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Registered advisor
Brian Stephen Sears
Feed of 09/14/2026
Also filed as Brian Stephen Sears
At current firm
0 y
since Jun 15, 2026
In the industry
31 y
since Sep 8, 1995 (earliest exam, job or registration)
Prior registered firms
6
IAPD previous registrations
State registrations
1
current, as an IAR
Firms today
1
current registrations
Exams
S65, S63
IA exams only
Book size
not public
not estimated here
Signals
1
dated events on this person
Registration history
IAPD current and previous registrations
- Mai Capital Management, LLC independent RIA currentsince Jun 15, 2026 · Dallas, Tx
- Evoke Advisors independent RIAJun 15, 2026 to Sep 4, 2026 · Dallas, Tx
- Service Academy Capital Management LLC formerJul 2, 2015 to Jun 9, 2026 · Dallas, Tx
- Barclays Capital Inc. formerSep 9, 2010 to Nov 4, 2014 · Los Angeles, Ca
- Neuberger Berman Bd LLC no RAUMSep 19, 2008 to Sep 14, 2010 · New York, Ny
- Lehman Brothers Inc. unclassifiedApr 3, 2007 to Sep 24, 2008 · New York, Ny
- Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated wirehouseMar 10, 2000 to Apr 13, 2007 · Los Angeles, Ca
Moves
a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere
- Evoke Advisors to Mai Capital Management, LLCleft Sep 4, 2026, registered Jun 15, 2026 (-81 days) · corporate re-registration, not a move
- Service Academy Capital Management LLC to Evoke Advisorsleft Jun 9, 2026, registered Jun 15, 2026 (6 days) · RIA to RIA · moved with a team
- Barclays Capital Inc. to Service Academy Capital Management LLCleft Nov 4, 2014, registered Jul 2, 2015 (240 days) · Other
- Neuberger Berman Bd LLC to Barclays Capital Inc.left Sep 14, 2010, registered Sep 9, 2010 (-5 days) · Other
- Lehman Brothers Inc. to Neuberger Berman Bd LLCleft Sep 24, 2008, registered Sep 19, 2008 (-5 days) · Other
- Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated to Lehman Brothers Inc.left Apr 13, 2007, registered Apr 3, 2007 (-10 days) · Other
Signals
- Brian Stephen Sears left Service Academy Capital Management Llc for Evoke Advisors (registered 2026-06-15)Jun 9, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Transition signals
Mobility scoring is not published yet. The observable conditions this page will draw on once the historical validation is done: tenure, the firm’s own departures and ownership changes, new state registrations, a new adviser entity with this person on Schedule A, and colleagues’ moves. Until precision and lead time are measured on known moves, no label is printed. Read the methodology.
Provenance
- Source
- IAPD individual compilation feedreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Firm class
- Independent wealth managerderived
- Years in industry
- 31derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
- Not published
- disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address