH, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 10, 2012 to Jul 15, 2025factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 15, 2010 to Jun 17, 2011factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 15, 2010 to Mar 31, 2010factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO INVESTMENTS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 4, 2009 to Feb 17, 2010factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jul 15, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Brett Wyeth Davalos left Peninsula Wealth, Llc for Ep Wealth Advisors (registered 2025-04-08)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago