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

GDS WEALTH MANAGEMENT

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

0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

2

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Designations

Certified Financial Planner

Exams

S66

First exam

Nov 30, 2021

First registration

Dec 15, 2021

Dual registered

no

IAPD individual key

7412205

• Occurred

  Nov 6, 2025
  Advisor changed firm

  Samuel Thomas Pokluda left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Gds Wealth Management (registered 2025-12-15)

  Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
• Occurred

  Feb 10, 2022
  Advisor changed firm

  Samuel Thomas Pokluda left Fidelity Personal And Workplace Advisors for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2022-04-08)

  Form ADVobserved 4 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:813e5cd3-6c19-aacf-6cba-a45335c0d948

First observed

Dec 15, 2021

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 5 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.