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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)14 years in industry

MEGAN LEIGH BROWN

Advisor at ASCENTIS INDEPENDENT ADVISORS, LLC

Waleska, GA | DALLAS, TX

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 6:48 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: May 3, 2012 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: ASCENTIS INDEPENDENT ADVISORS, 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: Apr 18, 2012earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 14derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66
First exam: Apr 18, 2012
First registration: May 3, 2012
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: MEGAN LEIGH PHILLIPS
IAPD individual key: 5260932

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
ASCENTIS INDEPENDENT ADVISORS, LLC	Independent wealth	Aug 21, 2026	n/a	yes	Waleska, GA\|DALLAS, TX	Current employment
DEMPSEY LORD SMITH, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jan 14, 2016	Nov 18, 2025	no	ATLANTA, GA\|ROME, GA	Previous registration
MCCORMACK FINANCIAL PLANNING INC.	Independent wealth	Jan 29, 2013	Dec 31, 2015	no	ATLANTA, GA	Previous registration
CAPE INVESTMENT ADVISORY, INC.	Independent wealth	May 3, 2012	Feb 21, 2014	no	MCDONOUGH, GA	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
DEMPSEY LORD SMITH, LLC	ASCENTIS INDEPENDENT ADVISORS, LLC	Nov 18, 2025	Aug 21, 2026	276	Firm change	RIA to RIA
MCCORMACK FINANCIAL PLANNING INC.	DEMPSEY LORD SMITH, LLC	Dec 31, 2015	Jan 14, 2016	14	Firm change	Other
CAPE INVESTMENT ADVISORY, INC.	MCCORMACK FINANCIAL PLANNING INC.	Feb 21, 2014	Jan 29, 2013	-388	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ ASCENTIS INDEPENDENT ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Aug 21, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ DEMPSEY LORD SMITH, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 14, 2016 to Nov 18, 2025factForm ADV
→ MCCORMACK FINANCIAL PLANNING INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 29, 2013 to Dec 31, 2015factForm ADV
→ CAPE INVESTMENT ADVISORY, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 3, 2012 to Feb 21, 2014factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Nov 18, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Megan Leigh Brown left Dempsey Lord Smith, Llc for Ascentis Independent Advisors, Llc (registered 2026-08-21)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago