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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner20 years in industry

RUTH DENISE GOLDSTEIN

Advisor at MAIN STREET FINANCIAL GROUP LLC

ATLANTA, GA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 12:59 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 10
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jun 14, 2006 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: MAIN STREET FINANCIAL GROUP LLC
Current firm class: state registeredderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Jun 8, 2006earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 20derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 9
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66
First exam: Jun 8, 2006
First registration: Jun 14, 2006
Dual registered: no
Other names: RUTH DENISE GOLDSTEIN|RUTH D GOLDSTEIN
IAPD individual key: 5096037

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
MAIN STREET FINANCIAL GROUP LLC	State registered	Mar 6, 2025	n/a	yes	ATLANTA, GA	Current employment
ADVISORY ALPHA, LLC	Independent wealth	Sep 30, 2020	Mar 24, 2025	no	HOLLAND, MI\|Snellville, GA\|Atlanta, GA\|Atlanta, GA	Previous registration
PLANNERS ALLIANCE	Former SEC adviser	Feb 20, 2018	Sep 30, 2020	no	Atlanta, GA\|Snellville, GA\|HOLLAND, MI	Previous registration
ALPHASTAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT	Independent wealth	Oct 13, 2015	Feb 27, 2018	no	Atlanta, GA\|CORNELIUS, NC	Previous registration
DEMPSEY LORD SMITH, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Dec 14, 2012	Nov 3, 2015	no	ATLANTA, GA\|ROME, GA	Previous registration
PEAK WEALTH GROUP LLC	State registered	Jul 12, 2012	Nov 14, 2012	no	SNELLVILLE, GA	Previous registration
MARYLAND FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	Former SEC adviser	May 24, 2011	Dec 7, 2011	no	ROCKVILLE, MD	Previous registration
THE STRATEGIC FINANCIAL ALLIANCE	Bd affiliated wealth	Nov 6, 2007	Jun 17, 2009	no	ATLANTA, GA	Previous registration
CETERA ADVISORS LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jul 24, 2007	Oct 29, 2007	no	HOOVER, AL\|ATLANTA, GA	Previous registration
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.	Wirehouse	Jun 14, 2006	Jun 11, 2007	no	ATLANTA, GA	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
ADVISORY ALPHA, LLC	MAIN STREET FINANCIAL GROUP LLC	Mar 24, 2025	Mar 6, 2025	-18	Firm change	RIA to state RIA
PLANNERS ALLIANCE	ADVISORY ALPHA, LLC	Sep 30, 2020	Sep 30, 2020	0	Firm change	RIA to RIA
ALPHASTAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT	PLANNERS ALLIANCE	Feb 27, 2018	Feb 20, 2018	-7	Firm change	RIA to new firm
DEMPSEY LORD SMITH, LLC	ALPHASTAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT	Nov 3, 2015	Oct 13, 2015	-21	Firm change	Other
PEAK WEALTH GROUP LLC	DEMPSEY LORD SMITH, LLC	Nov 14, 2012	Dec 14, 2012	30	Firm change	Other
MARYLAND FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	PEAK WEALTH GROUP LLC	Dec 7, 2011	Jul 12, 2012	218	Firm change	Other
THE STRATEGIC FINANCIAL ALLIANCE	MARYLAND FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	Jun 17, 2009	May 24, 2011	706	Firm change after gap	Other
CETERA ADVISORS LLC	THE STRATEGIC FINANCIAL ALLIANCE	Oct 29, 2007	Nov 6, 2007	8	Firm change	Other
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.	CETERA ADVISORS LLC	Jun 11, 2007	Jul 24, 2007	43	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
157423:290575:NC:2018-02-15	Feb 27, 2018	Feb 20, 2018	CORNELIUS, NC	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (10)

→ MAIN STREET FINANCIAL GROUP LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Mar 6, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ ADVISORY ALPHA, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 30, 2020 to Mar 24, 2025factForm ADV
→ PLANNERS ALLIANCERegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 20, 2018 to Sep 30, 2020factForm ADV
→ ALPHASTAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 13, 2015 to Feb 27, 2018factForm ADV
→ DEMPSEY LORD SMITH, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 14, 2012 to Nov 3, 2015factForm ADV
→ PEAK WEALTH GROUP LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 12, 2012 to Nov 14, 2012factForm ADV
→ MARYLAND FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 24, 2011 to Dec 7, 2011factForm ADV
→ THE STRATEGIC FINANCIAL ALLIANCERegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 6, 2007 to Jun 17, 2009factForm ADV
→ CETERA ADVISORS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 24, 2007 to Oct 29, 2007factForm ADV
→ UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 14, 2006 to Jun 11, 2007factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Mar 24, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Ruth Denise Goldstein left Advisory Alpha, Llc for Main Street Financial Group Llc (registered 2025-03-06)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago