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CFP
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CFP

Shelly Braden

11 Years of Experience
Williamsburg, VA

Shelly Braden is a CFP-designated registered investment advisor at Apella Wealth, based in Williamsburg, VA, with 11 years of industry experience. Shelly operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include Education Planning, Investment Management, Retirement Planning, Tax Planning. Their firm serves 6,901 clients with $8B in assets under management.

Compensation
Fee-Only (% of Portfolio)
Firm Size
81 advisors
Number of Clients
6,901 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$1.2M average
Assets Under Management
$8.0B

Fee Structure

Minimum Investment:$500K
Planning is included in investment management (also available separately)

Apella Capital offers investment management services for an annual fee based on the amount of assets managed. The maximum annual fee is 1.5%. There is a minimum account size of $500,000, but this may be waived at Apella's discretion. Apella Select clients are charged an additional fee of up to 0.25% for portfolio management services, and an additional 0.05% for tax overlay services. Apella Ascent clients pay 0.50% of assets under management.

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Location

4801 Courthouse Street, Suite 128, Williamsburg, VA, 23188

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History

Regulatory History
Clean regulatory record

No disclosures, customer disputes, or regulatory actions on file.

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Employment History
Current Registrations
Apella Wealth
January 2026 - Present · 3 mos
Previous Registrations
Pbmares Wealth Management LLC
April 2020 - December 2025 · 5 yrs 8 mos
Commonwealth Financial NetworkBroker
March 2019 - April 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo
Commonwealth Financial Network
October 2018 - April 2020 · 1 yr 6 mos
Pbmares Wealth Management LLC
January 2018 - August 2018 · 7 mos
Kls Professional Advisors Group, LLC
September 2014 - January 2018 · 3 yrs 4 mos
State Registrations3 states
CTTXVA
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Exams
No exam information available for this advisor.