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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

Copper Beech Wealth Management

Former SEC-registered adviserBloomfield Hills, MichiganCRD 151476SEC 801-70606IAPD
Legal name Copper Beech Tree LLC
Latest filing Mar 22, 2017
First filing on the tape Nov 18, 2011 · 10 filings
RAUM
$95.1M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
97%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
4
2 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
n/a
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
10 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$95.1M as of Mar 22, 2017
Feb 27, 2012$173M then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)2 as of Mar 22, 2017
Feb 27, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)4 as of Mar 22, 2017
Mar 1, 20133 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM -52% over the last fiscal year-27% a year over threeIARs 5 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 22, 2017; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$47.5MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$299,005derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
97%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-52%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-60%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, pension consultingreportedItem 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
This filing has no Item 5.D breakdown (filings before 2017 reported ranges, not amounts).
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
318reported
Financial planning clients
1-10reported
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
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • James William Brown · Ceo, Membercontrol
    since 08/2009 · owns 75% or more
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 · 341 to 318
    Dec 16, 2016 to Mar 22, 2017
  • Advisory employees · 5 to 2
    Dec 16, 2016 to Mar 22, 2017
  • Advisory activities · 4 to 3
    Dec 16, 2016 to Mar 22, 2017
  • BD registered reps · 4 to 2
    Dec 16, 2016 to Mar 22, 2017
  • Employees · 5 to 4
    Dec 16, 2016 to Mar 22, 2017
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 2 to 1
    Dec 16, 2016 to Mar 22, 2017
  • State-registered IARs · 5 to 2
    Dec 16, 2016 to Mar 22, 2017
  • Discretionary RAUM · $105M to $92.6M
    Dec 16, 2016 to Mar 22, 2017
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $3.4M to $2.5M
    Dec 16, 2016 to Mar 22, 2017
  • RAUM · $108M to $95.1M
    Dec 16, 2016 to Mar 22, 2017
  • Accounts · 144 to 341
    Apr 19, 2016 to Oct 11, 2016
  • Discretionary RAUM · $139M to $105M
    Apr 19, 2016 to Oct 11, 2016
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $60.4M to $3.4M
    Apr 19, 2016 to Oct 11, 2016
  • RAUM · $199M to $108M
    Apr 19, 2016 to Oct 11, 2016
  • Accounts · 539 to 144
    Feb 26, 2015 to Mar 30, 2016
  • Advisory employees · 3 to 5
    Feb 26, 2015 to Mar 30, 2016
  • Advisory activities · 3 to 4
    Feb 26, 2015 to Mar 30, 2016
  • BD registered reps · 3 to 4
    Feb 26, 2015 to Mar 30, 2016
  • Employees · 4 to 5
    Feb 26, 2015 to Mar 30, 2016
  • State-registered IARs · 3 to 5
    Feb 26, 2015 to Mar 30, 2016
  • Discretionary RAUM · $160M to $139M
    Feb 26, 2015 to Mar 30, 2016
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $0 to $60.4M
    Feb 26, 2015 to Mar 30, 2016
  • RAUM · $160M to $199M
    Feb 26, 2015 to Mar 30, 2016
  • Accounts · 940 to 539
    Mar 5, 2014 to Feb 26, 2015
  • Advisory employees · 5 to 3
    Mar 5, 2014 to Feb 26, 2015
  • Employees · 5 to 4
    Mar 5, 2014 to Feb 26, 2015
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 1 to 2
    Mar 5, 2014 to Feb 26, 2015
  • State-registered IARs · 4 to 3
    Mar 5, 2014 to Feb 26, 2015
  • Discretionary RAUM · $168M to $160M
    Mar 5, 2014 to Feb 26, 2015
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $77.0M to $0
    Mar 5, 2014 to Feb 26, 2015
  • RAUM · $245M to $160M
    Mar 5, 2014 to Feb 26, 2015
  • Accounts · 1,197 to 940
    Mar 1, 2013 to Mar 5, 2014
  • Advisory employees · 2 to 5
    Mar 1, 2013 to Mar 5, 2014
  • BD registered reps · 2 to 3
    Mar 1, 2013 to Mar 5, 2014
  • Employees · 3 to 5
    Mar 1, 2013 to Mar 5, 2014
  • State-registered IARs · 2 to 4
    Mar 1, 2013 to Mar 5, 2014
  • Discretionary RAUM · $120M to $168M
    Mar 1, 2013 to Mar 5, 2014
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $103M to $77.0M
    Mar 1, 2013 to Mar 5, 2014
  • RAUM · $223M to $245M
    Mar 1, 2013 to Mar 5, 2014
  • Accounts · 372 to 1,197
    Feb 27, 2012 to Mar 1, 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
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026