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RIA / WealthAdvisor23 years in industry

RYAN MICHAEL SULLIVAN

Advisor at EDELMAN FINANCIAL ENGINES

WESTLAKE, OH | AKRON, OH

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Relationships: 10
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Apr 12, 2004 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: EDELMAN FINANCIAL ENGINES
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: Dec 11, 2002earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 23derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 9derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 9
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66
First exam: Dec 11, 2002
First registration: Apr 12, 2004
Dual registered: no
IAPD individual key: 4527972

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
EDELMAN FINANCIAL ENGINES	Independent wealth	Nov 30, 2016	n/a	yes	AKRON, OH\|WESTLAKE, OH	Current employment
FINANCIAL ENGINES ADVISOR CENTER, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Sep 8, 2016	Nov 30, 2016	no	AVON, OH\|OVERLAND PARK, KS	Previous registration
VALIC FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 1, 2015	Sep 8, 2016	no	INDEPENDENCE, OH	Previous registration
TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Mar 18, 2011	Jul 13, 2015	no	BEACHWOOD, OH	Previous registration
TD AMERITRADE, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Mar 18, 2011	Jul 13, 2015	no	Orange Village, OH	Previous registration
CITIZENS SECURITIES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 2, 2010	Mar 23, 2011	no	Alliance, OH\|ALLIANCE, OH	Previous registration
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	National bd RIA	Oct 5, 2009	May 24, 2010	no	WESTLAKE, OH\|Pepper Pike, OH	Previous registration
AMERIPRISE ADVISOR SERVICES, INC.	n/a	Aug 28, 2007	Oct 5, 2009	no	WESTLAKE, OH	Previous registration
EDWARD JONES	National bd RIA	Aug 24, 2005	Mar 15, 2006	no	JACKSONVILLE, FL	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Apr 12, 2004	Aug 5, 2005	no	JACKSONVILLE, FL	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
FINANCIAL ENGINES ADVISOR CENTER, LLC	EDELMAN FINANCIAL ENGINES	Nov 30, 2016	Nov 30, 2016	0	Bulk transfer	Other
VALIC FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	FINANCIAL ENGINES ADVISOR CENTER, LLC	Sep 8, 2016	Sep 8, 2016	0	Firm change	Other
TD AMERITRADE, INC.	TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	Jul 13, 2015	Mar 18, 2011	-1,578	Channel change	Other
TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	TD AMERITRADE, INC.	Jul 13, 2015	Mar 18, 2011	-1,578	Firm change after gap	Other
CITIZENS SECURITIES, INC.	TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	Mar 23, 2011	Mar 18, 2011	-5	Firm change	Other
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	CITIZENS SECURITIES, INC.	May 24, 2010	Jun 2, 2010	9	Firm change	Other
AMERIPRISE ADVISOR SERVICES, INC.	AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	Oct 5, 2009	Oct 5, 2009	0	Bulk transfer	Other
EDWARD JONES	AMERIPRISE ADVISOR SERVICES, INC.	Mar 15, 2006	Aug 28, 2007	531	Firm change after gap	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	EDWARD JONES	Aug 5, 2005	Aug 24, 2005	19	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd

Relationships

Registered with (10)

→ EDELMAN FINANCIAL ENGINESRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Nov 30, 2016 to presentfactForm ADV
→ FINANCIAL ENGINES ADVISOR CENTER, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 8, 2016 to Nov 30, 2016factForm ADV
→ VALIC FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 1, 2015 to Sep 8, 2016factForm ADV
→ TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 18, 2011 to Jul 13, 2015factForm ADV
→ TD AMERITRADE, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 18, 2011 to Jul 13, 2015factForm ADV
→ CITIZENS SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 2, 2010 to Mar 23, 2011factForm ADV
→ AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 5, 2009 to May 24, 2010factForm ADV
→ AMERIPRISE ADVISOR SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 28, 2007 to Oct 5, 2009factForm ADV
→ EDWARD JONESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 24, 2005 to Mar 15, 2006factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 12, 2004 to Aug 5, 2005factForm ADV

Dated events

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