Lee Danner & Bass Inc
- Regulatory AUM
- $2.0B
- Discretionary
- $2.0B
- Clients
- 1,020
- Avg AUM / client
- $1.9M
- Accounts
- 1,020
- Employees
- 11
AUM over time
Reported AUM from Form ADV filings, plotted by filing date · as of Jul 01, 2026
Who they serve
| Client type | Clients | AUM | % of AUM |
|---|---|---|---|
| High net worth individuals | 959 | $1.7B | 87.5% |
| Pension and profit sharing plans | 3 | $5.5M | 0.28% |
| Charitable organizations | 49 | $202M | 10.2% |
| Corporations and other businesses | 9 | $40.4M | 2.04% |
People (8)
roster as of Jul 20, 2026| Name | Role / title | Credentials | With firm since | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Bryan Smith | Chief Compliance Officer/ Secretary/ Treasurer/ Director | Apr 1996 (30y) | 10% – 25% | |
| Lawson Coffee Allen | Chairman/President/ Director | Jan 2004 (23y) | 10% – 25% | |
| Williams, Ernest, Nmn | Vice President/ Director | Jan 2007 (20y) | 10% – 25% | |
| Fred Templeton Lowrance | Vice President/ Director | CFA | May 2015 (11y) | Less than 5% |
| Bass, Francis, Marion | Chairman Emeritus | Jan 2022 (5y) | 5% – 10% | |
| Francis Marion Bass | Registered representative | CFA | Feb 2004 (22y) | |
| Christopher Forrest Prest | Registered representative | Mar 2025 (1y) | ||
| Thomas Walter Delaney | Registered representative | CFA | Dec 2025 (1y) |
Undisclosed: 10% – 65% of the firm is not attributable from the filed Schedule A bands.
Roster from the IAPD representatives feed; ownership and acquisition dates from Form ADV Schedule A/B. "Since" is the earliest filed registration or acquisition date.
Documents (1 archived)
| Form | Period | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Form ADV (full filing) | 07/01/2026 | 963 KB | View · PDF · Source ↗ |
Archived copies of the firm's regulatory filings, versioned by content hash.
Disciplinary disclosures
No disciplinary events reported on the firm's latest Form ADV filing.
How they charge
- • Percentage of assets under management
Services
- • Portfolio management for individuals/small businesses
- • Portfolio management for businesses/institutional clients
Custody
Reported custodians
- Charles Schwab & Co. $1.2B (60% of AUM) Jul 2026
- National Financial Services (Fidelity) $690M (35% of AUM) Jul 2026
Amounts as reported in ADV Item 5.K.(3) (custodians holding 10%+ of SMA assets).
Firm reports having custody of client funds or securities (Item 9.A).
Source
All data on this page comes from this firm's Form ADV filings, reproduced without modification. Latest filing: Jul 01, 2026.
View current Form ADV (SEC/IAPD) ↗