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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner18 years in industry

WESLEY SPAULDING BROWN

Advisor at COGENTBLUE

Gloucester, MA | KNOXVILLE, TN

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 1:48 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Nov 7, 2007 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: COGENTBLUE
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: Oct 30, 2007earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 18derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66
First exam: Oct 30, 2007
First registration: Nov 7, 2007
Dual registered: no
IAPD individual key: 5422855

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
Cogentblue	Independent wealth	Nov 3, 2025	n/a	yes	KNOXVILLE, TN\|Gloucester, MA	Current employment
WEALTHCARE ADVISORY PARTNERS LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 20, 2019	Nov 3, 2021	no	2102 Riverview Tower, TN\|WEST CHESTER, PA\|Knoxville, TN	Previous registration
RATHER & KITTRELL, INC.	Independent wealth	Dec 5, 2014	Jan 16, 2019	no	KNOXVILLE, TN	Previous registration
APC FINANCIAL PLANNING	Former SEC adviser	Aug 20, 2009	Oct 30, 2014	no	KNOXVILLE, TN	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	n/a	Jan 28, 2008	Mar 4, 2009	no	PORTSMOUTH, NH	Previous registration
WADDELL & REED	Former SEC adviser	Nov 7, 2007	Dec 19, 2007	no	PORTSMOUTH, NH	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
WEALTHCARE ADVISORY PARTNERS LLC	Cogentblue	Nov 3, 2021	Nov 3, 2025	1,461	Firm change after gap	RIA to RIA
RATHER & KITTRELL, INC.	WEALTHCARE ADVISORY PARTNERS LLC	Jan 16, 2019	Feb 20, 2019	35	Firm change	RIA to RIA
APC FINANCIAL PLANNING	RATHER & KITTRELL, INC.	Oct 30, 2014	Dec 5, 2014	36	Firm change	Other
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	APC FINANCIAL PLANNING	Mar 4, 2009	Aug 20, 2009	169	Firm change	Other
WADDELL & REED	MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	Dec 19, 2007	Jan 28, 2008	40	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ COGENTBLUERegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Nov 3, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ WEALTHCARE ADVISORY PARTNERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 20, 2019 to Nov 3, 2021factForm ADV
→ RATHER & KITTRELL, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 5, 2014 to Jan 16, 2019factForm ADV
→ APC FINANCIAL PLANNINGRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 20, 2009 to Oct 30, 2014factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 28, 2008 to Mar 4, 2009factForm ADV
→ WADDELL & REEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 7, 2007 to Dec 19, 2007factForm ADV

Dated events

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