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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner|Chartered Financial Consultantdual registered (broker-dealer)36 years in industry

Michael K Argo

Advisor at AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

ALPHARETTA, GA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 9:58 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 12, 2003 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC
Current firm class: national broker-dealer RIAderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Nov 10, 1989earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 36derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Certified Financial Planner|Chartered Financial Consultant
Exams: S63
First exam: Nov 10, 1989
First registration: Mar 12, 2003
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: MICHAEL K ARGO|M. KEITH ARGO|MICHAEL ARGO|KEITH ARGO|MICHAEL KEITH ARGO
IAPD individual key: 1981586

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
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	National bd RIA	Jul 7, 2026	n/a	yes	ALPHARETTA, GA	Current employment
DEMPSEY LORD SMITH, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jan 6, 2026	Apr 3, 2026	no	ROME, GA\|ROME, GA	Previous registration
CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Nov 25, 2025	Jul 10, 2026	no	Cumming, GA	Previous registration
DEMPSEY LORD SMITH, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jun 7, 2013	Dec 31, 2025	no	ROME, GA\|CUMMING, GA\|ROME, GA	Previous registration
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 12, 2003	Jun 5, 2013	no	CUMMING, GA\|CUMMING, GA	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
CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	DEMPSEY LORD SMITH, LLC	Jul 10, 2026	Jan 6, 2026	-185	Firm change after gap	Ibd to RIA
DEMPSEY LORD SMITH, LLC	AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	Apr 3, 2026	Jul 7, 2026	95	Firm change	RIA to ibd
DEMPSEY LORD SMITH, LLC	CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	Dec 31, 2025	Nov 25, 2025	-36	Bulk transfer	RIA to ibd
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	DEMPSEY LORD SMITH, LLC	Jun 5, 2013	Jun 7, 2013	2	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jul 7, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 25, 2025 to Jul 10, 2026factForm ADV
→ DEMPSEY LORD SMITH, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 6, 2026 to Apr 3, 2026factForm ADV
→ MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 12, 2003 to Jun 5, 2013factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jul 10, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Michael K Argo left Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. for Dempsey Lord Smith, Llc (registered 2026-01-06)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Apr 3, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Michael K Argo left Dempsey Lord Smith, Llc for Ameriprise Financial Services, Llc (registered 2026-07-07)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago