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SEC-registered adviser

B•••••••• R••••• • F•••••••• I•••

Independent wealth managerChicago, IllinoisCRD 110608SEC 801-79878websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 23, 2026
First filing on the tape Jun 2, 2014 · 34 filings
SEC status approved since Jun 10, 2014
RAUM
$4.8B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
0.0%
of RAUM
Private clients
94%
$4.5B individuals and HNW
Advisors
16
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$299M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
26
16 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
2
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
34 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$4.8B as of Mar 23, 2026
Mar 30, 2015$10B then
HNW client RAUM$4.5B as of Mar 23, 2026
Mar 28, 2018$10B then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)15 as of Mar 23, 2026
Mar 30, 201547 then
Employees (5.A)26 as of Mar 23, 2026
Mar 30, 201556 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +12% over the last fiscal year+8.8% a year over threeIARs 15 to 15
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 23, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Independent boutique · a wealth manager with no broker-dealer, bank or insurance affiliate, 2 to 25 advisors, one to three offices, no public reporting company control
  • uhnw p•••••• wealth · private-client share at least 50 percent, HNW at least 90 percent of private-client RAUM, and average HNW client assets at least $10M
RAUM per advisor
$299MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$17.1MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$1.4MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
0.0%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
4.6%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.6derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
5.3derived3 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+12%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
  • buys or sells securities as principal to or from clients (8.A.2)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$4.5B94%
  • Charitable organizations$222M4.6%
  • Corporations and businesses$74.4M1.6%
  • Individuals$2.0M0.0%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
263reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
3,489reported
Financial planning clients
251-500reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.94 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.05 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
16 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
R•••••• A••• D••••••Chicago, IlJan 10, 200027 y0
J••• M•••••• L•••••••Certified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial AnalystWhite Plains, NySep 24, 200439 y0
H••••• N••••• L••••••Certified Financial PlannerChicago, IlJun 29, 200623 y1
S•••• M••• S•••••••••Chicago, IlMar 7, 200819 y0
K••••• L••• M••••Chicago, IlJul 31, 200821 y0
K•••• M•••••• C••••••Chartered Financial AnalystChicago, IlJan 30, 200934 y0
R••••• K• W•••Certified Financial PlannerChicago, IlFeb 3, 200925 y0
J••••• J•••• F••••••Certified Financial PlannerWhite Plains, NyMay 16, 201116 y0
K•••• M•••••• P•••••••••Chicago, IlOct 19, 201512 y1
C•••••• K•••• M•••••Certified Financial PlannerChicago, IlJan 26, 201624 y3
P••••• J••• R•••••••Certified Financial PlannerChicago, IlAug 11, 201619 y1
I•• R••• C••••Certified Financial PlannerChicago, IlMay 9, 202215 y3
N•••••••• M••••••• C••••••Chicago, IlJun 14, 202211 y0
B•••••• H•••••Chicago, Il May 15, 202413 y0
J•••• M•••••• F•••••Chicago, IlSep 13, 202412 y0
M••• A•••••••• E••••••Chicago, Il Sep 30, 202410 y0
Advisor movement
0 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net 0 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
Joined, latest
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • L•••••••• J•••• M•••••• · Principal, Director, Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 01/2007 · owns 25% to 50%
  • L••••••• H•••••• N••••• · Principal, Director, Treasurer, Secretarycontrol
    since 01/2020 · owns 25% to 50%
  • S••••••••• S••••• M••• · Principal, Director, Presidentcontrol
    since 01/2012 · owns 25% to 50%
  • C••••••• K••••• M•••••• · Chief Investment Officer
    since 03/2009 · owns less than 5%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Chicago, Il · principal1400
Tarrytown, Ny200
White Plains, Ny200
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • Tarrytown, NY2 employees
  • Naples, FL1 employees
ADV anomalies
1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • low discretionary shareStatic outlier · filing Mar 23, 2026
    discretionary share of RAUM of 0% against a peer median of 99% (1362 comparable advisers, 0.0th percentile, 33.2 robust deviations)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,362) · 0.0% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 3,359 to 3,489
    Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 23, 2026
  • Advisory activities · 3 to 4
    Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 23, 2026
  • HNW clients · 248 to 263
    Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 23, 2026
  • Assets in custody · $122M to $142M
    Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 23, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $4.0B to $4.5B
    Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 23, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $1.4M to $2.0M
    Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 23, 2026
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $4.3B to $4.8B
    Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 23, 2026
  • RAUM · $4.3B to $4.8B
    Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 23, 2026
  • Accounts · 3,496 to 3,359
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Advisory employees · 14 to 16
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Assets in custody · $103M to $122M
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Employees · 25 to 26
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 251-500 to 251-500
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • State-registered IARs · 13 to 15
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $3.8B to $4.0B
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $1.5M to $1.4M
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $4.0B to $4.3B
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • RAUM · $4.0B to $4.3B
    Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Accounts · 3,467 to 3,496
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Advisory employees · 16 to 14
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Charity clients · 4.0 to unset
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Corporate clients · 1.0 to unset
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • HNW clients · 226 to 248
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Individual clients · 24.0 to unset
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Assets in custody · $94.9M to $103M
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Custody of client assets · true to false
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Employees · 24 to 25
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 251-500
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • State-registered IARs · 15 to 13
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $3.4B to $3.8B
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $47.1M to $1.5M
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $3.7B to $4.0B
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • RAUM · $3.7B to $4.0B
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Accounts · 3,325 to 3,467
    Apr 28, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
  • Advisory employees · 17 to 16
    Apr 28, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
  • Charity clients · 5 to 4
    Apr 28, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
  • HNW clients · 217 to 226
    Apr 28, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
  • Individual clients · 3 to 24
    Apr 28, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
  • Assets in custody · $124M to $94.9M
    Apr 28, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
  • Employees · 21 to 24
    Apr 28, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
Signals
36 dated events
  • A••••• D•••• left B•••••••• R••••• • F•••••••• I••• for F•••••••• A••••••• L•• (registered 2023-02-07)
    Apr 12, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Sinko K••••••• Warner (Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Security Officer, Secretary) no longer on Schedule A of B•••••••• R••••• • F•••••••• I••• (listed 2021-09-03, absent 2022-01-31)
    Jan 31, 2022 · Control person left · inference
  • Naujokas Laura Stern (Principal) no longer on Schedule A of B•••••••• R••••• • F•••••••• I••• (listed 2021-09-03, absent 2022-01-31)
    Jan 31, 2022 · Control person left · inference
  • Tara Katherine Donaldson (Principal) no longer on Schedule A of B•••••••• R••••• • F•••••••• I••• (listed 2021-09-03, absent 2022-01-31)
    Jan 31, 2022 · Control person left · inference
  • Alan Richard Doppelt (Principal, President/Ceo, Director) no longer on Schedule A of B•••••••• R••••• • F•••••••• I••• (listed 2021-09-03, absent 2022-01-31)
    Jan 31, 2022 · Control person left · inference
  • M••• C••••• A•••••• (Principal, Director) no longer on Schedule A of B•••••••• R••••• • F•••••••• I••• (listed 2021-09-03, absent 2022-01-31)
    Jan 31, 2022 · Control person left · inference
  • Ellen Rebecca Deaton (Principal) no longer on Schedule A of B•••••••• R••••• • F•••••••• I••• (listed 2021-09-03, absent 2022-01-31)
    Jan 31, 2022 · Control person left · inference
  • B•••••••• R••••• • F•••••••• I••• reported RAUM $3.8B, down 38% from $6.0B (2021-09-03 to 2022-01-31)
    Jan 31, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
  • B•••••••• R••••• • F•••••••• I••• reported 16 state-registered advisory representatives, down from 35 (2021-09-03 to 2022-01-31)
    Jan 31, 2022 · Advisor headcount change · derived
  • 9 advisors left B•••••••• R••••• • F•••••••• I••• (Chicago, IL) for D•••••• W••••• A••••••• on the same day
    Jan 13, 2022 · Team lift-out · derived
  • R•••••• E•••• D••••• left B•••••••• R••••• • F•••••••• I••• for R••••••• V•••• P•••••••• L•• (registered 2022-01-19)
    Jan 13, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • S•••••• M•••• W••••• left B•••••••• R••••• • F•••••••• I••• for D•••••• W••••• A••••••• (registered 2022-02-09)
    Jan 13, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • A••••• K••••••• S••••••• left B•••••••• R••••• • F•••••••• I••• for D•••••• W••••• A••••••• (registered 2022-02-09)
    Jan 13, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • A••• R•••••• P•••• left B•••••••• R••••• • F•••••••• I••• for D•••••• W••••• A••••••• (registered 2022-02-09)
    Jan 13, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • K•••••• L•• B•••• left B•••••••• R••••• • F•••••••• I••• for D•••••• W••••• A••••••• (registered 2022-02-09)
    Jan 13, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • K•••••• C• G•••• left B•••••••• R••••• • F•••••••• I••• for R••••••• V•••• P•••••••• L•• (registered 2022-01-21)
    Jan 13, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • K•••••••• T••• D•••••••• left B•••••••• R••••• • F•••••••• I••• for D•••••• W••••• A••••••• (registered 2022-02-09)
    Jan 13, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • R••• F••••••••• U•••• left B•••••••• R••••• • F•••••••• I••• for R••••••• V•••• P•••••••• L•• (registered 2022-01-14)
    Jan 13, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • 6 advisors left B•••••••• R••••• • F•••••••• I••• (Chicago, IL) for R••••••• V•••• P•••••••• L•• on the same day
    Jan 13, 2022 · Team lift-out · derived
  • M•••••• V•••••• M••••• left B•••••••• R••••• • F•••••••• I••• for D•••••• W••••• A••••••• (registered 2022-02-09)
    Jan 13, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • M••• C••••• A•••••• left B•••••••• R••••• • F•••••••• I••• for D•••••• W••••• A••••••• (registered 2022-02-05)
    Jan 13, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Q•••• P•••••• M••••• left B•••••••• R••••• • F•••••••• I••• for R••••••• V•••• P•••••••• L•• (registered 2022-01-14)
    Jan 13, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • W•••••• K•••••• S••••••• S•••••• left B•••••••• R••••• • F•••••••• I••• for R••••••• V•••• P•••••••• L•• (registered 2022-01-14)
    Jan 13, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • J••••••• M•••• D•••• left B•••••••• R••••• • F•••••••• I••• for R••••••• V•••• P•••••••• L•• (registered 2022-01-18)
    Jan 13, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • K••••• A••• S••••••• left B•••••••• R••••• • F•••••••• I••• for D•••••• W••••• A••••••• (registered 2022-02-09)
    Jan 13, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • P••••• C••••• S•••••• left B•••••••• R••••• • F•••••••• I••• for D•••••• W••••• A••••••• (registered 2022-02-09)
    Jan 13, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Arden C••••• Gregory (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of B•••••••• R••••• • F•••••••• I••• (listed 2021-03-31, absent 2021-07-23)
    Jul 23, 2021 · Control person left · inference
  • M•••• Janice Mortensen (Chief Administrative Officer, Secretary) no longer on Schedule A of B•••••••• R••••• • F•••••••• I••• (listed 2020-03-30, absent 2020-05-16)
    May 16, 2020 · Control person left · inference
  • Sinko K••••••• Warner (Chief Administrative Officer, Secretary) appeared on Schedule A of B•••••••• R••••• • F•••••••• I•••
    May 16, 2020 · Control person joined · fact
  • John Robert Patterson (Principal, Treasurer) no longer on Schedule A of B•••••••• R••••• • F•••••••• I••• (listed 2019-10-02, absent 2020-01-17)
    Jan 17, 2020 · Control person left · inference
Across DFX
shared identifiers only, never a name match
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
Business phone
239-302-1697reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business phone
312-346-5850reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business phone
914-332-5400reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Firm profile
linkedin.com/company/brownson-rehmus-&-foxworthreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Website
brfadvisors.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Principal office phone
312-346-5850reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 23, 2026
Provenance
Form ADV
SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
Advisors
IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
Class
Independent wealth managerderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
RAUM per advisor
$299Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026