Brilliant Advice, LLC
Firm details
- Headquarters
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- CRD number
- 282891
- Registered since
- December 6, 2024
- Website
- www.brilliantadvice.net
- Custodians
- CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
- Fee structure
- Percentage of AUM, Fixed Fees
- Client types
- HNWI95.83%
- Charitable Organizations2.44%
- Individuals1.72%
- Services
- Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for IndividualsPortfolio Management for Institutional ClientsSelection of Other Advisers
Firm profile
FINTRXOverview
Brilliant Advice, LLC is an independent registered investment adviser organized as an LLC and registered with the SEC in 2024. The firm is owned by an individual and functions as a capital allocator for both individual and family clients as well as institutional accounts. Its advisory offerings include financial planning, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for institutions, and selection of other advisers. Fee arrangements combine percentage-of-AUM and fixed-fee structures. The firm is not positioned as an ESG-focused manager, does not identify as a multi-state adviser on its snapshot, and does not describe itself as a pension consultant or related adviser. It explicitly acts as a selector of external managers alongside in-house portfolio management and planning services.
Assets & Accounts
Public Holdings
Investments & Alternatives
Location & Offices
Investment profile
FINTRXTraditional investments used
Alternative investments used
Active ESG investor
Technology & operations
FINTRXCRM & tech providers
TAMPs used
Clients
FINTRXClient base
Client personas
Asset composition
- Exchange Traded Equities90%
- Public Funds/Mutual Funds4%
- Derivatives2%
- Cash & Cash Equivalents2%
- Private Funds1%
Owners & executives
2 of 2
Michelle Mccarthy
Chief Compliance OfficerCRD 7682269

Cern Basher
President and Chief Investment OfficerCRD 4401337
Contacts
1 of 1
Danya Karram
Principal and Co-FounderCRD 6298891
Wealth teams
FINTRXNewly hired reps
FINTRXRecent M&A activity
FINTRXRecent filings
FINTRXAwards
FINTRXETF holdings
1 of 38Active vs passive
$40.6M in ETFs
97%
$39.2M
1%
$1.3M
| ETF | Provider | Style | Category | Value | Shares | % of portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHWAB US BROAD MARKET ETF (SCHB) | Schwab | Passive | Large Blend | $5.7M | 196,461 | 14.03% |
Location
Cincinnati, OH
Hamilton
Location
Cincinnati, OH
Headquartered in Cincinnati, OH, anchoring the Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN metro in the Midwest.
- Metro area
- Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN
- Region
- Midwest
- County
- Hamilton
- Address
- 8044 Montgomery Rd
- Time zone
- ET (UTC-5)
- Office locations
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