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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)29 years in industry

Ransom Garris Stokes

Advisor at LPL FINANCIAL LLC

RALEIGH, NC

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 10:12 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 11
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Dec 31, 2001 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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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: Feb 24, 1997earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 29derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 10
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S66
First exam: Feb 24, 1997
First registration: Dec 31, 2001
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: RANSE STOKES|RANSOM GARRIS STOKES|RANSON GARRIS STOKES
IAPD individual key: 2830823

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
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 21, 2025	n/a	yes	RALEIGH, NC	Current employment
FIRST HORIZON ADVISORS, INC	Former SEC adviser	Dec 12, 2024	Aug 21, 2025	no	Raleigh, NC	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Oct 2, 2023	Nov 13, 2024	no	PINEHURST, NC	Previous registration
TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Nov 17, 2020	Jul 12, 2023	no	RALEIGH, NC	Previous registration
BB&T SECURITIES, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jan 2, 2018	Feb 17, 2021	no	RALEIGH, NC\|CHARLOTTE, NC\|RICHMOND, VA	Previous registration
BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jan 26, 2009	Jan 2, 2018	no	RALEIGH, NC\|CHARLOTTE, NC\|PINEHURST, NC	Previous registration
BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Mar 21, 2006	Dec 31, 2008	no	PINEHURST, NC\|PINEHURST, NC\|CHARLOTTE, NC\|CHARLOTTE, NC	Previous registration
BB&T ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	n/a	Jan 20, 2005	Mar 21, 2006	no	RALEIGH, NC	Previous registration
BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Feb 11, 2004	Dec 31, 2004	no	CHARLOTTE, NC	Previous registration
BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Sep 29, 2003	Dec 31, 2003	no	CHARLOTTE, NC	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Dec 31, 2001	Feb 21, 2003	no	PINEHURST, NC	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
FIRST HORIZON ADVISORS, INC	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Aug 21, 2025	Aug 21, 2025	0	Bulk transfer	RIA to ibd
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	FIRST HORIZON ADVISORS, INC	Nov 13, 2024	Dec 12, 2024	29	Firm change	Wirehouse to RIA
TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Jul 12, 2023	Oct 2, 2023	82	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse
BB&T SECURITIES, LLC	TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Feb 17, 2021	Nov 17, 2020	-92	Bulk transfer	Ibd to ibd
BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	BB&T SECURITIES, LLC	Jan 2, 2018	Jan 2, 2018	0	Bulk transfer	Other
BB&T ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Mar 21, 2006	Mar 21, 2006	0	Firm change	Other
BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	BB&T ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	Dec 31, 2004	Jan 20, 2005	20	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Feb 21, 2003	Sep 29, 2003	220	Firm change	Wirehouse to new firm

Relationships

Registered with (8)

→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Aug 21, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ FIRST HORIZON ADVISORS, INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 12, 2024 to Aug 21, 2025factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 2, 2023 to Nov 13, 2024factForm ADV
→ TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 17, 2020 to Jul 12, 2023factForm ADV
→ BB&T SECURITIES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 2, 2018 to Feb 17, 2021factForm ADV
→ BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 26, 2009 to Jan 2, 2018factForm ADV
→ BB&T ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 20, 2005 to Mar 21, 2006factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 31, 2001 to Feb 21, 2003factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Nov 13, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Ransom Garris Stokes left Wells Fargo Advisors for First Horizon Advisors, Inc (registered 2024-12-12)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Jul 12, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Ransom Garris Stokes left Truist Advisory Services, Inc. for Wells Fargo Advisors (registered 2023-10-02)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago