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RIA / WealthAdvisorChartered Financial Analystdual registered (broker-dealer)14 years in industry

Joseph Brett Richards

Advisor at MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC

Marietta, GA | Peachtree Corners, GA

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 5:07 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Oct 11, 2011 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC
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 6, 2011earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 14derivedfrom 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: Chartered Financial Analyst
Exams: S65|S66
First exam: Oct 6, 2011
First registration: Oct 11, 2011
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: BRETT RICHARDS
IAPD individual key: 5884029

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
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 9, 2026	n/a	yes	Peachtree Corners, GA\|Marietta, GA	Current employment
FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS GROUP INC	Independent wealth	Jul 28, 2025	Sep 3, 2025	no	CUMMING, GA	Previous registration
INVESTPERITY, LLC	n/a	Apr 6, 2017	Nov 2, 2020	no	MARIETTA, GA	Previous registration
TRUEWEALTH MANAGEMENT	Former SEC adviser	Nov 6, 2012	Apr 23, 2013	no	ATLANTA, GA	Previous registration
GFO ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	Asset manager	Oct 11, 2011	Oct 10, 2012	no	ATLANTA, GA\|GREENWICH, CT	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
FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS GROUP INC	MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	Sep 3, 2025	Feb 9, 2026	159	Firm change	RIA to ibd
INVESTPERITY, LLC	FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS GROUP INC	Nov 2, 2020	Jul 28, 2025	1,729	Firm change after gap	Other
TRUEWEALTH MANAGEMENT	INVESTPERITY, LLC	Apr 23, 2013	Apr 6, 2017	1,444	Firm change after gap	Other
GFO ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	TRUEWEALTH MANAGEMENT	Oct 10, 2012	Nov 6, 2012	27	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Feb 9, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS GROUP INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 28, 2025 to Sep 3, 2025factForm ADV
→ INVESTPERITY, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 6, 2017 to Nov 2, 2020factForm ADV
→ TRUEWEALTH MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 6, 2012 to Apr 23, 2013factForm ADV
→ GFO ADVISORY SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 11, 2011 to Oct 10, 2012factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Sep 3, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Joseph Brett Richards left Financial Consultants Group Inc for Mml Investors Services, Llc (registered 2026-02-09)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago