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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)28 years in industry

MICHAEL GERARD AKERS

Advisor at TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.

BEDFORD, PA

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Relationships: 4
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Aug 22, 2005 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.
Current firm class: broker-dealer affiliated wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Jul 8, 1998earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 28derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 5derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 4
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Jul 8, 1998
First registration: Aug 22, 2005
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 3072406

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
TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Apr 15, 2021	n/a	yes	BEDFORD, PA	Current employment
BB&T SECURITIES, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jun 20, 2013	Feb 17, 2021	no	HUNT VALLEY, MD\|RICHMOND, VA	Previous registration
JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	May 2, 2008	Jun 21, 2013	no	Lemoyne, PA	Previous registration
FERRIS, BAKER WATTS, LLC	n/a	Aug 22, 2005	May 5, 2008	no	CAMP HILL, PA\|LEMOYNE, PA	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
BB&T SECURITIES, LLC	TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Feb 17, 2021	Apr 15, 2021	57	Bulk transfer	Ibd to ibd
JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC	BB&T SECURITIES, LLC	Jun 21, 2013	Jun 20, 2013	-1	Firm change	Other
FERRIS, BAKER WATTS, LLC	JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC	May 5, 2008	May 2, 2008	-3	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Apr 15, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
→ BB&T SECURITIES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 20, 2013 to Feb 17, 2021factForm ADV
→ JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 2, 2008 to Jun 21, 2013factForm ADV
→ FERRIS, BAKER WATTS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 22, 2005 to May 5, 2008factForm ADV

Dated events

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