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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)18 years in industry

BRIAN JOHN HACKER

Advisor at LPL FINANCIAL LLC

ORLAND PARK, IL | DOWNERS GROVE, IL

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 6:12 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 7
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 21, 2008 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: Mar 21, 2008earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 18derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S66
First exam: Aug 26, 2011
First registration: Mar 21, 2008
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: BRIAN HACKER|BRAIN HACKER|BRIAN HACKER|BRIAN J HACKER
IAPD individual key: 5482241

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	Jun 14, 2024	n/a	yes	ORLAND PARK, IL\|DOWNERS GROVE, IL	Current employment
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 21, 2024	May 30, 2024	no	Chicago, IL\|Oak Brook, IL\|ORLAND PARK, IL	Previous registration
CETERA ADVISORS LLC	Former SEC adviser	Feb 28, 2019	Mar 21, 2024	no	ORLAND PARK, IL\|Oak Brook, IL\|Chicago, IL	Previous registration
OPUS WEALTH MANAGEMENT GROUP	Former SEC adviser	Oct 6, 2017	Mar 4, 2019	no	Orland Park, IL\|LISLE, IL	Previous registration
STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC	National bd RIA	Oct 28, 2014	Oct 3, 2017	no	ORLAND PARK, IL	Previous registration
EDWARD JONES	National bd RIA	Oct 24, 2011	Feb 7, 2014	no	ST LOUIS, MO\|MOKENA, IL\|TINLEY PARK, IL\|TINLEY PARK, IL\|TINLEY PARK, IL	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Mar 21, 2008	Aug 26, 2008	no	CHICAGO, IL	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
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	May 30, 2024	Jun 14, 2024	15	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
CETERA ADVISORS LLC	CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Mar 21, 2024	Mar 21, 2024	0	Bulk transfer	Ibd to ibd
OPUS WEALTH MANAGEMENT GROUP	CETERA ADVISORS LLC	Mar 4, 2019	Feb 28, 2019	-4	Firm change	RIA to ibd
STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC	OPUS WEALTH MANAGEMENT GROUP	Oct 3, 2017	Oct 6, 2017	3	Firm change	Other
EDWARD JONES	STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC	Feb 7, 2014	Oct 28, 2014	263	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	EDWARD JONES	Aug 26, 2008	Oct 24, 2011	1,154	Firm change after gap	Wirehouse to ibd

Relationships

Registered with (7)

→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jun 14, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 21, 2024 to May 30, 2024factForm ADV
→ CETERA ADVISORS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 28, 2019 to Mar 21, 2024factForm ADV
→ OPUS WEALTH MANAGEMENT GROUPRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 6, 2017 to Mar 4, 2019factForm ADV
→ STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 28, 2014 to Oct 3, 2017factForm ADV
→ EDWARD JONESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 24, 2011 to Feb 7, 2014factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 21, 2008 to Aug 26, 2008factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
May 30, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Brian John Hacker left Cetera Investment Advisers Llc for Lpl Financial Llc (registered 2024-06-14)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago