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

GWN SECURITIES 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

Oct 20, 1997earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

28derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

1

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Exams

S63|S65

First exam

Oct 20, 1997

First registration

Jul 23, 2020

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

IAPD individual key

2014667

• Occurred

  Nov 9, 2022
  Advisor changed firm

  Patrick James Bello left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Gwn Securities Inc. (registered 2023-02-14)

  Form ADVobserved 6 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:8c3fc894-9381-1384-d13f-30be5298b86f

First observed

Jul 23, 2020

Last observed

Sep 15, 2026 6 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.