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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)34 years in industry

DONALD SAKAMOTO

Advisor at LPL FINANCIAL LLC

DES PLAINES, IL

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Relationships: 4
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jun 10, 1998 to Sep 14, 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: Dec 12, 1991earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 34derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 5derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Dec 12, 1991
First registration: Jun 10, 1998
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: DON SAKAMOTO
IAPD individual key: 1866227

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	Aug 31, 2021	n/a	yes	DES PLAINES, IL	Current employment
LEVEL FOUR ADVISORY SERVICES	Bd affiliated wealth	May 8, 2014	Aug 31, 2021	no	CHICAGO, IL\|DALLAS, TX\|DESPLAINES, IL	Previous registration
NEW ENGLAND SECURITIES CORPORATION	Former SEC adviser	Apr 14, 2004	May 6, 2014	no	CHICAGO, IL\|NORTHBROOK, IL	Previous registration
OSAIC FA, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jun 10, 1998	Feb 27, 2004	no	CHICAGO, 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
LEVEL FOUR ADVISORY SERVICES	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Aug 31, 2021	Aug 31, 2021	0	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
NEW ENGLAND SECURITIES CORPORATION	LEVEL FOUR ADVISORY SERVICES	May 6, 2014	May 8, 2014	2	Firm change	Other
OSAIC FA, INC.	NEW ENGLAND SECURITIES CORPORATION	Feb 27, 2004	Apr 14, 2004	47	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Aug 31, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
→ LEVEL FOUR ADVISORY SERVICESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 8, 2014 to Aug 31, 2021factForm ADV
→ NEW ENGLAND SECURITIES CORPORATIONRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 14, 2004 to May 6, 2014factForm ADV
→ OSAIC FA, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 10, 1998 to Feb 27, 2004factForm ADV

Dated events

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