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B••••••••• F•••••••• A•••••••: registered adviser on the ria / wealth management graph | DFX Data Factory

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RIA / WealthRegistered adviserindependent wealth managerSEC registeredRAUM 1b 10b

B••••••••• F•••••••• A•••••••

B••••••••• F•••••••• A•••••••, INC., CRD 159388

COLUMBIA, MD

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Data as of Mar 19, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 22, 2026, 2:34 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 25
Dated events: 8
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jul 2, 2012 to Mar 19, 2026
49 observations

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

Firm class: independent wealth managerderivedprivate_client_share=0.99 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.01 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0
Regulatory AUM: $3.0BItem 5.F on the latest filing (2026-03-19); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $2.9B
Private client RAUM: $3.0BderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 99%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 13
RAUM per advisor

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
J••• C••••••••• K••••	Certified Financial Planner	COLUMBIA, MD	14	16	1	no
R••••• G• C••••••••	n/a	COLUMBIA, MD	14	36

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
C••••••••• R•••••• G•	PRESIDENT & CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	E	yes	06/2012	Mar 19, 2026	Mar 19, 2026
M••••• M•••••• E••••	DIRECTOR, CLIENT SERVICES	Na	yes	07/2013	Mar 19, 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

Fiscal year	Filed	RAUM	Discretionary	Employees	Advisory staff	Offices	Private funds	Fund GAV

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
0	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0	2	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	$3.0B	$2.5B	19.7%	$1.4B	27.4%	36	32	0	0

Relationships

Registered with (22)

← S••••••• N•••Advisorregistration: current employment
Aug 25, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
← T••••••• J••••• J••••Advisorregistration: current employment
Jan 23, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
← Max P•••••••Advisorregistration: current employment
Feb 27, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
← T•••• D••••• C•••••••••

Dated events

Occurred
Aug 22, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Joseph Thomas Depatie left B••••••••• F•••••••• A••••••• for Diastole Wealth Management (registered 2025-08-12)
Form ADVobserved 7 days ago
Occurred
Apr 22, 2025
Regulatory AUM changed
B••••••••• F•••••••• A••••••• reported RAUM $2.5B, up 29% from $1.9B (2024-11-07 to 2025-04-22)
Form ADVobserved 7 days ago
$553M
Occurred
Jun 20, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Kwanza Ellis left B••••••••• F•••••••• A••••••• for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2024-07-05)
Form ADVobserved 7 days ago

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:b788ba57-f7ad-a238-71ac-8cd4e83f2526
First observed: Jul 2, 2012
Last observed: Mar 19, 2026 6 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.

2025	Mar 19, 2026	$3.0B	$2.9B	36	13	0	n/a	n/a
2024	Apr 22, 2025	$2.5B	$2.4B	32	11	0	n/a	n/a
2023	Mar 21, 2024	$1.9B	$1.9B	28	11	0	n/a	n/a
2022	Mar 23, 2023	$1.4B	$1.4B	22	11	0	n/a	n/a
2021	Mar 24, 2022	$1.6B	$1.5B	21	11	0	n/a	n/a
2020	Mar 14, 2021	$1.2B	$1.2B	19	11	0	n/a	n/a
2019	Mar 25, 2020	$911M	$883M	17	10	0	n/a	n/a
2018	Mar 27, 2019	$721M	$705M	15	8	0	n/a	n/a
2017	Mar 9, 2018	$658M	$643M	15	8	0	n/a	n/a
2016	Mar 13, 2017	$496M	$485M	15	8	n/a	n/a	n/a
2015	Mar 15, 2016	$453M	$444M	15	8	n/a	n/a	n/a
2014	Mar 12, 2015	$483M	$469M	21	9	n/a	n/a	n/a
2013	Mar 19, 2014	$416M	$405M	25	10	n/a	n/a	n/a
2012	Mar 7, 2013	$304M	$304M	22	7	n/a	n/a	n/a