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SEC-registered adviser

B••••• F••••••••

Independent wealth managerKnoxville, TennesseeCRD 133623SEC 801-69181websiteIAPD
Legal name B••••• F••••••••• I•••
Latest filing Mar 31, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 26, 2012 · 24 filings
SEC status approved since May 13, 2008
RAUM
$577M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
98%
of RAUM
Private clients
98%
$568M individuals and HNW
Advisors
7
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$82.4M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
31
5 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
24 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$577M as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 26, 2012$102M then
HNW client RAUM$327M as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 31, 2018$53.0M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)5 as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 26, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)31 as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 12, 201310 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +8.2% over the last fiscal year+15% a year over threeIARs 5 to 5
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 31, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • HNW wealth manager · private-client share of RAUM at least 50 percent and HNW share of private-client RAUM 50 to 90 percent
  • 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
RAUM per advisor
$72.1MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
93derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.1MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$275,700derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
98%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.2%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
3.9derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
8.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+8.2%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-1.9%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individuals, educational seminars, otherreportedItem 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$327M57%
  • Individuals$240M42%
  • Corporations and businesses$8.4M1.5%
  • Charitable organizations$936,4300.2%
Individual clients
582reported
HNW clients
159reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
2reported
Accounts
2,093reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.98 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
8 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
J•••• E••••• B•••••Knoxville, TnFeb 14, 200525 y0
P•••• D••••• S•••••••Knoxville, TnJun 20, 201435 y0
M••• R•••••• S•••••Knoxville, TnSep 2, 202115 y1
E••• L•• B••••Knoxville, TnSep 8, 202112 y1
B•••• A••••• P•••••Knoxville, TnFeb 6, 202612 y0
J•••• S•••••Knoxville, TnApr 8, 202612 y1
T•••• E••• S•••••••Knoxville, TnJun 18, 202610 y0
J••• A••• M•••••••Knoxville, TnSep 14, 202611 y0
Advisor movement
0 left, 1 joined in 12 months
net +1 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount2 left over 36 months
Left, latest
Joined, latest
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • B•••••• J••••• E••••• · President/Chief Investment Officercontrol
    since 07/2001 · owns 75% or more
  • S•••••• S••••• J••• · Chief Compliance Officer
    since 10/2021 · owns less than 5%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
  • B••••• F•••••••• I•••••••• P••••••• L••
    real estaten
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Knoxville, Tn · principal730
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • Knoxville, TN4 employees
ADV anomalies
2 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • high employee count relative to advisorsStatic outlier · filing Mar 31, 2026
    employees per registered advisor of 3.9 against a peer median of 1.4 (950 comparable advisers, 99.0th percentile, 6.3 robust deviations)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $500M to $1B (950) · 99% percentile
  • employee count surgeChange between filings · filing Mar 31, 2026
    employees (Item 5.A) moved from 20.0 to 31.0 (+55.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-31 and 2026-03-31; the peer median change was 0.0% (596 comparable advisers, 98.0th percentile of changes)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $500M to $1B (596) · 98% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 2,055 to 2,093
    Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Advisory employees · 4 to 5
    Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Charity clients · 3 to 2
    Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • HNW clients · 163 to 159
    Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Individual clients · 592 to 582
    Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Employees · 20 to 31
    Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $515M to $566M
    Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $308M to $327M
    Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $211M to $240M
    Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $18.1M to $11.3M
    Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • RAUM · $533M to $577M
    Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
    Jul 31, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Accounts · 1,883 to 2,055
    Jul 31, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Advisory employees · 5 to 4
    Jul 31, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Charity clients · 1 to 3
    Jul 31, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Corporate clients · unset to 3.0
    Jul 31, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • HNW clients · 130 to 163
    Jul 31, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Individual clients · 561 to 592
    Jul 31, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Employees · 22 to 20
    Jul 31, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Other offices · 1 to 0
    Jul 31, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $429M to $515M
    Jul 31, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $243M to $308M
    Jul 31, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $201M to $211M
    Jul 31, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $15.7M to $18.1M
    Jul 31, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • RAUM · $444M to $533M
    Jul 31, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Other offices · 2 to 1
    May 1, 2024 to Jul 10, 2024
  • Other offices · 1 to 2
    Mar 28, 2024 to May 1, 2024
  • Accounts · 1,782 to 1,883
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • HNW clients · 126 to 130
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Individual clients · 540 to 561
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Employees · 19 to 22
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Other offices · 0 to 1
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $366M to $429M
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $172M to $243M
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $208M to $201M
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $14.2M to $15.7M
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • RAUM · $381M to $444M
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Accounts · 1,637 to 1,782
    Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
  • Charity clients · unset to 1.0
    Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
  • HNW clients · 115 to 126
    Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
Signals
4 dated events
  • J••• A••• M••••••• registered as an investment adviser representative at B••••• F••••••••
    Sep 14, 2026 · Advisor registered · fact
  • J•••• N••••• K•••••• left B••••• F•••••••• for V•••••••• H•••••••• L•• (registered 2025-08-04)
    Jun 17, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • J•• E•••••• K••••• left B••••• F•••••••• for Forefront (registered 2025-06-17)
    Dec 8, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Ann Theresa Muller (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of B••••• F•••••••• (listed 2021-03-31, absent 2021-10-01)
    Oct 1, 2021 · Control person left · inference
Across DFX
shared identifiers only, never a name match
No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
Business phone
865-539-7167reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business phone
865-862-6800reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business phone
865-862-6818reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Firm profile
linkedin.com/company/brogan-financial-inc-reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Website
brogantaxplanning.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Principal office phone
(865) 862-6800reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 31, 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
$82.4Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026