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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner13 years in industry

Paul Brahan

Advisor at FOCUS PARTNERS WEALTH, LLC

Pittsburg, PA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 4:49 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jan 22, 2019 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: FOCUS PARTNERS WEALTH, LLC
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: Aug 1, 2013earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 13derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Mar 23, 2018
First registration: Jan 22, 2019
Dual registered: no
Other names: Paul Brahan
IAPD individual key: 6779149

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
FOCUS PARTNERS WEALTH, LLC	Independent wealth	Jan 13, 2026	n/a	yes	Pittsburg, PA	Current employment
NORTHCOAST ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC	Independent wealth	Jan 4, 2025	Mar 20, 2026	no	Pittsburgh, PA	Previous registration
NORTHCOAST ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC	Independent wealth	Nov 5, 2024	Dec 31, 2024	no	PITTSBURGH, PA	Previous registration
FORT PITT CAPITAL GROUP, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jan 10, 2024	Nov 4, 2024	no	PITTSBURGH, PA	Previous registration
PNC WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 16, 2021	Dec 26, 2023	no	PITTSBURGH, PA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Jan 22, 2019	Mar 4, 2021	no	PITTSBURGH, PA\|NEW YORK, NY	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
NORTHCOAST ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC	FOCUS PARTNERS WEALTH, LLC	Mar 20, 2026	Jan 13, 2026	-66	Bulk transfer	RIA to RIA
FORT PITT CAPITAL GROUP, LLC	NORTHCOAST ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC	Nov 4, 2024	Nov 5, 2024	1	Bulk transfer	RIA to RIA
PNC WEALTH MANAGEMENT	FORT PITT CAPITAL GROUP, LLC	Dec 26, 2023	Jan 10, 2024	15	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	PNC WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Mar 4, 2021	Mar 16, 2021	12	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ FOCUS PARTNERS WEALTH, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 13, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ NORTHCOAST ASSET MANAGEMENT LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 4, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026factForm ADV
→ FORT PITT CAPITAL GROUP, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 10, 2024 to Nov 4, 2024factForm ADV
→ PNC WEALTH MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 16, 2021 to Dec 26, 2023factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 22, 2019 to Mar 4, 2021factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Dec 26, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Paul Brahan left Pnc Wealth Management for Fort Pitt Capital Group, Llc (registered 2024-01-10)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago