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RIA / WealthAdvisor36 years in industry

MICHAEL GERARD SANTORO

Advisor at BALBOA WEALTH PARTNERS, INC.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ

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Relationships: 7
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Dec 11, 2002 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: BALBOA WEALTH PARTNERS, INC.
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: May 17, 1990earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 36derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: May 17, 1990
First registration: Dec 11, 2002
Dual registered: no
Other names: Mike Gerard Santoro|MICHAEL GERARD SANTORO
IAPD individual key: 2045570

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
BALBOA WEALTH PARTNERS, INC.	Independent wealth	Nov 14, 2025	n/a	yes	SCOTTSDALE, AZ	Current employment
RETIREMENT CONSULTANTS, INC.	n/a	Sep 18, 2019	Dec 4, 2025	no	TUCSON, AZ	Previous registration
CLOUT INC. ADVISORS	State registered	Jun 20, 2019	May 14, 2020	no	Tucson, AZ	Previous registration
CETERA ADVISORS LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jul 31, 2014	May 31, 2019	no	SCOTTSDALE, AZ\|TUCSON, AZ\|CHANDLER, AZ\|GLENDALE, AZ\|SCOTTSDALE, AZ	Previous registration
SAGEPOINT FINANCIAL, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jan 18, 2013	Aug 1, 2014	no	TUCSON, AZ\|SCOTTSDALE, AZ	Previous registration
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 29, 2006	Dec 20, 2012	no	TUCSON, AZ\|FORT MILL, SC\|GLENDALE, AZ\|GLENDALE, AZ\|TUCSON, AZ\|GLENDALE, AZ	Previous registration
OSAIC WEALTH, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Dec 11, 2002	Oct 17, 2006	no	VALENCIA, CA\|MESA, AZ\|TUCSON, AZ\|MESA, AZ\|PHOENIX, AZ	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
RETIREMENT CONSULTANTS, INC.	BALBOA WEALTH PARTNERS, INC.	Dec 4, 2025	Nov 14, 2025	-20	Firm change	Other
CLOUT INC. ADVISORS	RETIREMENT CONSULTANTS, INC.	May 14, 2020	Sep 18, 2019	-239	Firm change after gap	Other
CETERA ADVISORS LLC	CLOUT INC. ADVISORS	May 31, 2019	Jun 20, 2019	20	Firm change	Ibd to state RIA
SAGEPOINT FINANCIAL, INC.	CETERA ADVISORS LLC	Aug 1, 2014	Jul 31, 2014	-1	Firm change	Other
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	SAGEPOINT FINANCIAL, INC.	Dec 20, 2012	Jan 18, 2013	29	Firm change	Other
OSAIC WEALTH, INC.	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Oct 17, 2006	Aug 29, 2006	-49	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (7)

→ BALBOA WEALTH PARTNERS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Nov 14, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ RETIREMENT CONSULTANTS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 18, 2019 to Dec 4, 2025factForm ADV
→ CLOUT INC. ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 20, 2019 to May 14, 2020factForm ADV
→ CETERA ADVISORS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 31, 2014 to May 31, 2019factForm ADV
→ SAGEPOINT FINANCIAL, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 18, 2013 to Aug 1, 2014factForm ADV
→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 29, 2006 to Dec 20, 2012factForm ADV
→ OSAIC WEALTH, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 11, 2002 to Oct 17, 2006factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Dec 4, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Michael Gerard Santoro left Retirement Consultants, Inc. for Balboa Wealth Partners, Inc. (registered 2025-11-14)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago