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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)11 years in industry

Michael Jay Sato

Advisor at BUCK WEALTH STRATEGIES, LLC

DENVER, CO | HONOLULU, HI

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 3:47 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 3
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Feb 9, 2021 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: BUCK WEALTH STRATEGIES, 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: Sep 1, 2015earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 11derivedfrom 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: S66
First exam: Jan 15, 2021
First registration: Feb 9, 2021
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: MICHAEL SATO
IAPD individual key: 6994251

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
BUCK WEALTH STRATEGIES, LLC	Independent wealth	Jan 29, 2025	n/a	yes	HONOLULU, HI\|DENVER, CO	Current employment
LPL ENTERPRISE, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Nov 14, 2024	Feb 3, 2025	no	HONOLULU, HI	Previous registration
PRUCO SECURITIES, LLC	No RAUM reported	Jan 16, 2024	Nov 14, 2024	no	Honolulu, HI\|SAN JOSE, CA\|Aiea, HI\|HONOLULU, HI	Previous registration
BUCK WEALTH STRATEGIES, LLC	Independent wealth	Oct 3, 2022	Jan 12, 2024	no	HONOLULU, HI\|DENVER, CO	Previous registration
AE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 9, 2021	Jan 10, 2023	no	Honolulu, HI	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
LPL ENTERPRISE, LLC	BUCK WEALTH STRATEGIES, LLC	Feb 3, 2025	Jan 29, 2025	-5	Firm change	Other
PRUCO SECURITIES, LLC	LPL ENTERPRISE, LLC	Nov 14, 2024	Nov 14, 2024	0	Bulk transfer	Ibd to new firm
BUCK WEALTH STRATEGIES, LLC	PRUCO SECURITIES, LLC	Jan 12, 2024	Jan 16, 2024	4	Firm change	RIA to ibd
AE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	BUCK WEALTH STRATEGIES, LLC	Jan 10, 2023	Oct 3, 2022	-99	Firm change after gap	Ibd to new firm

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
282580:322138:HI:2023-01-10	Jan 10, 2023	Oct 3, 2022	HONOLULU, HI	Firm change after gap

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ BUCK WEALTH STRATEGIES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 3, 2022 to Jan 12, 2024factForm ADV
→ LPL ENTERPRISE, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 14, 2024 to Feb 3, 2025factForm ADV
→ PRUCO SECURITIES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 16, 2024 to Nov 14, 2024factForm ADV
→ AE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 9, 2021 to Jan 10, 2023factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Feb 3, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Michael Jay Sato left Lpl Enterprise, Llc for Buck Wealth Strategies, Llc (registered 2025-01-29)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Jan 12, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Michael Jay Sato left Buck Wealth Strategies, Llc for Pruco Securities, Llc (registered 2024-01-16)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Jan 10, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Michael Jay Sato left Ae Wealth Management, Llc for Buck Wealth Strategies, Llc (registered 2022-10-03)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago