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Branson Frank A Inc

SEC-registered Wealth Manager · Small ($100M–$1B) CRD 110451 · SEC file 801-26380 · Palo Alto, CA
☆ Save with Pro ADV data as of Mar 19, 2026
Regulatory AUM
$223M
Discretionary
$96.5M
Clients
12
Avg AUM / client
$18.6M
Accounts
12
Employees
1

AUM over time

$138M $263M
Dec 2011 Dec 2025

Annual snapshots from Form ADV filings · as of Mar 19, 2026

Who they serve

Client typeClientsAUM% of AUM
High net worth individuals 11 $125M 56.1%
Charitable organizations 1 $98.0M 43.9%

People (2)

roster as of Jul 20, 2026
NameRole / titleCredentialsWith firm sinceOwnership
Branson, Coralee, Nims Secretary Mar 1980 (46y) 50% – 75%
Frank Alvin Branson President, Chief Compliance Officer Mar 1980 (46y) 50% – 75%

Roster from the IAPD representatives feed; ownership and acquisition dates from Form ADV Schedule A/B. "Since" is the earliest filed registration or acquisition date.

Documents (1 archived)

FormPeriodSize
Form ADV (full filing) 03/19/2026 901 KB View · PDF · Source ↗

Archived copies of the firm's regulatory filings, versioned by content hash.

Disciplinary disclosures

No disciplinary events reported on the firm's latest Form ADV filing.

How they charge

  • Percentage of assets under management
  • Performance-based fees

Services

  • Portfolio management for individuals/small businesses
  • Portfolio management for businesses/institutional clients

Custody

Reported custodians

Amounts as reported in ADV Item 5.K.(3) (custodians holding 10%+ of SMA assets).

Firm reports it does not have custody of client funds or securities (Item 9.A).

Source

All data on this page comes from this firm's Form ADV filings, reproduced without modification. Latest filing: Mar 19, 2026.

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