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John D. Spears

TWEEDY, BROWNE COMPANY LLC
Stamford, CT 06902
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CRD#: 808685
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Professional summary

John Douglas Spears is a registered financial advisor currently at TWEEDY, BROWNE COMPANY LLC located in Stamford, Connecticut and AMG DISTRIBUTORS, INC. located in Stamford, Connecticut.

John is registered as an IAR (Investment Advisor Representative) and RR (Registered Representative) and started their career in finance in 1975. John has worked at 2 firms and has passed the Series 63, Series 7TO, SIE, Series 24 and Series 00 exams.

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Are you a "fiduciary"?
Yes

Aliases

None

Other business activities

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JOHN D. SPEARS CURRENTLY SERVES AS VICE PRESIDENT (SINCE JUNE 1993) OF TWEEDY, BROWNE FUND INC., AN INVESTMENT-RELATED BUSINESS LOCATED AT ONE STATION PLACE, STAMFORD, CT 06902. HOURS DEVOTED ARE ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS.

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CRS (Customer Relationship Summary)

Certified licenses

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None

Experience

Current

October 28, 2014 - Present

TWEEDY, BROWNE COMPANY LLC

Office #1: One Station Place, Stamford, CT 06902
RIA
CRD#: 6857
Stamford, CT
Current

September 30, 2014 - Present

AMG DISTRIBUTORS, INC.

Office #1: One Station Place, Stamford, CT 06902
BD
CRD#: 27314
Stamford, CT
Past

June 28, 2002 - February 28, 2005

TWEEDY, BROWNE COMPANY LLC

RIA
CRD#: 6857
STAMFORD, CT
Past

June 5, 1975 - October 6, 2014

TWEEDY, BROWNE COMPANY LLC

BD
CRD#: 6857
STAMFORD, CT

Primary Firm SEC Registration

This SEC-registered firm can serve clients nationwide. Some states may require the firm to submit a notice filing if the firm has more than 5 clients or a physical office there. You can view these state-level filings under the section titled "State Registrations and Notice Filings".
TWEEDY, BROWNE COMPANY LLC
TWEEDY, BROWNE COMPANY LLC
TWEEDY, BROWNE COMPANY L.P. | TWEEDY, BROWNE INC. | TWEEDY, BROWNE COMPANY LLC

CRD#: 6857 / SEC#: 801-10669, 8-18316

RIA
Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (3/25/1975 Approved)
BD
Terminated by SEC on 11/30/2014

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Listed states reflect where the advisor is authorized to serve clients under state regulations.

IAR
means the advisor is registered as an Investment Advisor Representative in this state and is authorized to provide investment advice to clients there.
RR
indicates the advisor is registered as a Registered Representative in this state, allowing them to offer securities such as stocks, bonds, and mutual funds through a broker-dealer.

Visual representation of state registrations

RR
Connecticut
(9/30/2014)
IAR
Connecticut
(10/28/2014)

Exams

State Security Law Exam
RR
Series 63
Date: 9/19/1990
Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
General Industry/Product Exam
RR
Series 7TO
Date: 1/2/2023
General Securities Representative Examination
General Industry/Product Exam
RR
SIE
Date: 10/1/2018
Securities Industry Essentials Examination
Principal/Supervisory Exam
RR
Series 24
Date: 1/2/2023
General Securities Principal Examination
Principal/Supervisory Exam
RR
Series 00
Date: 6/2/1975
General Securities Principal Examination
SRO Registrations
RR
FINRA

Current Firm

TWEEDY, BROWNE COMPANY LLC
TWEEDY, BROWNE COMPANY LLC
TWEEDY, BROWNE COMPANY L.P. | TWEEDY, BROWNE INC. | TWEEDY, BROWNE COMPANY LLC

CRD#: 6857 / SEC#: 801-10669, 8-18316

RIA
Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (3/25/1975 Approved)
BD
Terminated by SEC on 11/30/2014
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Contact information

Main Address
One Station Place, Stamford, CT 06902
Mailing Address
Phone number
(203) 703-0600
Established
Delaware since 10/01/1997
Firm type
Limited Liability Company
Fiscal year end
December
# of Employees
41

SEC notice filing (53 States and Territories)

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Documents

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)Latest Form ADV

Part 2 Brochures

TWEEDY, BROWNE COMPANY LLC (3/28/2025)

Direct owners and executive officers

NamePositionCRD#
AMG TBC HOLDINGS, INC.MEMBER
AMG TBC, LLCMANAGING MEMBER
SPEARS, JOHN DOUGLASMANAGING DIRECTOR808685
BROWNE, WILLIAM HETHERINGTONMANAGING DIRECTOR802645
FINN, GLENN CHRISTOPHERCHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER2718270
ROGERS, PATRICIA ANNGENERAL COUNSEL AND CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER2394326
SHRAGER, THOMAS HENRIKMANAGING DIRECTOR2069335
WYCKOFF, ROBERT QUENTIN JRMANAGING DIRECTOR1633652

Regulatory assets under management

Total Number of Accounts226
AUM (Assets Under Management)$ 7,265,030,665

Disclosures

Regulatory Event2

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Company Information

TWEEDY, BROWNE COMPANY LLC

TWEEDY, BROWNE COMPANY LLC

CRD#: 6857Stamford, CT 06902

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