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RIA / WealthAdvisor32 years in industry

MARK JOSEPH MANNING

Advisor at COMPASS ION ADVISORS, LLC

CHADDS FORD, PA | WILMINGTON, DE | CONSHOHOCKEN, PA

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Relationships: 7
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Apr 28, 1998 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: COMPASS ION ADVISORS, 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: Jun 27, 1994earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 32derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Jun 27, 1994
First registration: Apr 28, 1998
Dual registered: no
IAPD individual key: 2476784

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
COMPASS ION ADVISORS, LLC	Independent wealth	Aug 11, 2023	n/a	yes	CHADDS FORD, PA\|CONSHOHOCKEN, PA\|WILMINGTON, DE	Current employment
UNITED CAPITAL FINANCIAL ADVISORS	Independent wealth	Jun 21, 2019	Jun 6, 2023	no	CHADDS FORD, PA	Previous registration
CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS	Former SEC adviser	Feb 1, 2012	Jul 15, 2019	no	CHADDS FORD, PA	Previous registration
FINTRUST CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Nov 23, 2009	Apr 2, 2012	no	CHADDS FORD, PA	Previous registration
AMERICAN SECURITIES GROUP, INC.	n/a	Jun 29, 2006	Nov 13, 2009	no	CHARLOTTE, NC\|CHADDS FORD, PA	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Jun 19, 2002	Jun 16, 2006	no	CHADDS FORD, PA	Previous registration
CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC	n/a	Apr 28, 1998	Jun 20, 2002	no	CHADDS FORD, PA	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
UNITED CAPITAL FINANCIAL ADVISORS	COMPASS ION ADVISORS, LLC	Jun 6, 2023	Aug 11, 2023	66	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS	UNITED CAPITAL FINANCIAL ADVISORS	Jul 15, 2019	Jun 21, 2019	-24	Firm change	RIA to RIA
FINTRUST CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC	CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS	Apr 2, 2012	Feb 1, 2012	-61	Firm change after gap	Other
AMERICAN SECURITIES GROUP, INC.	FINTRUST CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC	Nov 13, 2009	Nov 23, 2009	10	Firm change	Other
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	AMERICAN SECURITIES GROUP, INC.	Jun 16, 2006	Jun 29, 2006	13	Firm change	Other
CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Jun 20, 2002	Jun 19, 2002	-1	Bulk transfer	Other

Relationships

Registered with (7)

→ COMPASS ION ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Aug 11, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ UNITED CAPITAL FINANCIAL ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 21, 2019 to Jun 6, 2023factForm ADV
→ CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 1, 2012 to Jul 15, 2019factForm ADV
→ FINTRUST CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 23, 2009 to Apr 2, 2012factForm ADV
→ AMERICAN SECURITIES GROUP, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 29, 2006 to Nov 13, 2009factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 19, 2002 to Jun 16, 2006factForm ADV
→ CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 28, 1998 to Jun 20, 2002factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jun 6, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Mark Joseph Manning left United Capital Financial Advisors for Compass Ion Advisors, Llc (registered 2023-08-11)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago