Barrington Darby Brower

Employer firm

J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. CRD 112294

$8.25B regulatory AUM 1,971 advisory clients

Reported services (Item 5G)

Financial planning
Portfolio management (individuals)
Portfolio management (institutions)
Selection of other advisers
Educational seminars
HOURLY & FIXED RATE CONSULTING

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

Current Employers

J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc.

4301 Anchor Plaza Parkway Suite 450, Tampa, FL 33634 • United States

Current Registrations

Authority	Category	Status	Date
TX	RA	APPROVED_RES	2025-10-22
FL	RA	APPROVED	2016-06-29

TX RA
APPROVED_RES

Since 2025-10-22
FL RA
APPROVED

Since 2016-06-29

Branch Locations

250 N A1A Ste. 100, Ponte Vedra, FL 32082 • United States

4301 Anchor Plaza Parkway Suite 450, Tampa, FL 33634 • United States

Disclosures

2 disclosure categories reported Yes on this SEC record. Read each Yes below, then review the firm’s Form ADV Item 11 guide for how disclosure questions work.

Regulatory action No
Criminal No
Bankruptcy No
Civil judicial No
Bond No
Judgment / lien No
Investigation No
Customer complaint Yes
Termination Yes

Employment History

Organization	City	State	From	To
J.W. Cole Financial, Inc.	Tampa	FL	04/2016	Present
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.	Tampa	FL	04/2016	Present

04/2016 → Present

J.W. Cole Financial, Inc.

Tampa, FL
04/2016 → Present

J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.

Tampa, FL

Previous Registrations

2010-01-04 → 2016-04-06

Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.

Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
1992-11-02 → 2009-12-31

Osaic Fa, Inc.

Jacksonville Beach, FL

Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

Other Businesses

1) A. BROWER FAMILY TRUST B. INVESTMENT RELATED C. 250 HWY A1A SUITE # 100, PONTE VEDRA, FL D. TRUST HOLDING ASSETS FOR TEXAS FAMILY E. TRUSTEE F. 10/01/2013 G. 4 HRS/MO H. 1 HR/MO DURING TRADING HRS I. MANAGE CASH DISTRIBUTIONS, HOUSE EXPENSES, AND TAXES J. OFFICER/DIRECTOR K. CLIENTS INVOLVED 2) A. TRIPP BROWER TRUST B. INVESTMENT RELATED C. 250 HWY A1A SUITE # 100, PONTE VEDRA, FL D. TRUST E. TRUSTEE F. 10/01/2013 G. 1 HR/MO H. 1/2 HR/MO DURING TRADING HRS I. MANAGE DISTRIBUTIONS J. OFFICER/DIRECTOR K. CLIENTS INVOLVED 3) A. DBA: BROWER FINANCIAL GROUP B. INVESTMENT RELATED C. 250 HWY A1A SUITE # 100, PONTE VEDRA, FL D. FINANCIAL PLANNING AND BROWER TRUST MANAGEMENT E. OWNER/PRESIDENT F. 01/01/2010 G. 240 HRS/MO H. 140 HRS/MO DURING TRADING HRS I. CLIENT MANAGEMENT AND ACQUISITION J. OFFICER/DIRECTOR K. CLIENTS INVOLVED L. COMPENSATION $300K 4) A. BROWER FINANCIAL GROUP B. NON-INVESTMENT RELATED C. 250 HWY A1A SUITE # 100, PONTE VEDRA, FL D. NON-VARIABLE INSURANCE E. OWNER/PRESIDENT F. 01/01/2010 G. 6 HRS/MO H. 1 HR/MO DURING TRADING HRS I. CLIENT EVALUATION OF INSURANCE NEEDS J. OFFICER/DIRECTOR K. CLIENTS INVOLVED L. COMPENSATION $50K 5) A. FRANK BROWER JR TRUST FBO LANDON S BROWER B. INVESTMENT RELATED C. 250 HWY A1A N SUITE 100, PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL E. TRUSTEE F. 06/01/2016 G. 1 HR/MO H. 0.5 DURING TRADING HRS I. COMMUNICATE WITH MY NEPHEW'S MOTHER J. NON-OFFICER/DIRECTOR K. CLIENTS INVOLVED L. NO COMPENSATION ANTICIPATED 6) A. FRANK BROWER JR TRUST FBO MASON G. BROWER B. INVESTMENT RELATED C. 250 HWY A1A N SUITE 100, PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL E. TRUSTEE F. 06/01/2016 G. 1 HR/MO H. 0.5 DURING TRADING HRS I. COMMUNICATE WITH MY NEPHEW'S MOTHER J. NON-OFFICER/DIRECTOR K. CLIENTS INVOLVED L. NO COMPENSATION ANTICIPATED 7) A. OFFICE SUBLEASE B. NON-INVESTMENT RELATED C. ADDRESS: SAME AS BRANCH OFFICE D. SUBLETTING OFFICE SPACE E. SUB-LANDLORD F. START DATE: 4/7/2020 G. 1 HOUR PER MONTH, NONE DURING TRADING HOURS

Exams

Code	Exam	Date
S65	Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination	1999-12-08
S63	Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination	1992-05-11

S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination

1999-12-08
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

1992-05-11

Other Names

B Darby Brower

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