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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)25 years in industry

AARON DANIEL SCHMANSKI

Advisor at HILLTOP SECURITIES INC.

DALLAS, TX | Grafton, WI

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Relationships: 7
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Aug 12, 2009 to Sep 15, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: HILLTOP SECURITIES 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: Sep 27, 2000earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 25derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 4derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 5
Exams: S66
First exam: Sep 27, 2000
First registration: Aug 12, 2009
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: AARON D SCHMANSKI
IAPD individual key: 4185649

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
HILLTOP SECURITIES INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Nov 17, 2021	n/a	yes	Grafton, WI\|DALLAS, TX	Current employment
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 19, 2020	Aug 26, 2021	no	MADISON, WI	Previous registration
PIPER SANDLER & CO.	Institutional manager	Mar 2, 2017	Oct 17, 2018	no	Milwaukee, WI	Previous registration
NORTHLAND ASSET MANAGEMENT	Independent wealth	May 26, 2015	Nov 30, 2016	no	MILWAUKEE, WI\|MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Previous registration
BOK FINANCIAL ADVISORS	Bd affiliated wealth	Oct 21, 2011	May 18, 2015	no	Milwaukee, WI\|MENOMONEE FALLS, WI	Previous registration
STERNE AGEE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Oct 20, 2010	Oct 17, 2011	no	MILWAUKEE, WI	Previous registration
STERNE AGEE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Aug 12, 2009	Aug 12, 2009	no	BIRMINGHAM, AL	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
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	HILLTOP SECURITIES INC.	Aug 26, 2021	Nov 17, 2021	83	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
PIPER SANDLER & CO.	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Oct 17, 2018	Jun 19, 2020	611	Firm change after gap	Other
NORTHLAND ASSET MANAGEMENT	PIPER SANDLER & CO.	Nov 30, 2016	Mar 2, 2017	92	Firm change	Other
BOK FINANCIAL ADVISORS	NORTHLAND ASSET MANAGEMENT	May 18, 2015	May 26, 2015	8	Firm change	Other
STERNE AGEE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	BOK FINANCIAL ADVISORS	Oct 17, 2011	Oct 21, 2011	4	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ HILLTOP SECURITIES INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Nov 17, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 19, 2020 to Aug 26, 2021factForm ADV
→ PIPER SANDLER & CO.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 2, 2017 to Oct 17, 2018factForm ADV
→ NORTHLAND ASSET MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 26, 2015 to Nov 30, 2016factForm ADV
→ BOK FINANCIAL ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 21, 2011 to May 18, 2015factForm ADV
→ STERNE AGEE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 20, 2010 to Oct 17, 2011factForm ADV

Dated events

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