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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)10 years in industry

Johnny Gabriel Ortega

Advisor at TRANSAMERICA RETIREMENT ADVISORS, LLC

Fort Worth, TX

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 6:34 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 7
Dated events: 4
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Oct 31, 2018 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: TRANSAMERICA RETIREMENT ADVISORS, 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: Jan 1, 2016earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 10derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: Nov 28, 2017
First registration: Oct 31, 2018
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: Johnny Ortega|JOHNNY GABRIEL ORTEGA|Johnny G Ortega
IAPD individual key: 6864923

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
TRANSAMERICA RETIREMENT ADVISORS, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 4, 2026	n/a	yes	Fort Worth, TX	Current employment
FISHER INVESTMENTS	Independent wealth	Jul 23, 2024	Feb 12, 2026	no	PLANO, TX	Previous registration
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	Wirehouse	Nov 4, 2022	May 14, 2024	no	Plano, TX\|Plano, TX\|Plano, TX\|Plano, TX\|Plano, TX	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	May 31, 2022	Jul 12, 2022	no	FORT WORTH, TX\|FRISCO, TX	Previous registration
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.	National bd RIA	Jan 26, 2022	Mar 30, 2022	no	Southlake, TX	Previous registration
TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Oct 31, 2018	Mar 30, 2022	no	Southlake, TX	Previous registration
TD AMERITRADE, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Oct 31, 2018	Mar 30, 2022	no	Westlake, TX\|WestLake, TX	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
FISHER INVESTMENTS	TRANSAMERICA RETIREMENT ADVISORS, LLC	Feb 12, 2026	Mar 4, 2026	20	Firm change	RIA to ibd
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	FISHER INVESTMENTS	May 14, 2024	Jul 23, 2024	70	Firm change	Wirehouse to RIA
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	Jul 12, 2022	Nov 4, 2022	115	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	TD AMERITRADE, INC.	Mar 30, 2022	Oct 31, 2018	-1,246	Channel change	Other
TD AMERITRADE, INC.	CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.	Mar 30, 2022	Jan 26, 2022	-63	Channel change	Other
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Mar 30, 2022	May 31, 2022	62	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse

Team moves

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

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
7691:79:TX:2022-07-05	Jul 12, 2022	Nov 4, 2022	FRISCO, TX	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (7)

→ TRANSAMERICA RETIREMENT ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Mar 4, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ FISHER INVESTMENTSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 23, 2024 to Feb 12, 2026factForm ADV
→ J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 4, 2022 to May 14, 2024factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 31, 2022 to Jul 12, 2022factForm ADV
→ TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 31, 2018 to Mar 30, 2022factForm ADV
→ CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 26, 2022 to Mar 30, 2022factForm ADV
→ TD AMERITRADE, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 31, 2018 to Mar 30, 2022factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Feb 12, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Johnny Gabriel Ortega left Fisher Investments for Transamerica Retirement Advisors, Llc (registered 2026-03-04)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
May 14, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Johnny Gabriel Ortega left J.P. Morgan Securities Llc for Fisher Investments (registered 2024-07-23)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Jul 12, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Johnny Gabriel Ortega left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for J.P. Morgan Securities Llc (registered 2022-11-04)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Mar 30, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Johnny Gabriel Ortega left Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2022-05-31)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago