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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)16 years in industry

RYAN APPELHANS

Advisor at PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLC

INDIANAPOLIS, IN

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 11:47 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Oct 9, 2015 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: PARK AVENUE SECURITIES 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: Jun 7, 2010earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 16derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Jun 7, 2010
First registration: Oct 9, 2015
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: RYAN THOMAS APPELHANS
IAPD individual key: 5762670

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
PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 25, 2026	n/a	yes	INDIANAPOLIS, IN	Current employment
ESI FINANCIAL ADVISORS	Independent wealth	Aug 8, 2025	Jun 17, 2026	no	CARMEL, IN\|CHICAGO, IL\|CARMEL, IN	Previous registration
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	National bd RIA	Jan 27, 2022	Jul 24, 2025	no	CARMEL, IN\|Carmel, IN	Previous registration
PRUCO SECURITIES, LLC	No RAUM reported	Oct 9, 2015	Nov 17, 2021	no	DOWNERS GROVE, IL\|INDIANAPOLIS, IN	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
ESI FINANCIAL ADVISORS	PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLC	Jun 17, 2026	Aug 25, 2026	69	Firm change	RIA to ibd
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	ESI FINANCIAL ADVISORS	Jul 24, 2025	Aug 8, 2025	15	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
PRUCO SECURITIES, LLC	EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	Nov 17, 2021	Jan 27, 2022	71	Firm change	Ibd to ibd

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Aug 25, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ ESI FINANCIAL ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 8, 2025 to Jun 17, 2026factForm ADV
→ EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 27, 2022 to Jul 24, 2025factForm ADV
→ PRUCO SECURITIES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 9, 2015 to Nov 17, 2021factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jun 17, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Ryan Appelhans left Esi Financial Advisors for Park Avenue Securities Llc (registered 2026-08-25)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Jul 24, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Ryan Appelhans left Equitable Advisors, Llc for Esi Financial Advisors (registered 2025-08-08)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago