This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Current firm

W.A. SMITH FINANCIAL GROUP

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

Aug 1, 2016earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

10derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

1

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Exams

S66

First exam

Nov 28, 2022

First registration

Nov 29, 2022

Dual registered

no

IAPD individual key

7598608

• Occurred

  Jul 16, 2024
  Advisor changed firm

  Brandon M Schaefer left Thrivent Investment Management Inc. for W.A. Smith Financial Group (registered 2025-06-11)

  Form ADVobserved 6 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:7f6429ff-4bf9-289c-1f0e-c990f352747e

First observed

Nov 29, 2022

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 7 days ago

Source families

Federal regulator filings

1 registered feed stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.

Resolution

Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.