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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)25 years in industry

Brenda Michelle Brown

Advisor at RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC

SAINT PETERSBURG, FL | Schenectady, NY | Tacoma, WA

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Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Aug 31, 2006 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC
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: Mar 21, 2001earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 25derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 7derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 4
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Mar 21, 2001
First registration: Aug 31, 2006
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: BRENDA MICHELLE CHECK|BRENDA M LEWIS|BRENDA MICHELLE LEWIS|BRENDA MICHELLE HOFFMAN|BRENDA M HOFFMAN|BRENDA M BROWN
IAPD individual key: 3069661

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
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jul 9, 2019	n/a	yes	Tacoma, WA\|SAINT PETERSBURG, FL\|Schenectady, NY	Current employment
FINANCIAL ADVOCATES ADVISORY SERVICES	Former SEC adviser	Mar 5, 2012	Apr 6, 2018	no	OLYMPIA, WA	Previous registration
FINANCIAL ADVOCATES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT	Former SEC adviser	Nov 22, 2011	Apr 4, 2018	no	OLYMPIA, WA	Previous registration
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 17, 2010	Jun 3, 2019	no	OLYMPIA, WA\|OLYMPIA, WA\|OLYMPIA, WA\|LACY, WA\|FORT MILL, SC\|SAN JOSE, CA	Previous registration
FIRST MONTAUK SECURITIES CORP.	n/a	Aug 31, 2006	May 14, 2008	no	OLYMPIA, WA\|DUPONT, WA	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
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	FINANCIAL ADVOCATES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT	Jun 3, 2019	Nov 22, 2011	-2,750	Firm change after gap	Other
FINANCIAL ADVOCATES ADVISORY SERVICES	RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	Apr 6, 2018	Jul 9, 2019	459	Firm change after gap	Other
FINANCIAL ADVOCATES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT	FINANCIAL ADVOCATES ADVISORY SERVICES	Apr 4, 2018	Mar 5, 2012	-2,221	Firm change after gap	Other
FIRST MONTAUK SECURITIES CORP.	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	May 14, 2008	Mar 17, 2010	672	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jul 9, 2019 to presentfactForm ADV
→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 17, 2010 to Jun 3, 2019factForm ADV
→ FINANCIAL ADVOCATES ADVISORY SERVICESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 5, 2012 to Apr 6, 2018factForm ADV
→ FINANCIAL ADVOCATES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 22, 2011 to Apr 4, 2018factForm ADV
→ FIRST MONTAUK SECURITIES CORP.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 31, 2006 to May 14, 2008factForm ADV

Dated events

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