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RIA / WealthAdvisorChartered Financial Consultantdual registered (broker-dealer)25 years in industry

Brian M Michael Ahern

Advisor at VESTGEN ADVISORS, LLC

CHICAGO, IL | Chicago, IL

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 3:53 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 7
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jan 14, 2002 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: VESTGEN ADVISORS, LLC
Current firm class: independent wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Jun 18, 2001earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 25derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 3
Designations: Chartered Financial Consultant
Exams: S66
First exam: Jun 18, 2001
First registration: Jan 14, 2002
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: BRIAN MICHAEL AHERN
IAPD individual key: 4392356

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
VESTGEN ADVISORS, LLC	Independent wealth	Oct 1, 2025	n/a	yes	Chicago, IL\|CHICAGO, IL	Current employment
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 17, 2020	Oct 1, 2025	no	Palm Beach Gardens, FL\|Downers Grove, IL	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Jun 22, 2012	Sep 18, 2020	no	OAK BROOK, IL	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Jun 1, 2009	Jun 28, 2012	no	Oak Brook, IL\|Chicago, IL	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	n/a	Apr 2, 2007	Jun 1, 2009	no	OAK BROOK, IL	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	n/a	Jun 3, 2005	Apr 2, 2007	no	OAK BROOK, IL\|OAK BROOK, IL	Previous registration
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	n/a	Jan 14, 2002	Jun 7, 2005	no	ELMWOOD PARK, 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
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	VESTGEN ADVISORS, LLC	Oct 1, 2025	Oct 1, 2025	0	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	Sep 18, 2020	Sep 17, 2020	-1	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd
MORGAN STANLEY	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Jun 28, 2012	Jun 22, 2012	-6	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	MORGAN STANLEY	Jun 1, 2009	Jun 1, 2009	0	Bulk transfer	Other
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	Apr 2, 2007	Apr 2, 2007	0	Bulk transfer	Other
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	Jun 7, 2005	Jun 3, 2005	-4	Firm change	Other

Team moves

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

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
7691:149018:IL:2020-09-18	Sep 18, 2020	Sep 17, 2020	OAK BROOK, IL	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (7)

→ VESTGEN ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Oct 1, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 17, 2020 to Oct 1, 2025factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 22, 2012 to Sep 18, 2020factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 1, 2009 to Jun 28, 2012factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 2, 2007 to Jun 1, 2009factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 3, 2005 to Apr 2, 2007factForm ADV
→ RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 14, 2002 to Jun 7, 2005factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Oct 1, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Brian M Michael Ahern left Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc for Vestgen Advisors, Llc (registered 2025-10-01)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago