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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner32 years in industry

MARK EDWARD AMBERG

Advisor at VERDENCE CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC

Alexandria, VA | HUNT VALLEY, MD

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 11:55 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jan 11, 1996 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: VERDENCE CAPITAL ADVISORS, 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 31, 1994earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 32derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Aug 31, 1994
First registration: Jan 11, 1996
Dual registered: no
IAPD individual key: 2481269

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
VERDENCE CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC	Independent wealth	Jun 18, 2023	n/a	yes	Alexandria, VA\|HUNT VALLEY, MD	Current employment
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Mar 11, 2011	Jun 20, 2023	no	ALEXANDRIA, VA	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Jun 1, 2009	Mar 23, 2011	no	Alexandria, VA	Previous registration
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 11, 1996	Jun 1, 2009	no	ALEXANDRIA, VA\|ALEXANDRIA, VA	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
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	VERDENCE CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC	Jun 20, 2023	Jun 18, 2023	-2	Firm change	Wirehouse to RIA
MORGAN STANLEY	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Mar 23, 2011	Mar 11, 2011	-12	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	MORGAN STANLEY	Jun 1, 2009	Jun 1, 2009	0	Bulk transfer	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ VERDENCE CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jun 18, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 11, 2011 to Jun 20, 2023factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 1, 2009 to Mar 23, 2011factForm ADV
→ CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 11, 1996 to Jun 1, 2009factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jun 20, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Mark Edward Amberg left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Verdence Capital Advisors, Llc (registered 2023-06-18)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago