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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner24 years in industry

LEIGH M SHIMAMOTO

Advisor at MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC.

DENVER, CO | Los Gatos, CA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 5:27 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Oct 29, 2001 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS 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: Sep 24, 2001earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 24derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66
First exam: Sep 24, 2001
First registration: Oct 29, 2001
Dual registered: no
Other names: LEIGH SHIMAMOTO GARRISON|Leigh Miya Shimamoto
IAPD individual key: 3239255

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
MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC.	Independent wealth	Dec 11, 2024	n/a	yes	Los Gatos, CA\|DENVER, CO	Current employment
WEALTH ARCHITECTS, LLC	Independent wealth	Mar 20, 2020	Oct 24, 2024	no	MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA	Previous registration
VERNAL POINT ADVISORS, LLC	Independent wealth	Jan 20, 2015	Dec 7, 2020	no	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	Previous registration
FC ADVISORS	n/a	Oct 17, 2013	Jan 8, 2015	no	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Oct 29, 2001	Jun 20, 2005	no	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	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
WEALTH ARCHITECTS, LLC	MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC.	Oct 24, 2024	Dec 11, 2024	48	Firm change	RIA to RIA
VERNAL POINT ADVISORS, LLC	WEALTH ARCHITECTS, LLC	Dec 7, 2020	Mar 20, 2020	-262	Firm change after gap	RIA to RIA
FC ADVISORS	VERNAL POINT ADVISORS, LLC	Jan 8, 2015	Jan 20, 2015	12	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	FC ADVISORS	Jun 20, 2005	Oct 17, 2013	3,041	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Dec 11, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
→ WEALTH ARCHITECTS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 20, 2020 to Oct 24, 2024factForm ADV
→ VERNAL POINT ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 20, 2015 to Dec 7, 2020factForm ADV
→ FC ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 17, 2013 to Jan 8, 2015factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 29, 2001 to Jun 20, 2005factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Oct 24, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Leigh M Shimamoto left Wealth Architects, Llc for Mercer Global Advisors Inc. (registered 2024-12-11)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago