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RIA / WealthRegistered adviserformer SEC adviserleft the SEC rosterRAUM 100m 1b

COOK WEALTH, LLC

CRD 170372

RALEIGH, NC

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Data as of Feb 26, 2025 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 12:51 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 15
Dated events: 17
On other graphs: 2
Observed: Jan 29, 2014 to Feb 26, 2025
54 observations

Across DFX

same identity by shared identifier, citation, or a bridge measured by hand

Family Officesidentity

Cook Wealth, LLC

Family office · shared crd

Allocatorsidentity

Cook Wealth, LLC

Investment consultant · shared crd

Facts

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

Firm class: former SEC adviserderivedabsent from the latest SEC roster
Regulatory AUM: $529MItem 5.F on the latest filing (2025-02-26); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $529M
Private client RAUM: $526MderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 99%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 0
Employees: 29
Advisory employees: 11
Offices: 2Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 1,422
Individual clients: 273
High net worth clients: 159
Custody, client assets: $284M
SEC number: 801-79160
CIK: 1910185
CRD: 170372
Filings on the tape: 54
First filed: Jan 29, 2014
Latest filed: Feb 26, 2025
Organised: Limited Liability Company, NC

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
COOK, BRIAN, J.	EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN	E	yes	07/2024	Jan 29, 2014	Jul 15, 2024
DESHAYES, JASON, MILES	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	B	yes	07/2024	Mar 14, 2024	Jul 15, 2024
HOFFMAN, KIMBERLY, ANN	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	Na	yes	05/2022	Jun 9, 2022	Jul 15, 2024

Offices

Schedule D 1.F offices beyond the principal office; street addresses are not published

City	State	Country	Employees	Also broker-dealer
n/a	n/a	n/a	1	no

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
2024	Feb 26, 2025	$529M	$529M	29	11	2	n/a	n/a
2023	Mar 14, 2024	$475M	$475M	25	10	1	n/a	n/a
2022	Feb 28, 2023	$404M	$404M	14	9	1	n/a	n/a
2021	Mar 30, 2022	$456M	$456M	15	10	1	n/a	n/a
2020	Mar 31, 2021	$405M	$405M	14	11	1	n/a	n/a
2019	Mar 23, 2020	$376M	$376M	14	10	1	n/a	n/a
2018	Mar 26, 2019	$303M	$303M	12	9	1	n/a	n/a
2017	Mar 29, 2018	$325M	$307M	8	4	2	n/a	n/a
2016	Mar 27, 2017	$290M	$255M	7	4	n/a	n/a	n/a
2015	Feb 20, 2016	$259M	$220M	8	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
2014	Mar 16, 2015	$245M	$217M	9	3	n/a	n/a	n/a

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
2024	$529M	$475M	11.4%	$456M	5.1%	29	25	2	1

Teams out

two or more advisors whose registrations ended here and began at one firm together: a fact of two dates, not a prediction

Other firm	Advisors	First left	Last joined	From	Kind	Move type	Share of firm
CERITY PARTNERS LLC	7	Apr 1, 2025	Apr 1, 2025	RALEIGH, NC	Firm absorbed	RIA to RIA	87.5%

Relationships

Moved with (1)

→ CERITY PARTNERS LLCRegistered adviser7 advisors, firm absorbed, same day
Apr 1, 2025 to Apr 1, 2025factForm ADV

Registered with (11)

← BRIAN J. COOKAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Mar 20, 2014 to Apr 1, 2025factForm ADV
← MICHAEL THOMAS HOLLOWAYAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jan 7, 2019 to Apr 1, 2025factForm ADV
← SETH MITCHELL LARGEAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Sep 6, 2023 to Apr 1, 2025factForm ADV
← JASON MILES DESHAYESAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Feb 10, 2021 to Apr 1, 2025factForm ADV
← ZACHARY Q. CARVERAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Aug 24, 2022 to Apr 1, 2025factForm ADV
← HUNTER B HOUSERAdvisorregistration: previous registration
May 6, 2024 to Apr 1, 2025factForm ADV
← Elliot Lee WilliamsAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Apr 22, 2024 to Apr 1, 2025factForm ADV
← GIDEON LUKE SIMSAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Apr 26, 2024 to Apr 1, 2025factForm ADV
← DAVID ANGELO MCDOUGALLAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jan 9, 2019 to Feb 20, 2025factForm ADV
← DEREK THOMPSON WILLIAMSAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jan 7, 2019 to Jun 8, 2023factForm ADV
← Robert C ScholesAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jan 7, 2019 to Oct 28, 2022factForm ADV

Controls (3)

← COOK, BRIAN, J.OwnerEXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, ownership code E, individual
Jan 29, 2014 to Jul 15, 2024factForm ADV
← HOFFMAN, KIMBERLY, ANNOwnerCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, ownership code NA, individual
Jun 9, 2022 to Jul 15, 2024factForm ADV
← DESHAYES, JASON, MILESOwnerCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ownership code B, individual
Mar 14, 2024 to Jul 15, 2024factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jun 2, 2025
Left the SEC roster
Cook Wealth, Llc no longer on the SEC adviser roster (last listed 2025-05-02, RAUM $529.4M)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
$529M
Occurred
Apr 1, 2025
Firm absorbed
Cook Wealth, LLC's advisors moved to Cerity Partners LLC (Raleigh, NC): 7 of 8 registered, on the same day
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
7 advisors
Occurred
Apr 1, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Jason Miles Deshayes left Cook Wealth, Llc for Cerity Partners Llc (registered 2025-04-01)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Apr 1, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Gideon Luke Sims left Cook Wealth, Llc for Cerity Partners Llc (registered 2025-04-01)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Apr 1, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Brian J. Cook left Cook Wealth, Llc for Cerity Partners Llc (registered 2025-04-01)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Apr 1, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Zachary Q. Carver left Cook Wealth, Llc for Cerity Partners Llc (registered 2025-04-01)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Apr 1, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Elliot Lee Williams left Cook Wealth, Llc for Cerity Partners Llc (registered 2025-04-01)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Apr 1, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Seth Mitchell Large left Cook Wealth, Llc for Cerity Partners Llc (registered 2025-04-01)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Apr 1, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Hunter B Houser left Cook Wealth, Llc for Cerity Partners Llc (registered 2025-04-01)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Apr 1, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Michael Thomas Holloway left Cook Wealth, Llc for Cerity Partners Llc (registered 2025-04-01)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Feb 20, 2025
Advisor changed firm
David Angelo Mcdougall left Cook Wealth, Llc for Highwind Wealth Management (registered 2025-06-10)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Mar 14, 2024
Control person joined
Miles Jason Deshayes (Chief Operating Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Cook Wealth, Llc
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Jun 9, 2023
Control person left
Keith Jon Cook (Managing Member) no longer on Schedule A of Cook Wealth, Llc (listed 2023-05-10, absent 2023-06-09)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Jun 8, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Derek Thompson Williams left Cook Wealth, Llc for Veratis Advisors, Inc. (registered 2023-06-14)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Oct 28, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Robert C Scholes left Cook Wealth, Llc for Allworth Financial, L.P. (registered 2025-02-26)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Jun 9, 2022
Control person joined
Ann Kimberly Hoffman (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Cook Wealth, Llc
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Jan 29, 2014
First Form ADV filing
Cook Wealth Management Group filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:b88f5cfb-116a-2daf-b032-dcc9f602fe54
First observed: Jan 29, 2014
Last observed: Feb 26, 2025 19 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.

COOK WEALTH, LLC

CRD 170372

RALEIGH, NC

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Data as of Feb 26, 2025 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 12:51 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

COOK, BRIAN, J.

EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN

yes

07/2024

Jan 29, 2014

Jul 15, 2024

DESHAYES, JASON, MILES

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

yes

07/2024

Mar 14, 2024

Jul 15, 2024

HOFFMAN, KIMBERLY, ANN

CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

yes

05/2022

Jun 9, 2022

Jul 15, 2024

City

State

Country

Employees

Also broker-dealer

n/a

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2024

Feb 26, 2025

$529M

n/a

2023

Mar 14, 2024

$475M

n/a

2022

Feb 28, 2023

$404M

n/a

2021

Mar 30, 2022

$456M

n/a

2020

Mar 31, 2021

$405M

n/a

2019

Mar 23, 2020

$376M

n/a

2018

Mar 26, 2019

$303M

n/a

2017

Mar 29, 2018

$325M

$307M

n/a

2016

Mar 27, 2017

$290M

$255M

n/a

2015

Feb 20, 2016

$259M

$220M

n/a

2014

Mar 16, 2015

$245M

$217M

n/a

Latest fiscal year

RAUM

A year earlier

1y change

Three years earlier

3y CAGR

Employees

A year earlier

Offices

A year earlier

2024

$529M

$475M

11.4%

$456M

5.1%

Other firm

Advisors

First left

Last joined

From

Kind

Move type

Share of firm

CERITY PARTNERS LLC

Apr 1, 2025

RALEIGH, NC

Firm absorbed

RIA to RIA

87.5%