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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)18 years in industry

ARTHUR RING BEST

Advisor at EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC

MERIDIAN, ID

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Oct 17, 2007 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC
Current firm class: national broker-dealer RIAderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Oct 16, 2007earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 18derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S66
First exam: Oct 16, 2007
First registration: Oct 17, 2007
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 5401022

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
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	National bd RIA	Dec 19, 2023	n/a	yes	MERIDIAN, ID	Current employment
PRUCO SECURITIES, LLC	No RAUM reported	Dec 15, 2017	Dec 21, 2023	no	Everett, WA\|Kirkland, WA\|Mercer Island, WA\|Everett, WA\|Lynnwood, WA	Previous registration
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 24, 2012	Dec 15, 2017	no	OLYMPIA, WA\|BELLEVUE, WA\|KIRKLAND, WA	Previous registration
VOYA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	May 21, 2009	Feb 28, 2012	no	BELLEVUE, WA\|BELLEVUE, WA\|CLACKAMAS, OR	Previous registration
HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, LLC	Independent wealth	Mar 20, 2008	Feb 6, 2009	no	BELLEVUE, WA	Previous registration
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	National bd RIA	Oct 17, 2007	Dec 10, 2007	no	BELLEVUE, 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
PRUCO SECURITIES, LLC	EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	Dec 21, 2023	Dec 19, 2023	-2	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	PRUCO SECURITIES, LLC	Dec 15, 2017	Dec 15, 2017	0	Firm change	RIA to ibd
VOYA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Feb 28, 2012	Feb 24, 2012	-4	Firm change	Other
HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, LLC	VOYA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	Feb 6, 2009	May 21, 2009	104	Firm change	Other
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, LLC	Dec 10, 2007	Mar 20, 2008	101	Firm change	Other

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
5685:6627:WA:2023-12-20	Dec 21, 2023	Dec 19, 2023	LYNNWOOD, WA	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Dec 19, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ PRUCO SECURITIES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 15, 2017 to Dec 21, 2023factForm ADV
→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 24, 2012 to Dec 15, 2017factForm ADV
→ VOYA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 21, 2009 to Feb 28, 2012factForm ADV
→ HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 20, 2008 to Feb 6, 2009factForm ADV
→ AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 17, 2007 to Dec 10, 2007factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Dec 21, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Arthur Ring Best left Pruco Securities, Llc for Equitable Advisors, Llc (registered 2023-12-19)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago