James Garnett

James Cobb Garnett is an Investment Advisor Representative at Brownlie & Braden Advisors, LLC, based in Fort Worth, Texas. He holds a Series 65 securities license and has worked in the financial-advisory industry since April 2010. His work centers on financial planning, portfolio management, and the analysis of investment opportunities — including private equity evaluation and due diligence — for both individual and business clients.

Brownlie & Braden is a fee-based, employee-owned multi-family office founded by Smith A. Brownlie III and James E. ("Jim") Braden, who have been in business together since the 1980s. The firm serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth families with investment advisory, estate planning, tax guidance, and family-office services, operating from offices in Dallas (Ross Tower), Fort Worth (301 Commerce Street), and Austin. Within that structure, Garnett's role spans personalized investment advice and the vetting of direct and private-market opportunities on behalf of the firm's clients.

On November 11, 2024, Brownlie & Braden Advisors merged into Prairie Capital Management Group, a transaction that created a combined organization managing roughly $7 billion in assets and consulting on approximately $2 billion more. Both firms were affiliated with Focus Financial Partners, which facilitated the combination. As a result, the brownliebraden.com domain — including Garnett's email address — now resolves to Prairie Capital's website, and co-founder Jim Braden became a Managing Director at Prairie Capital.

• Operates as a wealth-management/family-office advisor, not a startup fund — investment activity is done on behalf of high- and ultra-high-net-worth clients rather than from a dedicated angel or seed vehicle.
• Stated specialties include financial planning, portfolio management, private equity evaluation/due diligence, analysis of investment opportunities, and selection of other advisors for individuals and businesses.
• Firm-level focus is multigenerational wealth: diversified portfolios, estate and tax planning, and access to private/alternative investments for affluent Texas families.
• No publicly stated seed-stage thesis, defined check size, or startup sector focus could be verified.