James Brockett
Executive Vice President & Financial Advisor, A Founding Member
As an Executive Vice President & Financial Advisor with Seventy2 Capital, James Brockett strives to enhance his clients’ financial well-being by advising on the optimal mix of investment. He serves clients in the legal profession but also works with business owners to maximize corporate retirement strategies. James believes that tailored and holistic investment advice is the key to meeting one’s most important financial goals. James also leads Seventy2 Capital’s summer and semester internship program, a unique opportunity for college and graduate students to gain practical experience in wealth management.
In 2023, James was named as one of AdvisorHub’s 2023 50 Next Gen Advisors to Watch. He was named a Five Star Wealth Manager by Five Star Professionals in 2025. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Finance from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at The University of Maryland, College Park.
James and his wife are long time Maryland locals. On the weekends, you’ll find them enjoying the outdoors, playing golf, and spending time with their families.
Location: Bethesda
This award was issued on 01/01/2025 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period 04/10/2024 through 10/31/2024. Fee paid for use of marketing materials. Self-completed questionnaire was used for rating. This rating is not related to the quality of the investment advice and based solely on the disclosed criteria. 2389 Baltimore-area wealth managers were considered for the award; 254 (11 % of candidates) were named 2025 Five Star Wealth Managers. Wealth managers do not pay a fee to be considered or placed on the final list of Five Star Wealth Managers. The award is based on 10 objective criteria. Eligibility criteria – required: 1. Credentialed as a registered investment adviser (RIA) or a registered investment adviser representative; 2. Actively licensed as a RIA or as a principal of a registered investment adviser firm for a minimum of 5 years; 3. Favorable regulatory and complaint history review (As defined by FSP, the wealth manager has not; A. Been subject to a regulatory action that resulted in a license being suspended or revoked, or payment of a fine; B. Had more than a total of three settled or pending complaints filed against them and/or a total of five settled, pending, dismissed or denied complaints with any regulatory authority or FSP’s consumer complaint process. Unfavorable feedback may have been discovered through a check of complaints registered with a regulatory authority or complaints registered through FSP’s consumer complaint process; feedback may not be representative of any one client’s experience; C. Individually contributed to a financial settlement of a customer complaint; D. Filed for personal bankruptcy within the past 11 years; E. Been terminated from a financial services firm within the past 11 years; F. Been convicted of a felony); 4. Fulfilled their firm review based on internal standards; 5. Accepting new clients. Evaluation criteria – considered: 6. One-year client retention rate; 7. Five-year client retention rate; 8. Non-institutional discretionary and/or non-discretionary client assets administered; 9. Number of client households served; 10. Education and professional designations. FSP does not evaluate quality of services provided to clients. The award is not indicative of the wealth manager’s future performance. Wealth managers may or may not use discretion in their practice and therefore may not manage their clients’ assets. The inclusion of a wealth manager on the Five Star Wealth Manager list should not be construed as an endorsement of the wealth manager by FSP or this publication. Working with a Five Star Wealth Manager or any wealth manager is no guarantee as to future investment success, nor is there any guarantee that the selected wealth managers will be awarded this accomplishment by FSP in the future. Visit www.fivestarprofessional.com.
The AdvisorHub 2023 Advisors to Watch (A2W) rating produced by AdvisorsHub is based on industry experience, assets under management, revenue, growth, compliance records, professionalism, and other criteria. Investment performance is not a criterion. Self-completed survey was used for rating. The rating is not related to the quality of the investment advice and is based solely on the disclosed criteria. A2W winners are then ranked into subcategories based on scale, growth and professionalism with each winner being ranked into only one subcategory. The 50 Next Gen ranking is a subcategory of the AdvisorHub 2023 Advisors to Watch rating and does not denote an additional rating. 1358 wealth managers were considered for the rating; 700 (51.5% of candidates) were named 2023 AdvisorHub Advisors to Watch.