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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)18 years in industry

JUSTIN RICHARD STEELE

Advisor at LPL FINANCIAL LLC

BRIDGEWATER, NJ | AVON, CT

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 2:58 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Aug 8, 2008 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: LPL FINANCIAL LLC
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: Jul 30, 2008earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 18derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66|S65
First exam: Jul 30, 2008
First registration: Aug 8, 2008
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 5523741

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
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Dec 4, 2025	n/a	yes	BRIDGEWATER, NJ\|AVON, CT	Current employment
PARADIGM WEALTH ADVISORY LLC	Independent wealth	Nov 30, 2021	Dec 16, 2025	no	BRIDGEWATER, NJ	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Oct 23, 2009	Jun 7, 2010	no	BOSTON, MA	Previous registration
BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	n/a	Jan 8, 2009	Oct 23, 2009	no	BOSTON, MA	Previous registration
BOFA ADVISORS, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Aug 8, 2008	Dec 31, 2008	no	BOSTON, MA	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
PARADIGM WEALTH ADVISORY LLC	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Dec 16, 2025	Dec 4, 2025	-12	Firm change	RIA to ibd
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	PARADIGM WEALTH ADVISORY LLC	Jun 7, 2010	Nov 30, 2021	4,194	Firm change after gap	Wirehouse to RIA
BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Oct 23, 2009	Oct 23, 2009	0	Bulk transfer	Other
BOFA ADVISORS, LLC	BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Dec 31, 2008	Jan 8, 2009	8	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
283120:6413:NJ:2025-12-16	Dec 16, 2025	Dec 4, 2025	BRIDGEWATER, NJ	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Dec 4, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ PARADIGM WEALTH ADVISORY LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 30, 2021 to Dec 16, 2025factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 23, 2009 to Jun 7, 2010factForm ADV
→ BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 8, 2009 to Oct 23, 2009factForm ADV
→ BOFA ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 8, 2008 to Dec 31, 2008factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Dec 16, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Justin Richard Steele left Paradigm Wealth Advisory Llc for Lpl Financial Llc (registered 2025-12-04)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago