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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)26 years in industry

BRIAN PATRICK SWEENEY

Advisor at MINISTRY PARTNERS SECURITIES, LLC

BREA, CA | Yulee, FL

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 1:59 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 4
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jan 30, 2017 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: MINISTRY PARTNERS SECURITIES, LLC
Current firm class: state registeredderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Aug 18, 2000earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 26derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Aug 18, 2000
First registration: Jan 30, 2017
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: BRIAN P SWEENEY
IAPD individual key: 4174087

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
MINISTRY PARTNERS SECURITIES, LLC	State registered	Jul 28, 2025	n/a	yes	BREA, CA\|Yulee, FL	Current employment
CADARET GRANT & CO INC	Former SEC adviser	May 11, 2023	Oct 23, 2024	no	Wayne, NJ\|Little Silver, NJ\|Yulee, FL	Previous registration
PLATO'S PHILOSOPHY, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Oct 12, 2022	Aug 13, 2023	no	VENTURA, CA	Previous registration
THURSTON SPRINGER ADVISORS	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 12, 2020	Mar 1, 2022	no	INDIANAPOLIS, IN	Previous registration
THURSTON SPRINGER FINANCIAL	Former SEC adviser	Jan 30, 2017	Jan 3, 2022	no	INDIANAPOLIS, IN\|INDIANAPOLIS, IN\|INDIANAPOLIS, IN\|Indianapolis, IN\|LOUISVILLE, KY\|LOUISVILLE, KY\|Sarasota, FL\|Youngstown, OH\|DEERFIELD, IL\|Itasca, IL\|Morton Grove, 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
CADARET GRANT & CO INC	MINISTRY PARTNERS SECURITIES, LLC	Oct 23, 2024	Jul 28, 2025	278	Firm change	Ibd to state RIA
PLATO'S PHILOSOPHY, LLC	CADARET GRANT & CO INC	Aug 13, 2023	May 11, 2023	-94	Firm change after gap	Other
THURSTON SPRINGER ADVISORS	PLATO'S PHILOSOPHY, LLC	Mar 1, 2022	Oct 12, 2022	225	Firm change	Ibd to new firm
THURSTON SPRINGER FINANCIAL	THURSTON SPRINGER ADVISORS	Jan 3, 2022	Aug 12, 2020	-509	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ MINISTRY PARTNERS SECURITIES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jul 28, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CADARET GRANT & CO INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 11, 2023 to Oct 23, 2024factForm ADV
→ PLATO'S PHILOSOPHY, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 12, 2022 to Aug 13, 2023factForm ADV
→ THURSTON SPRINGER ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 12, 2020 to Mar 1, 2022factForm ADV
→ THURSTON SPRINGER FINANCIALRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 30, 2017 to Jan 3, 2022factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Oct 23, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Brian Patrick Sweeney left Cadaret Grant & Co Inc for Ministry Partners Securities, Llc (registered 2025-07-28)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Aug 13, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Brian Patrick Sweeney left Plato'S Philosophy, Llc for Cadaret Grant & Co Inc (registered 2023-05-11)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Mar 1, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Brian Patrick Sweeney left Thurston Springer Advisors for Plato'S Philosophy, Llc (registered 2022-10-12)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Jan 3, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Brian Patrick Sweeney left Thurston Springer Financial for Thurston Springer Advisors (registered 2020-08-12)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago