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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

Clarify Wealth Management

Former SEC-registered adviserCincinnati, OhioCRD 172355SEC 801-108586IAPD
Legal name Clarify Wealth Management, Inc.
Latest filing Jul 3, 2024
First filing on the tape Oct 24, 2016 · 22 filings
RAUM
$410M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
86%
$354M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
11
8 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
2
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
22 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$410M as of Mar 29, 2024
Mar 19, 2017$132M then
HNW client RAUM$243M as of Mar 29, 2024
Feb 14, 2018$61.0M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)7 as of Mar 29, 2024
Mar 19, 20174 then
Employees (5.A)11 as of Mar 29, 2024
Mar 19, 20176 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +24% over the last fiscal year+12% a year over threeIARs 7 to 7offices 0 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jul 3, 2024; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$58.6MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
120derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$870,666derivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$264,200derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
14%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.6derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.3derived3 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+24%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+17%derived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 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
  • High-net-worth individuals$243M59%
  • Individuals$111M27%
  • Charitable organizations$54.0M13%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$2.2M0.5%
  • Corporations and businesses$1,5300.0%
Individual clients
559reported
HNW clients
279reported
Pension plan clients
5reported
Charitable clients
3reported
Accounts
1,552reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
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
Left, latest
Joined, latest
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
  • G James Brandenburgh · Ceo / Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 01/2012 · owns 50% to 75%
  • Hyde Aubrey Ramey · Chief Operating Officercontrol
    since 01/2012 · owns 25% to 50%
  • Andrew Chad Baxter · Investment Advisor Representative
    since 03/2024 · owns 5% to 10%
  • Bradford Thomas Clark · Chief Investment Officer
    since 01/2012 · owns less than 5%
  • Peter Adam Lisowsky · Investment Advisor Representative
    since 03/2024 · owns 5% to 10%
  • Tanner Stepp · Investment Advisor Representative
    since 12/2021 · owns 5% to 10%
  • Jeffrey Jacob Walker · Investment Advisor Representative
    since 03/2024 · owns 5% to 10%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Cincinnati, Oh · principal000
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • Columbis, OH1 employees
  • Lafayette, IN1 employees
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 1,210 to 1,552
    Jun 7, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • BD registered reps · 7 to 0
    Jun 7, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Charity clients · 2 to 3
    Jun 7, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • HNW clients · 230 to 279
    Jun 7, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Individual clients · 489 to 559
    Jun 7, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Pension plan clients · 9 to 5
    Jun 7, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Pooled vehicle clients · unset to 0.0
    Jun 7, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Other offices · 0 to 2
    Jun 7, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $330M to $410M
    Jun 7, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $175M to $243M
    Jun 7, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $89.5M to $111M
    Jun 7, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Pension RAUM · $4.9M to $2.2M
    Jun 7, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Pooled vehicle RAUM · unset to 0.0
    Jun 7, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • RAUM · $330M to $410M
    Jun 7, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Accounts · 1,042 to 1,210
    May 27, 2022 to Feb 25, 2023
  • Advisory employees · 6 to 8
    May 27, 2022 to Feb 25, 2023
  • BD registered reps · 6 to 7
    May 27, 2022 to Feb 25, 2023
  • Corporate clients · 2 to 1
    May 27, 2022 to Feb 25, 2023
  • HNW clients · 213 to 230
    May 27, 2022 to Feb 25, 2023
  • Individual clients · 401 to 489
    May 27, 2022 to Feb 25, 2023
  • Pension plan clients · 5 to 9
    May 27, 2022 to Feb 25, 2023
  • Employees · 9 to 11
    May 27, 2022 to Feb 25, 2023
  • State-registered IARs · 6 to 7
    May 27, 2022 to Feb 25, 2023
  • Discretionary RAUM · $326M to $330M
    May 27, 2022 to Feb 25, 2023
  • HNW RAUM · $174M to $175M
    May 27, 2022 to Feb 25, 2023
  • Individual RAUM · $78.5M to $89.5M
    May 27, 2022 to Feb 25, 2023
  • Pension RAUM · $1.6M to $4.9M
    May 27, 2022 to Feb 25, 2023
  • RAUM · $326M to $330M
    May 27, 2022 to Feb 25, 2023
  • Accounts · 944 to 1,042
    Dec 7, 2021 to Mar 5, 2022
  • Charity clients · 3 to 2
    Dec 7, 2021 to Mar 5, 2022
  • Corporate clients · unset to 2.0
    Dec 7, 2021 to Mar 5, 2022
  • HNW clients · 160 to 213
    Dec 7, 2021 to Mar 5, 2022
  • Individual clients · 423 to 401
    Dec 7, 2021 to Mar 5, 2022
  • Pension plan clients · unset to 5.0
    Dec 7, 2021 to Mar 5, 2022
  • Discretionary RAUM · $293M to $326M
    Dec 7, 2021 to Mar 5, 2022
  • HNW RAUM · $123M to $174M
    Dec 7, 2021 to Mar 5, 2022
  • Individual RAUM · $105M to $78.5M
    Dec 7, 2021 to Mar 5, 2022
  • Pension RAUM · unset to 1640963.0
    Dec 7, 2021 to Mar 5, 2022
  • RAUM · $293M to $326M
    Dec 7, 2021 to Mar 5, 2022
  • Accounts · 872 to 944
    Jun 26, 2020 to Feb 2, 2021
Signals
8 dated events
  • Tanner Stepp left Clarify Wealth Management for Cx Institutional, Llc (registered 2024-10-14)
    Nov 4, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Jacob Jeffrey Walker left Clarify Wealth Management for Cx Institutional, Llc (registered 2024-10-14)
    Nov 4, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Chad Andrew Baxter left Clarify Wealth Management for Cx Institutional, Llc (registered 2024-10-14)
    Nov 4, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Adam Peter Lisowsky left Clarify Wealth Management for Cx Institutional, Llc (registered 2024-10-14)
    Nov 4, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Aubrey Hyde Ramey left Clarify Wealth Management for Cx Institutional, Llc (registered 2024-10-14)
    Nov 4, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • James G Brandenburgh left Clarify Wealth Management for Cx Institutional, Llc (registered 2024-10-14)
    Nov 4, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Clarify Wealth Management's advisors moved to CX Institutional, LLC (Cincinnati, OH): 6 of 6 registered, on the same day
    Nov 4, 2024 · Firm absorbed (people side) · derived
  • Clarify Wealth Management filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    Oct 24, 2016 · First SEC registration · fact
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