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RIA / WealthAdvisorChartered Financial Consultant32 years in industry

GARRETT MITCHELL ALTON

Advisor at CERTUITY, LLC

Atlanta, GA | NORTH PALM BEACH, FL

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 11:18 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 10
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Feb 25, 2003 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: CERTUITY, LLC
Current firm class: independent wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Sep 29, 1993earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 32derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 9
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Designations: Chartered Financial Consultant
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Sep 29, 1993
First registration: Feb 25, 2003
Dual registered: no
Other names: GARRETT MITCHELL ALTON|GARRY ALTON
IAPD individual key: 2393364

Registration history

registration spans on IAPD; the basis says whether the span is a current registration or a prior employment record

Firm	Class	Began	Ended	Current	Branch	Basis
CERTUITY, LLC	Independent wealth	Dec 16, 2025	n/a	yes	Atlanta, GA\|NORTH PALM BEACH, FL	Current employment
PENNINGTON PARTNERS & CO., LLC	Independent wealth	Jan 31, 2025	Oct 20, 2025	no	BETHESDA, MD	Previous registration
M&T SECURITIES, INC.	n/a	Apr 23, 2021	Jun 9, 2021	no	BUFFALO, NY\|ATLANATA, GA	Previous registration
BNY MELLON SECURITIES CORPORATION	Other adviser	Aug 10, 2011	Feb 6, 2012	no	ATLANTA, GA\|PITTSBURGH, PA\|ATLANTA, GA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Nov 25, 2008	Dec 14, 2009	no	ATLANTA, GA	Previous registration
GFO ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	Asset manager	Mar 27, 2008	Oct 15, 2008	no	ATLANTA, GA	Previous registration
NEUBERGER BERMAN BD LLC	No RAUM reported	Jul 7, 2006	Apr 9, 2008	no	ATLANTA, GA	Previous registration
STERNE AGEE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Mar 15, 2005	Jul 27, 2006	no	BIRMINGHAM, AL	Previous registration
STERNE, AGEE & LEACH, INC.	n/a	Oct 14, 2004	Jul 5, 2006	no	ATLANTA, GA	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	n/a	Feb 25, 2003	Oct 26, 2004	no	NEW YORK, NY	Previous registration

Moves

a move is two registration dates; a bulk corporate re-registration is typed BULK_TRANSFER and is not a move

From	To	Left	Joined	Gap, days	Kind	Move type
PENNINGTON PARTNERS & CO., LLC	CERTUITY, LLC	Oct 20, 2025	Dec 16, 2025	57	Firm change	RIA to RIA
M&T SECURITIES, INC.	PENNINGTON PARTNERS & CO., LLC	Jun 9, 2021	Jan 31, 2025	1,332	Firm change after gap	Other
BNY MELLON SECURITIES CORPORATION	M&T SECURITIES, INC.	Feb 6, 2012	Apr 23, 2021	3,364	Firm change after gap	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	BNY MELLON SECURITIES CORPORATION	Dec 14, 2009	Aug 10, 2011	604	Firm change after gap	Other
GFO ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Oct 15, 2008	Nov 25, 2008	41	Firm change	Other
NEUBERGER BERMAN BD LLC	GFO ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	Apr 9, 2008	Mar 27, 2008	-13	Firm change	Other
STERNE AGEE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	NEUBERGER BERMAN BD LLC	Jul 27, 2006	Jul 7, 2006	-20	Firm change	Other
STERNE, AGEE & LEACH, INC.	STERNE AGEE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	Jul 5, 2006	Mar 15, 2005	-477	Firm change after gap	Other
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	STERNE, AGEE & LEACH, INC.	Oct 26, 2004	Oct 14, 2004	-12	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (10)

→ CERTUITY, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Dec 16, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ PENNINGTON PARTNERS & CO., LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 31, 2025 to Oct 20, 2025factForm ADV
→ M&T SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 23, 2021 to Jun 9, 2021factForm ADV
→ BNY MELLON SECURITIES CORPORATIONRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 10, 2011 to Feb 6, 2012factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 25, 2008 to Dec 14, 2009factForm ADV
→ GFO ADVISORY SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 27, 2008 to Oct 15, 2008factForm ADV
→ NEUBERGER BERMAN BD LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 7, 2006 to Apr 9, 2008factForm ADV
→ STERNE AGEE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 15, 2005 to Jul 27, 2006factForm ADV
→ STERNE, AGEE & LEACH, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 14, 2004 to Jul 5, 2006factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 25, 2003 to Oct 26, 2004factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Oct 20, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Garrett Mitchell Alton left Pennington Partners & Co., Llc for Certuity, Llc (registered 2025-12-16)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago