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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)26 years in industry

BRYAN KEITH KAARLSEN

Advisor at BLACKRIDGE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC

San Antonio, TX

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Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jun 2, 2006 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: BLACKRIDGE ASSET MANAGEMENT, 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: Mar 10, 2000earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 26derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 10derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: Mar 10, 2000
First registration: Jun 2, 2006
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 2447417

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
BLACKRIDGE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC	Independent wealth	Sep 1, 2016	n/a	yes	San Antonio, TX	Current employment
HCW ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC	n/a	Nov 24, 2008	Oct 16, 2009	no	SAN ANTONIO, TX	Previous registration
NEXT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jun 19, 2008	Aug 29, 2016	no	SAN ANTONIO, TX\|SAN ANTONIO, TX	Previous registration
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Nov 9, 2007	Jun 24, 2008	no	SAN ANTONIO, TX	Previous registration
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL INVESTMENT SERVICES,LLC	No RAUM reported	Jun 2, 2006	Nov 6, 2007	no	SAN ANTONIO, TX\|SAN ANTONIO, TX	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
NEXT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	HCW ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC	Aug 29, 2016	Nov 24, 2008	-2,835	Firm change after gap	Other
HCW ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC	BLACKRIDGE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC	Oct 16, 2009	Sep 1, 2016	2,512	Firm change after gap	Other
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	NEXT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	Jun 24, 2008	Jun 19, 2008	-5	Firm change	Other
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL INVESTMENT SERVICES,LLC	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Nov 6, 2007	Nov 9, 2007	3	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ BLACKRIDGE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Sep 1, 2016 to presentfactForm ADV
→ NEXT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 19, 2008 to Aug 29, 2016factForm ADV
→ HCW ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 24, 2008 to Oct 16, 2009factForm ADV
→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 9, 2007 to Jun 24, 2008factForm ADV
→ NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL INVESTMENT SERVICES,LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 2, 2006 to Nov 6, 2007factForm ADV

Dated events

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