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SHARKEY HOWES & JAVER INC

CRD 106050

DENVER, CO

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Data as of Apr 24, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 18, 2026, 10:49 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 24
Dated events: 9
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 30, 2012 to Apr 24, 2026
46 observations

Across DFX

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Facts

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

Firm class: independent wealth managerderivedprivate_client_share=0.91 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.09 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0
Regulatory AUM: $1.1BItem 5.F on the latest filing (2026-04-24); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $1.1B
Private client RAUM: $1.0BderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 91%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 10
RAUM per advisor: $113Mderivedthe firm's RAUM over its IAPD headcount: a firm average, never a person's book
Employees: 14
Advisory employees: 9
Offices: 0Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 2,397
Individual clients: 604
High net worth clients: 264
Custody, client assets: $310M
SEC number: 801-38328
CIK: 1642246
CRD: 106050
Filings on the tape: 46
First filed: Mar 30, 2012
Latest filed: Apr 24, 2026
Organised: Corporation, CO

Advisors on IAPD

current investment adviser representatives on the IAPD individual feed, longest tenure first

Advisor	Designations	Branch	Years here	In industry	Prior firms	Dual registered
LAWRENCE EDWARD HOWES	Certified Financial Planner	DENVER, CO	27	41	n/a	no
KARLTON DEAN CHILDRESS	Certified Financial Planner	DENVER, CO	23	26	n/a	no
SCOTT CRAIG BROOKES	n/a	DENVER, CO	19	30	2	no
MELISSA JEAN McGOWAN	Certified Financial Planner	DENVER, CO	8	15	n/a	no
BRADLEY ROBERT CONOVER	Certified Financial Planner	DENVER, CO	5	10	1	no
Cory Hassenstab	Certified Financial Planner	DENVER, CO	2	10	n/a	no
BRYON HANLEY GEMAN	Certified Financial Planner	DENVER, CO	2	14	1	no
Sara Elizabeth Kohr	Certified Financial Planner	DENVER, CO	1	12	1	no
Nicole Aurea Baranda	Certified Financial Planner	DENVER, CO	1	10	1	no
TAYLOR JAMES JAY	Certified Financial Planner	DENVER, CO	0	10	1	no

Owners and control persons

Schedule A and B as filed; ownership codes are the form's bands (NA under 5%, A 5 to 10%, B 10 to 25%, C 25 to 50%, D 50 to 75%, E over 75%); people are listed as filed and never merged by name

Owner	Title	Ownership code	Control person	Acquired	First seen	Last seen
CHILDRESS, KARLTON, DEAN	PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR	C	yes	11/2023	Apr 24, 2026	Apr 24, 2026
HOWES, LAWRENCE, EDWARD	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	C	yes	10/1990	Apr 24, 2026	Apr 24, 2026
JAVER, JOEL, BARRY	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	C	yes	10/1990	Mar 30, 2012	Feb 14, 2024
CONOVER, BRADLEY, ROBERT	Shareholder	Na	no	06/2025	Apr 24, 2026	Apr 24, 2026
MCGOWAN, MELISSA, JEAN	Shareholder	Na	no	05/2019	Apr 24, 2026	Apr 24, 2026
POORMAN, KERRY, MARIE	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	Na	no	01/2025	Apr 24, 2026	Apr 24, 2026

Regulatory AUM by fiscal year

annual amendments (and the roster's annual snapshot) as filed; where a year was amended twice the later filing draws the line; showing 15 of 17

Fiscal year	Filed	RAUM	Discretionary	Employees	Advisory staff	Offices	Private funds	Fund GAV
2025	Apr 24, 2026	$1.1B	$1.1B	14	9	0	n/a	n/a
2024	Apr 22, 2025	$917M	$917M	14	8	0	n/a	n/a
2023	Feb 14, 2024	$825M	$825M	15	8	0	n/a	n/a
2022	Feb 3, 2023	$765M	$765M	13	7	0	n/a	n/a
2021	Mar 1, 2022	$904M	$904M	14	8	0	n/a	n/a
2020	Feb 23, 2021	$769M	$769M	14	8	0	n/a	n/a
2019	Feb 28, 2020	$806M	$694M	15	9	0	n/a	n/a
2018	Feb 20, 2019	$710M	$598M	14	9	0	n/a	n/a
2017	Mar 19, 2018	$785M	$645M	15	10	0	n/a	n/a
2016	Mar 7, 2017	$739M	$576M	14	8	n/a	n/a	n/a
2015	Mar 18, 2016	$743M	$586M	15	10	n/a	n/a	n/a
2014	Mar 19, 2015	$755M	$610M	16	10	n/a	n/a	n/a
2013	Feb 27, 2014	$736M	$575M	17	10	n/a	n/a	n/a
2012	Mar 18, 2013	$611M	$502M	16	7	n/a	n/a	n/a
2011	Mar 30, 2012	$438M	$438M	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Advisor flows

derived: registrations beginning and ending at this CRD on IAPD, bulk corporate re-registrations excluded; the rate is departures over IAPD headcount

Joined, 12m	Left, 12m	Net, 12m	Departure rate, 12m	Joined, 90d	Left, 90d	Left, no destination yet	Joined, 36m	Left, 36m
1	0	1	0.0%	1	0	0	5	3

Growth

derived from consecutive annual filings; RAUM as reported

Latest fiscal year	RAUM	A year earlier	1y change	Three years earlier	3y CAGR	Employees	A year earlier	Offices	A year earlier
2025	$1.1B	$917M	22.8%	$765M	13.7%	14	14	0	0

Relationships

Registered with (20)

← TAYLOR JAMES JAYAdvisorregistration: current employment
Sep 10, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
← Nicole Aurea BarandaAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jul 11, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
← Sara Elizabeth KohrAdvisorregistration: current employment
Oct 31, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
← BRYON HANLEY GEMANAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jun 14, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
← Cory HassenstabAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jan 31, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
← BRADLEY ROBERT CONOVERAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jun 9, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
← MELISSA JEAN McGOWANAdvisorregistration: current employment
Aug 21, 2018 to presentfactForm ADV
← SCOTT CRAIG BROOKESAdvisorregistration: current employment
Oct 27, 2006 to presentfactForm ADV
← KARLTON DEAN CHILDRESSAdvisorregistration: current employment
Nov 6, 2002 to presentfactForm ADV
← LAWRENCE EDWARD HOWESAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jan 1, 1999 to presentfactForm ADV
← BRANDON DECKARDAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Sep 22, 2024 to Apr 22, 2025factForm ADV
← CLAIRE LOUISE SCHULTEAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Sep 28, 2018 to Jun 13, 2024factForm ADV
← WILLIAM CODY CAMPBELLAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Nov 8, 2019 to Mar 29, 2024factForm ADV
← HAROLD WALTER KIRSCHNERAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jan 6, 2004 to Jan 3, 2023factForm ADV
← DANIEL FRANCIS BRASCETTAAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jun 9, 2021 to Aug 16, 2022factForm ADV
← DEREK JOHN VAN CALLIGANAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Aug 21, 2018 to Oct 22, 2019factForm ADV
← JULIE DENISE MCDANIELAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jan 8, 2014 to Feb 6, 2019factForm ADV
← STEPHEN PAUL WEATHERBYAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Oct 2, 2012 to Aug 19, 2016factForm ADV
← ALISON LEIGH YODERAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jan 22, 2013 to Jun 19, 2014factForm ADV
← BRIAN MATTHEW RETTIGAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Feb 19, 2013 to May 5, 2014factForm ADV

Controls (3)

← HOWES, LAWRENCE, EDWARDOwnerCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, ownership code C, individual
Mar 30, 2012 to Feb 14, 2024factForm ADV
← JAVER, JOEL, BARRYOwnerCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, ownership code C, individual
Mar 30, 2012 to Feb 14, 2024factForm ADV
← CHILDRESS, KARLTON, DEANOwnerPRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, ownership code C, individual
Mar 30, 2012 to Feb 14, 2024factForm ADV

Owns (1)

← BALDWIN, MELISSA, JEANOwnerSHAREHOLDER, ownership code NA, individual
Mar 1, 2022 to Feb 14, 2024factForm ADV

Dated events

1 bookkeeping events (roster, classification and holdings changes) folded below

Occurred
Apr 22, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Brandon Deckard left Sharkey Howes & Javer Inc for Q3 Advisors, Llc (registered 2025-04-10)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Jun 13, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Claire Louise Schulte left Sharkey Howes & Javer Inc for Focus Partners Wealth, Llc (registered 2025-11-04)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Mar 29, 2024
Advisor changed firm
William Cody Campbell left Sharkey Howes & Javer Inc for Atlas (registered 2024-04-03)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Jan 3, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Harold Walter Kirschner left Sharkey Howes & Javer Inc for Callahan Capital Management (registered 2023-01-20)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Aug 16, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Daniel Francis Brascetta left Sharkey Howes & Javer Inc for Ae Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2022-10-20)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Mar 1, 2022
Control person left
Walter Harold Kirschner (Shareholder) no longer on Schedule A of Sharkey Howes & Javer Inc (listed 2022-01-26, absent 2022-03-01)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Jan 13, 2021
Control person left
Mary Eileen Sharkey (Vice President) no longer on Schedule A of Sharkey Howes & Javer Inc (listed 2020-07-31, absent 2021-01-13)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Feb 20, 2019
Control person left
Nathalie Mary Hackley (Shareholder) no longer on Schedule A of Sharkey Howes & Javer Inc (listed 2018-11-26, absent 2019-02-20)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago

Show 1 bookkeeping events

First seen by DFX
Sep 17, 2026
date not stated
Scott Craig Brookes no longer holds an investment adviser registration (last listed at Sharkey Howes & Javer Inc on the 2026-09-16 feed)

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:a5b74f02-7b89-e28d-8be4-9c8fce5fd067
First observed: Mar 30, 2012
Last observed: Apr 24, 2026 4 months ago
Source families: Federal regulator filings
3 registered feeds stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.
Resolution: Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.

SHARKEY HOWES & JAVER INC

CRD 106050

DENVER, CO

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Data as of Apr 24, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 18, 2026, 10:49 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Advisor

Designations

Branch

Years here

In industry

Prior firms

Dual registered

LAWRENCE EDWARD HOWES

Certified Financial Planner

DENVER, CO

n/a

KARLTON DEAN CHILDRESS

Certified Financial Planner

DENVER, CO

n/a

SCOTT CRAIG BROOKES

n/a

DENVER, CO

MELISSA JEAN McGOWAN

Certified Financial Planner

DENVER, CO

n/a

BRADLEY ROBERT CONOVER

Certified Financial Planner

DENVER, CO

Cory Hassenstab

Certified Financial Planner

DENVER, CO

n/a

BRYON HANLEY GEMAN

Certified Financial Planner

DENVER, CO

Sara Elizabeth Kohr

Certified Financial Planner

DENVER, CO

Nicole Aurea Baranda

Certified Financial Planner

DENVER, CO

TAYLOR JAMES JAY

Certified Financial Planner

DENVER, CO

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

CHILDRESS, KARLTON, DEAN

PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR

yes

11/2023

Apr 24, 2026

HOWES, LAWRENCE, EDWARD

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

yes

10/1990

Apr 24, 2026

JAVER, JOEL, BARRY

CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

yes

10/1990

Mar 30, 2012

Feb 14, 2024

CONOVER, BRADLEY, ROBERT

Shareholder

06/2025

Apr 24, 2026

MCGOWAN, MELISSA, JEAN

Shareholder

05/2019

Apr 24, 2026

POORMAN, KERRY, MARIE

CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

01/2025

Apr 24, 2026

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2025

Apr 24, 2026

$1.1B

n/a

2024

Apr 22, 2025

$917M

n/a

2023

Feb 14, 2024

$825M

n/a

2022

Feb 3, 2023

$765M

n/a

2021

Mar 1, 2022

$904M

n/a

2020

Feb 23, 2021

$769M

n/a

2019

Feb 28, 2020

$806M

$694M

n/a

2018

Feb 20, 2019

$710M

$598M

n/a

2017

Mar 19, 2018

$785M

$645M

n/a

2016

Mar 7, 2017

$739M

$576M

n/a

2015

Mar 18, 2016

$743M

$586M

n/a

2014

Mar 19, 2015

$755M

$610M

n/a

2013

Feb 27, 2014

$736M

$575M

n/a

2012

Mar 18, 2013

$611M

$502M

n/a

2011

Mar 30, 2012

$438M

n/a

Joined, 12m

Left, 12m

Net, 12m

Departure rate, 12m

Joined, 90d

Left, 90d

Left, no destination yet

Joined, 36m

Left, 36m

0.0%

Latest fiscal year

RAUM

A year earlier

1y change

Three years earlier

3y CAGR

Employees

A year earlier

Offices

A year earlier

2025

$1.1B

$917M

22.8%

$765M

13.7%