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

Zelalem Baalu Girma

Advisor at REALTA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC

WILMINGTON, DE | Corona, CA

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Relationships: 10
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Dec 20, 2007 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: REALTA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC
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 10, 2000earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 26derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 9
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Jan 10, 2000
First registration: Dec 20, 2007
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: ZELALEM B. GIRMA|Z GIRMA|Zelalem Baalu Girma|Zelalem B Girma|Zelalem Girma
IAPD individual key: 4073939

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
REALTA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 30, 2024	n/a	yes	Corona, CA\|WILMINGTON, DE	Current employment
NEWEDGE ADVISORS	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 5, 2023	Jan 29, 2024	no	Corona, CA\|NEW ORLEANS, LA	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Mar 10, 2021	Jun 3, 2022	no	Newport Beach, CA	Previous registration
WADDELL & REED	Former SEC adviser	Nov 9, 2020	Feb 18, 2021	no	Corona, CA\|OVERLAND PARK, KS	Previous registration
U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jan 30, 2019	Oct 28, 2020	no	Claremont, CA	Previous registration
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Apr 13, 2015	Nov 29, 2017	no	ONTARIO, CA\|RIVERSIDE, CA\|CORONA, CA\|UPLAND, CA\|SAN BERNARDINO, CA\|SAN BERNARDINO, CA\|FONTANA, CA\|CHINO, CA\|APPLE VALLEY, CA\|POMONA, CA\|LANCASTER, CA\|COVINA, CA	Previous registration
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Apr 3, 2012	Jun 19, 2014	no	HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA\|NEWPORT BEACH, CA\|NEWPORT BEACH, CA\|SAN DIEGO, CA	Previous registration
U.S. BANCORP ADVISORS, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 24, 2011	Apr 4, 2012	no	CORONA, CA\|CORONA, CA\|CHINO HILLS, CA\|RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA\|SAN BERNARDINO, CA\|ONTARIO, CA\|UPLAND, CA	Previous registration
CUSO FINANCIAL SERVICES, L.P.	Former SEC adviser	Dec 10, 2009	Dec 17, 2010	no	GLENDALE, CA\|LOS ANGELES, CA	Previous registration
WILLIAM O'NEIL SECURITIES	n/a	Dec 20, 2007	Aug 31, 2009	no	BOSTON, MA	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
NEWEDGE ADVISORS	REALTA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC	Jan 29, 2024	Jan 30, 2024	1	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
MORGAN STANLEY	NEWEDGE ADVISORS	Jun 3, 2022	Jun 5, 2023	367	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd
WADDELL & REED	MORGAN STANLEY	Feb 18, 2021	Mar 10, 2021	20	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse
U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.	WADDELL & REED	Oct 28, 2020	Nov 9, 2020	12	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.	Nov 29, 2017	Jan 30, 2019	427	Firm change after gap	RIA to ibd
U.S. BANCORP ADVISORS, LLC	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Apr 4, 2012	Apr 3, 2012	-1	Firm change	Other
CUSO FINANCIAL SERVICES, L.P.	U.S. BANCORP ADVISORS, LLC	Dec 17, 2010	Jan 24, 2011	38	Firm change	Other
WILLIAM O'NEIL SECURITIES	CUSO FINANCIAL SERVICES, L.P.	Aug 31, 2009	Dec 10, 2009	101	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (9)

→ REALTA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 30, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
→ NEWEDGE ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 5, 2023 to Jan 29, 2024factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 10, 2021 to Jun 3, 2022factForm ADV
→ WADDELL & REEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 9, 2020 to Feb 18, 2021factForm ADV
→ U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 30, 2019 to Oct 28, 2020factForm ADV
→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 13, 2015 to Nov 29, 2017factForm ADV
→ U.S. BANCORP ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 24, 2011 to Apr 4, 2012factForm ADV
→ CUSO FINANCIAL SERVICES, L.P.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 10, 2009 to Dec 17, 2010factForm ADV
→ WILLIAM O'NEIL SECURITIESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 20, 2007 to Aug 31, 2009factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jan 29, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Zelalem Baalu Girma left Newedge Advisors for Realta Investment Advisors, Inc (registered 2024-01-30)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Jun 3, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Zelalem Baalu Girma left Morgan Stanley for Newedge Advisors (registered 2023-06-05)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago