Chad Andrew Brown

Employer firm

Compass Planning, LLC CRD 338524

Reported services (Item 5G)

• Financial planning

From the firm’s Form ADV. Read the guides:

• Item 5F — Regulatory AUM
• Item 5G — Advisory services
• Full firm profile

Current Employers

Employment History

• 06/2007 → 01/2017
  Allstate Insurance Company
  Ashland, OH
• 06/2010 → 01/2017
  Ohio National Financial Services
  Cincinnati, OH
• 08/2010 → 01/2017
  The O.N. Equity Sales
  Cincinnati, OH
• 01/2017 → 03/2023
  Regal Investment Advisors, Llc
  Kentwood, MI
• 03/2023 → Present
  Lpl Financial Llc
  Ashland, OH
• 12/2025 → Present
  Compass Planning, Llc
  Ashland, OH

Previous Registrations

• 2017-01-03 → 2023-03-16
  Regal Investment Advisors Llc
  Ashland, OH
  Kentwood, MI
  Ashland, OH
• 2011-06-17 → 2016-12-31
  On Investment Management Co
  Ashland, OH

Other Businesses

1) 3/2023- COMPASS FINANCIAL STRATEGIES- DBA for LPL Business (entity for LPL business)- inv. related- Ashland, OH 2) 3/2023- Compass College Planning- DBA for LPL Business (entity for LPL business)- inv. related- Ashland, OH 3) 3/2023- COMPASS INSURANCE & FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC- Non-Variable Insurance - Agent selling Property & Casualty - inv. related- Ashland, OH -start date 6/1/2010- 5hrs/mth 4) 3/2023- Compass Financial Strategies- Non-Variable Insurance- Agent selling Life, disability, health, Medicare, LTC, annuities - inv. related- Ashland, OH - start date 4/6/2022- 95hrs/mth 5) 08/12/2024 - Compass Financial Strategies - Other - Seminars - Not Investment related - At Reported Business Location(s) - Start Date 08/22/2024 - 3 Hours Per Month/ 0 Hours During Trading 6) 01/06/2026 - Compass Planning, LLC - Registered Investment Advisor - IAR - Investment Related - At Reported Business Location(s) - Start Date 08/01/2025 - 60 hours per month/ during trading - I provide financial planning and consulting services through Compass Planning, LLC, an independent investment advisor firm.  I started this business activity in 12/2025. I expect to spend approximately 60 hours per month on this activity. Please see the advisory firm¿s Form ADV for more information about its address, the nature of its business, its owners, and its services at http://www.adviserinfo.sec.gov/IAPD. The advisory firm is separate from and independent of LPL Financial.

Exams

• S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
  2023-08-05
• S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
  2011-06-09

Other Names

• Chad Andrew Brown
• Chad A Brown
• Chad Brown