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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

Joss Brown Wealth Advisors, LLC

Former SEC-registered adviserWilliamsburg, VirginiaCRD 175481SEC 801-123438IAPD
Latest filing Feb 11, 2022
First filing on the tape Feb 11, 2022 · 1 filings
RAUM
$105M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
89%
of RAUM
Private clients
97%
$102M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
4
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
1 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM: $105M
HNW client RAUM: $48.4M
State-registered IARs (5.B.3): 4
Employees (5.A): 4
Private funds: no history
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Feb 11, 2022; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$26.2MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
25derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$3.5MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$235,115derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
89%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
2.9%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.0derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
unknownderivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 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, 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)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Individuals$53.1M51%
  • High-net-worth individuals$48.4M46%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$3.0M2.9%
Individual clients
85reported
HNW clients
14reported
Pension plan clients
1reported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
445reported
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
Left, latest
none on the tape
    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
      • Lynette Katherine Brown · Managing Membercontrol
        since 04/2020 · owns 25% to 50%
      • Dryden Daniel Joss · Managing Membercontrol
        since 03/2015 · owns 50% to 75%
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      No related person reported.
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      • Newport News, VA1 employees
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      One filing, no change to show.
      Signals
      2 dated events
      • Joss Brown Wealth Advisors, LLC's advisors moved to Joss Brown Wealth Advisors (Newport News, VA): 4 of 4 registered, on the same day
        Mar 31, 2023 · Firm absorbed (people side) · derived
      • Joss Brown Wealth Advisors, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Feb 11, 2022 · 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