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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Plannerdual registered (broker-dealer)18 years in industry

CHRISTOPHER GEORGE SUTHERLAND

Advisor at LPL FINANCIAL LLC

DESTIN, FL | LAKE FOREST, IL

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 8:04 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Aug 22, 2012 to Sep 15, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: LPL FINANCIAL LLC
Current firm class: broker-dealer affiliated wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Oct 30, 2007earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 18derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 3
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Oct 30, 2007
First registration: Aug 22, 2012
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 4845586

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
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Dec 14, 2023	n/a	yes	LAKE FOREST, IL\|DESTIN, FL	Current employment
TSFG, LLC	Independent wealth	May 14, 2021	Jan 2, 2024	no	LAKE FOREST, IL\|Destin, FL	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	May 24, 2013	May 17, 2021	no	ELMHURST, IL\|NORTHBROOK, IL\|NORTHBROOK, IL\|LINCOLNSHIRE, IL\|MIRAMAR BEACH, FL\|HIGHLAND PARK, IL\|Miramar Beach, FL	Previous registration
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	National bd RIA	Aug 22, 2012	May 28, 2013	no	DEERFIELD, IL	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
TSFG, LLC	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Jan 2, 2024	Dec 14, 2023	-19	Firm change	RIA to ibd
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	TSFG, LLC	May 17, 2021	May 14, 2021	-3	Firm change	Wirehouse to RIA
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	May 28, 2013	May 24, 2013	-4	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Dec 14, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ TSFG, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 14, 2021 to Jan 2, 2024factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 24, 2013 to May 17, 2021factForm ADV
→ EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 22, 2012 to May 28, 2013factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jan 2, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Christopher George Sutherland left Tsfg, Llc for Lpl Financial Llc (registered 2023-12-14)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago