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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Plannerdual registered (broker-dealer)16 years in industry

ROBERT MICHAEL SARGENT

Advisor at ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INCORPORATED

Fairfax, VA | Ashburn, VA

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jun 24, 2010 to Sep 15, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INCORPORATED
Current firm class: mixed wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Jun 23, 2010earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 16derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 3
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Jun 23, 2010
First registration: Jun 24, 2010
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: ROBERT MICHAEL SARGENT|ROBERT M SARGENT
IAPD individual key: 5050772

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
ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INCORPORATED	Mixed wealth	Oct 10, 2024	n/a	yes	Fairfax, VA\|Ashburn, VA	Current employment
EDELMAN FINANCIAL ENGINES	Independent wealth	Nov 1, 2018	Nov 8, 2024	no	ASHBURN, VA\|ASHBURN, VA	Previous registration
EDELMAN FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	Former SEC adviser	May 1, 2014	Nov 1, 2018	no	ALEXANDRIA, VA\|FAIRFAX, VA\|ASHBURN, VA	Previous registration
STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC	National bd RIA	Mar 1, 2012	Apr 23, 2014	no	ALEXANDRIA, VA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Jun 24, 2010	Feb 1, 2012	no	VIENNA, 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
EDELMAN FINANCIAL ENGINES	ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INCORPORATED	Nov 8, 2024	Oct 10, 2024	-29	Firm change	RIA to RIA
EDELMAN FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	EDELMAN FINANCIAL ENGINES	Nov 1, 2018	Nov 1, 2018	0	Bulk transfer	Ibd to RIA
STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC	EDELMAN FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	Apr 23, 2014	May 1, 2014	8	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC	Feb 1, 2012	Mar 1, 2012	29	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd

Team moves

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

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
104510:8158:VA:2024-11-01	Nov 8, 2024	Oct 10, 2024	ASHBURN, VA	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Oct 10, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
→ EDELMAN FINANCIAL ENGINESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 1, 2018 to Nov 8, 2024factForm ADV
→ EDELMAN FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 1, 2014 to Nov 1, 2018factForm ADV
→ STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 1, 2012 to Apr 23, 2014factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 24, 2010 to Feb 1, 2012factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Nov 8, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Robert Michael Sargent left Edelman Financial Engines for Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated (registered 2024-10-10)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago