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RIA / WealthAdvisor28 years in industry

ROBERT RALPH BUONANNO

Advisor at GENESIS FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC

PARAMUS, NJ

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 10:36 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 7
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: May 17, 2001 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: GENESIS FINANCIAL GROUP, 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: Sep 2, 1998earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 28derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Sep 2, 1998
First registration: May 17, 2001
Dual registered: no
IAPD individual key: 3058994

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
GENESIS FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	Independent wealth	Mar 26, 2025	n/a	yes	PARAMUS, NJ	Current employment
GENESIS FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	Independent wealth	Feb 14, 2024	Apr 26, 2024	no	PARAMUS, NJ	Previous registration
SKYVIEW FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	Independent wealth	Jan 5, 2024	Aug 21, 2025	no	Mahwah, NJ\|PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL	Previous registration
B. RILEY WEALTH ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 12, 2020	Jan 5, 2024	no	PARAMUS, NJ	Previous registration
STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED	National bd RIA	Mar 6, 2009	Feb 14, 2020	no	RAMSEY, NJ	Previous registration
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 20, 2008	Mar 26, 2009	no	PARAMUS, NJ\|PARAMUS, NJ\|SCOTTSDALE, AZ	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	May 17, 2001	Feb 3, 2005	no	PARAMUS, NJ	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
SKYVIEW FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	GENESIS FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	Aug 21, 2025	Feb 14, 2024	-554	Firm change after gap	Other
B. RILEY WEALTH ADVISORS, INC.	SKYVIEW FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	Jan 5, 2024	Jan 5, 2024	0	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED	B. RILEY WEALTH ADVISORS, INC.	Feb 14, 2020	Feb 12, 2020	-2	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED	Mar 26, 2009	Mar 6, 2009	-20	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	Feb 3, 2005	Feb 20, 2008	1,112	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ GENESIS FINANCIAL GROUP, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 14, 2024 to Apr 26, 2024factForm ADV
→ SKYVIEW FINANCIAL GROUP, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 5, 2024 to Aug 21, 2025factForm ADV
→ B. RILEY WEALTH ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 12, 2020 to Jan 5, 2024factForm ADV
→ STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 6, 2009 to Feb 14, 2020factForm ADV
→ CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 20, 2008 to Mar 26, 2009factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 17, 2001 to Feb 3, 2005factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Aug 21, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Robert Ralph Buonanno left Skyview Financial Group, Llc for Genesis Financial Group, Llc (registered 2024-02-14)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Jan 5, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Robert Ralph Buonanno left B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. for Skyview Financial Group, Llc (registered 2024-01-05)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago