This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Current firm

LPL FINANCIAL 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

Dec 3, 1999earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

26derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

14derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

3

Current registrations

1

Registered states

2

Exams

S63|S66

First exam

Dec 3, 1999

First registration

Nov 4, 2010

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

IAPD individual key

4038208

• Occurred

  Dec 31, 2025
  Advisor departed, no destination yet

  Brent Alan Richards no longer registered at Independent Financial Advisors, Llc; no later IA registration on IAPD

  Form ADVobserved 5 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:13c67d36-51b0-03a9-b54a-e8cdcf795e8a

First observed

Nov 4, 2010

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 6 days ago

Source families

Federal regulator filings

1 registered feed stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.

Resolution

Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.