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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner20 years in industry

DAVID OBADIAH RICH

Advisor at MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC.

DENVER, CO | Scottsdale, AZ

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 4:59 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Aug 30, 2011 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC.
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: Sep 19, 2006earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 20derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 4derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 5
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: Sep 19, 2006
First registration: Aug 30, 2011
Dual registered: no
Other names: DAVID OBADIAH RICH, JR.|DAVID OBADIAH RICH|DAVID OBADIAH RICH|DAVID OBADIAH RICH
IAPD individual key: 5202701

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
MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC.	Independent wealth	Apr 20, 2022	n/a	yes	Scottsdale, AZ\|DENVER, CO	Current employment
VANGUARD ADVISERS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Dec 2, 2015	Nov 11, 2020	no	SCOTTSDALE, AZ	Previous registration
WEALTHPLAN ADVISORS, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Dec 11, 2013	May 7, 2015	no	SCOTTSDALE, AZ	Previous registration
SCHWAB WEALTH ADVISORY, INC.	No RAUM reported	Jan 3, 2012	Dec 6, 2013	no	PHOENIX, AZ	Previous registration
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.	National bd RIA	Aug 30, 2011	Dec 31, 2011	no	Phoenix, AZ	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
VANGUARD ADVISERS, INC.	MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC.	Nov 11, 2020	Apr 20, 2022	525	Firm change after gap	Ibd to RIA
WEALTHPLAN ADVISORS, LLC	VANGUARD ADVISERS, INC.	May 7, 2015	Dec 2, 2015	209	Firm change	Other
SCHWAB WEALTH ADVISORY, INC.	WEALTHPLAN ADVISORS, LLC	Dec 6, 2013	Dec 11, 2013	5	Firm change	Other
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.	SCHWAB WEALTH ADVISORY, INC.	Dec 31, 2011	Jan 3, 2012	3	Bulk transfer	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Apr 20, 2022 to presentfactForm ADV
→ VANGUARD ADVISERS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 2, 2015 to Nov 11, 2020factForm ADV
→ WEALTHPLAN ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 11, 2013 to May 7, 2015factForm ADV
→ SCHWAB WEALTH ADVISORY, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 3, 2012 to Dec 6, 2013factForm ADV
→ CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 30, 2011 to Dec 31, 2011factForm ADV

Dated events

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