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RIA / WealthRegistered adviserformer SEC advisernot on rosterRAUM 1b 10b

BROUWER & JANACHOWSKI, LLC

CRD 146178

MILL VALLEY, CA

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Data as of Oct 27, 2021 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 21
Dated events: 9
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Dec 23, 2011 to Oct 27, 2021
43 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: former SEC adviserderivedabsent from the latest SEC roster
Regulatory AUM: $2.3BItem 5.F on the latest filing (2021-10-27); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $1.4B
Private client RAUM: $1.2BderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 53%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 0
Employees: 20
Advisory employees: 9
Offices: 0Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 1,920
Individual clients: 264
High net worth clients: 429
Custody, client assets: $45.8M
SEC number: 801-69337
CRD: 146178
Filings on the tape: 43
First filed: Dec 23, 2011
Latest filed: Oct 27, 2021
Organised: Limited Liability Company, Delaware

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
BROUWER & JANACHOWSKI INCORPORATED	Member	D	yes	12/2007	Dec 23, 2011	Oct 27, 2021
JANACHOWSKI, STEPHEN, RICHARD	ELECTED MANAGER, PRESIDENT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	A	yes	01/2008	Dec 23, 2011	Oct 27, 2021
JANACHOWSKI, STEPHEN, RICHARD	MANAGER, MEMBER CLASS A SHARES	E	yes	01/2008	Dec 23, 2011	Oct 27, 2021
PIKE, MARGARET	CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER/CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	B	yes	07/2014	Jul 14, 2014	Oct 27, 2021
AKAMINE, CHRISTOPHER, K I	VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBER	A	no	01/2011	Mar 29, 2019	Oct 27, 2021
LEE, RITA	VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBER	A	no	08/2008	Dec 23, 2011	Oct 27, 2021
SCAFF, JACK, HALL	VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBER	A	no	11/2008	Dec 23, 2011	Oct 27, 2021
THWAITES, CHRISTIAN, WILLIAM	CHIEF INVESTMENT STRATEGIST, MEMBER	A	no	12/2015	Mar 29, 2019	Oct 27, 2021

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
2020	Mar 31, 2021	$2.3B	$1.4B	20	9	0	n/a	n/a
2019	Mar 30, 2020	$1.8B	$1.1B	20	8	0	n/a	n/a
2018	Mar 29, 2019	$1.8B	$1.2B	21	9	0	n/a	n/a
2017	Mar 29, 2018	$1.7B	$1.1B	20	9	0	n/a	n/a
2016	Mar 30, 2017	$1.4B	$1.4B	19	9	n/a	n/a	n/a
2015	Mar 30, 2016	$1.3B	$1.3B	19	7	n/a	n/a	n/a
2014	Mar 27, 2015	$1.3B	$1.3B	18	7	n/a	n/a	n/a
2013	Mar 27, 2014	$1.3B	$1.3B	18	8	n/a	n/a	n/a
2012	Mar 21, 2013	$1.1B	$1.1B	14	7	n/a	n/a	n/a
2011	Mar 30, 2012	$980M	$980M	n/a	n/a	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
2020	$2.3B	$1.8B	29.6%	$1.7B	11.6%	20	20	0	0

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	Jan 3, 2022	Jan 1, 2025	MILL VALLEY, CA	Firm absorbed	RIA to RIA	100.0%

Relationships

Controls (3)

← BROUWER & JANACHOWSKI INCORPORATEDOwnerMEMBER, ownership code D, domestic entity
Dec 23, 2011 to presentfactForm ADV
← PIKE, MARGARETOwnerCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER/CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, ownership code B, individual
Jul 14, 2014 to presentfactForm ADV
← JANACHOWSKI, STEPHEN, RICHARDOwnerMANAGER, MEMBER CLASS A SHARES, ownership code E, individual
Dec 23, 2011 to presentfactForm ADV

Owns (4)

← THWAITES, CHRISTIAN, WILLIAMOwnerCHIEF INVESTMENT STRATEGIST, MEMBER, ownership code A, individual
Mar 29, 2019 to presentfactForm ADV
← SCAFF, JACK, HALLOwnerVICE PRESIDENT, MEMBER, ownership code A, individual
Dec 23, 2011 to presentfactForm ADV
← AKAMINE, CHRISTOPHER, K IOwnerVICE PRESIDENT, MEMBER, ownership code A, individual
Mar 29, 2019 to presentfactForm ADV
← LEE, RITAOwnerVICE PRESIDENT, MEMBER, ownership code A, individual
Dec 23, 2011 to presentfactForm ADV

Moved with (1)

→ CERITY PARTNERS LLCRegistered adviser7 advisors, firm absorbed, same day
Jan 3, 2022 to Jan 1, 2025factForm ADV

Registered with (12)

← ANNE PULLIAM JOHNSTONAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jul 7, 2014 to Jan 3, 2022factForm ADV
← JACK HALL SCAFFAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Apr 20, 2011 to Jan 3, 2022factForm ADV
← DEBBIE KAY SHAUGAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Feb 17, 2020 to Jan 3, 2022factForm ADV
← CHRISTOPHER K I AKAMINEAdvisorregistration: previous registration
May 9, 2011 to Jan 3, 2022factForm ADV
← RITA W LEEAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Mar 24, 2021 to Jan 3, 2022factForm ADV
← Reed Aaron NothwangAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Mar 9, 2021 to Jan 3, 2022factForm ADV
← Steven L RamirezAdvisorregistration: previous registration
May 5, 2021 to Jan 3, 2022factForm ADV
← Jill CarothersAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Dec 12, 2018 to Feb 19, 2020factForm ADV
← Emily Taken-VertzAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Oct 13, 2017 to Oct 10, 2019factForm ADV
← JEFFREY SCOTT WHITEAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Feb 1, 2016 to Sep 19, 2018factForm ADV
← Nickolas Rene PrietoAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Aug 13, 2016 to Nov 10, 2017factForm ADV
← MARK CHARLES KEYSERAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Feb 4, 2014 to Jun 24, 2014factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jan 3, 2022
Firm absorbed
Brouwer & Janachowski, LLC's advisors moved to Cerity Partners LLC (Mill Valley, CA): 7 of 7 registered, on the same day
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
7 advisors
Occurred
Jan 3, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Steven L Ramirez left Brouwer & Janachowski, Llc for Cerity Partners Llc (registered 2025-01-01)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Jan 3, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Debbie Kay Shaug left Brouwer & Janachowski, Llc for Cerity Partners Llc (registered 2022-01-10)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Jan 3, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Anne Pulliam Johnston left Brouwer & Janachowski, Llc for Cerity Partners Llc (registered 2022-01-10)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Jan 3, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Rita W Lee left Brouwer & Janachowski, Llc for Cerity Partners Llc (registered 2022-01-10)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Jan 3, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Reed Aaron Nothwang left Brouwer & Janachowski, Llc for Cerity Partners Llc (registered 2022-01-10)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Jan 3, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Jack Hall Scaff left Brouwer & Janachowski, Llc for Cerity Partners Llc (registered 2022-01-10)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Jan 3, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Christopher K I Akamine left Brouwer & Janachowski, Llc for Cerity Partners Llc (registered 2022-01-10)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Mar 31, 2021
Regulatory AUM changed
Brouwer & Janachowski, Llc reported RAUM $2.3B, up 30% from $1.8B (2020-07-09 to 2021-03-31)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
$528M

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:c2b52de3-99ef-ef80-c207-aba9f6ebb36e
First observed: Dec 23, 2011
Last observed: Oct 27, 2021 59 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.

BROUWER & JANACHOWSKI, LLC

CRD 146178

MILL VALLEY, CA

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Data as of Oct 27, 2021 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

BROUWER & JANACHOWSKI INCORPORATED

Member

yes

12/2007

Dec 23, 2011

Oct 27, 2021

JANACHOWSKI, STEPHEN, RICHARD

ELECTED MANAGER, PRESIDENT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

yes

01/2008

Dec 23, 2011

Oct 27, 2021

JANACHOWSKI, STEPHEN, RICHARD

MANAGER, MEMBER CLASS A SHARES

yes

01/2008

Dec 23, 2011

Oct 27, 2021

PIKE, MARGARET

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER/CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

yes

07/2014

Jul 14, 2014

Oct 27, 2021

AKAMINE, CHRISTOPHER, K I

VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBER

01/2011

Mar 29, 2019

Oct 27, 2021

LEE, RITA

VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBER

08/2008

Dec 23, 2011

Oct 27, 2021

SCAFF, JACK, HALL

VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBER

11/2008

Dec 23, 2011

Oct 27, 2021

THWAITES, CHRISTIAN, WILLIAM

CHIEF INVESTMENT STRATEGIST, MEMBER

12/2015

Mar 29, 2019

Oct 27, 2021

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2020

Mar 31, 2021

$2.3B

$1.4B

n/a

2019

Mar 30, 2020

$1.8B

$1.1B

n/a

2018

Mar 29, 2019

$1.8B

$1.2B

n/a

2017

Mar 29, 2018

$1.7B

$1.1B

n/a

2016

Mar 30, 2017

$1.4B

n/a

2015

Mar 30, 2016

$1.3B

n/a

2014

Mar 27, 2015

$1.3B

n/a

2013

Mar 27, 2014

$1.3B

n/a

2012

Mar 21, 2013

$1.1B

n/a

2011

Mar 30, 2012

$980M

n/a

Latest fiscal year

RAUM

A year earlier

1y change

Three years earlier

3y CAGR

Employees

A year earlier

Offices

A year earlier

2020

$2.3B

$1.8B

29.6%

$1.7B

11.6%

Other firm

Advisors

First left

Last joined

From

Kind

Move type

Share of firm

CERITY PARTNERS LLC

Jan 3, 2022

Jan 1, 2025

MILL VALLEY, CA

Firm absorbed

RIA to RIA

100.0%