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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)22 years in industry

MICHAEL FREDERICK BIEN

Advisor at INDEPENDENT SOLUTIONS WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC

Beaverton, OR

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 3:39 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 24, 2006 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: INDEPENDENT SOLUTIONS WEALTH MANAGEMENT, 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: Aug 13, 2004earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 22derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: Aug 13, 2004
First registration: Mar 24, 2006
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: BIEN MICHAEL
IAPD individual key: 4836956

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
INDEPENDENT SOLUTIONS WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Independent wealth	Jun 27, 2023	n/a	yes	Beaverton, OR	Current employment
BLACKRIDGE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC	Independent wealth	Jun 3, 2019	Jun 28, 2023	no	Beaverton, OR\|JUPITER, FL	Previous registration
FINANCIAL INVESTMENT TEAM ("FIT")	Independent wealth	Jan 22, 2013	Jun 3, 2019	no	PORTLAND, OR	Previous registration
NEXT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jan 6, 2012	Jun 24, 2016	no	PORTLAND, OR	Previous registration
WOODBURY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Mar 24, 2006	Oct 19, 2011	no	BEAVERTON, OR\|PORTLAND, OR\|PORTLAND, OR	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
BLACKRIDGE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC	INDEPENDENT SOLUTIONS WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Jun 28, 2023	Jun 27, 2023	-1	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
FINANCIAL INVESTMENT TEAM ("FIT")	BLACKRIDGE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC	Jun 3, 2019	Jun 3, 2019	0	Firm change	RIA to RIA
NEXT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	FINANCIAL INVESTMENT TEAM ("FIT")	Jun 24, 2016	Jan 22, 2013	-1,249	Firm change after gap	Other
WOODBURY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	NEXT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	Oct 19, 2011	Jan 6, 2012	79	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
46214:145724:OR:2016-06-24	Jun 24, 2016	Jan 22, 2013	PORTLAND, OR	Firm change after gap

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ INDEPENDENT SOLUTIONS WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jun 27, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ BLACKRIDGE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 3, 2019 to Jun 28, 2023factForm ADV
→ FINANCIAL INVESTMENT TEAM ("FIT")Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 22, 2013 to Jun 3, 2019factForm ADV
→ NEXT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 6, 2012 to Jun 24, 2016factForm ADV
→ WOODBURY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 24, 2006 to Oct 19, 2011factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jun 28, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Michael Frederick Bien left Blackridge Asset Management, Llc for Independent Solutions Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2023-06-27)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago