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Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.

Former SEC-registered adviser

Bruton Financial Advisors, LLC

Former SEC-registered adviserDowningtown, PennsylvaniaCRD 127181SEC 801-63056IAPD
Latest filing Jan 24, 2018
First filing on the tape Dec 16, 2011 · 12 filings
RAUM
$366M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
29%
$106M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
10
6 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
12 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$325M as of Mar 27, 2017
Mar 28, 2012$172M then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Mar 27, 2017
Mar 28, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)10 as of Mar 27, 2017
Mar 14, 20136 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +29% over the last fiscal year+11% a year over threeIARs 3 to 3
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jan 24, 2018; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$122MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
152derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$702,879derivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$520,358derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
66%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
3.3derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
3.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+14%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
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, pension consulting, 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)
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$222M61%
  • High-net-worth individuals$74.5M20%
  • Individuals$31.3M8.5%
  • Corporations and businesses$17.6M4.8%
  • State and municipal entities$14.9M4.1%
  • Charitable organizations$5.5M1.5%
Individual clients
349reported
HNW clients
106reported
Pension plan clients
27reported
Charitable clients
9reported
Accounts
704reported
Financial planning clients
101-250reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
absent from the latest SEC rosterderived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
Every departureEvery arrival
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
    Teams outTeams in
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • William Charles Bruton · Investment Adviser Representativecontrol
      since 06/2004 · owns 75% or more
    • Marshall James Bruton · Managing Member / Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 06/2003 · owns less than 5%
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    No related person reported.
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 603 to 704
      Aug 9, 2017 to Jan 24, 2018
    • Charity clients · unset to 9.0
      Aug 9, 2017 to Jan 24, 2018
    • Corporate clients · unset to 2.0
      Aug 9, 2017 to Jan 24, 2018
    • HNW clients · unset to 106.0
      Aug 9, 2017 to Jan 24, 2018
    • Individual clients · unset to 349.0
      Aug 9, 2017 to Jan 24, 2018
    • Pension plan clients · unset to 27.0
      Aug 9, 2017 to Jan 24, 2018
    • Other offices · unset to 0.0
      Aug 9, 2017 to Jan 24, 2018
    • Discretionary RAUM · $325M to $366M
      Aug 9, 2017 to Jan 24, 2018
    • HNW RAUM · unset to 74505182.0
      Aug 9, 2017 to Jan 24, 2018
    • Individual RAUM · unset to 31296427.0
      Aug 9, 2017 to Jan 24, 2018
    • Pension RAUM · unset to 222475367.0
      Aug 9, 2017 to Jan 24, 2018
    • RAUM · $325M to $366M
      Aug 9, 2017 to Jan 24, 2018
    • Accounts · 290 to 603
      Sep 20, 2016 to Mar 27, 2017
    • Advisory employees · 3 to 6
      Sep 20, 2016 to Mar 27, 2017
    • Employees · 3 to 10
      Sep 20, 2016 to Mar 27, 2017
    • Financial planning clients · 26-50 to 101-250
      Sep 20, 2016 to Mar 27, 2017
    • Discretionary RAUM · $284M to $325M
      Sep 20, 2016 to Mar 27, 2017
    • RAUM · $284M to $325M
      Sep 20, 2016 to Mar 27, 2017
    • Accounts · 850 to 290
      Mar 14, 2015 to Mar 25, 2016
    • Advisory employees · 4 to 3
      Mar 14, 2015 to Mar 25, 2016
    • BD registered reps · 4 to 3
      Mar 14, 2015 to Mar 25, 2016
    • Employees · 4 to 3
      Mar 14, 2015 to Mar 25, 2016
    • Insurance-licensed employees · 2 to 0
      Mar 14, 2015 to Mar 25, 2016
    • Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 26-50
      Mar 14, 2015 to Mar 25, 2016
    • State-registered IARs · 4 to 3
      Mar 14, 2015 to Mar 25, 2016
    • Discretionary RAUM · $280M to $284M
      Mar 14, 2015 to Mar 25, 2016
    • RAUM · $280M to $284M
      Mar 14, 2015 to Mar 25, 2016
    • Accounts · 824 to 850
      Jul 18, 2014 to Mar 14, 2015
    • Insurance-licensed employees · 0 to 2
      Jul 18, 2014 to Mar 14, 2015
    • Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 51-100
      Jul 18, 2014 to Mar 14, 2015
    • Discretionary RAUM · $265M to $280M
      Jul 18, 2014 to Mar 14, 2015
    • RAUM · $265M to $280M
      Jul 18, 2014 to Mar 14, 2015
    • Accounts · 794 to 824
      Sep 30, 2013 to Mar 12, 2014
    • Employees · 6 to 4
      Sep 30, 2013 to Mar 12, 2014
    • Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 11-25
      Sep 30, 2013 to Mar 12, 2014
    • Discretionary RAUM · $209M to $265M
      Sep 30, 2013 to Mar 12, 2014
    • RAUM · $209M to $265M
      Sep 30, 2013 to Mar 12, 2014
    • State-registered IARs · 3 to 4
      Mar 14, 2013 to Sep 30, 2013
    • Accounts · 564 to 794
      Mar 28, 2012 to Mar 14, 2013
    • Advisory employees · unset to 4.0
      Mar 28, 2012 to Mar 14, 2013
    Signals
    No event on the tape.
    Across DFX
    shared identifiers only, never a name match
    No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
    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
    Former SEC-registered adviserderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
    RAUM per advisor
    n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
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    Sep 14, 2026