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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)10 years in industry

Kounian Ding

Advisor at BANKERS LIFE ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.

CHANTILLY, VA | CHICAGO, IL

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Aug 9, 2019 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: BANKERS LIFE 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: Jun 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: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66
First exam: Aug 7, 2019
First registration: Aug 9, 2019
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: Kou N Ding|Kounian Nian Ding|Daniel Ding
IAPD individual key: 7091567

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
BANKERS LIFE ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 24, 2026	n/a	yes	CHANTILLY, VA\|CHICAGO, IL	Current employment
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Apr 22, 2024	Jul 5, 2024	no	BETHESDA, MD	Previous registration
EAGLE STRATEGIES LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 18, 2021	Dec 7, 2022	no	BETHESDA, MD	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Aug 9, 2019	Dec 26, 2020	no	VIENNA, VA\|NEW YORK, NY	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
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	BANKERS LIFE ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Jul 5, 2024	Jun 24, 2026	719	Firm change after gap	Wirehouse to ibd
EAGLE STRATEGIES LLC	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Dec 7, 2022	Apr 22, 2024	502	Firm change after gap	Ibd to wirehouse
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	EAGLE STRATEGIES LLC	Dec 26, 2020	Feb 18, 2021	54	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd

Relationships

Registered with (3)

→ BANKERS LIFE ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Jun 24, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 22, 2024 to Jul 5, 2024factForm ADV
→ EAGLE STRATEGIES LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 18, 2021 to Dec 7, 2022factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jul 5, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Kounian Ding left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. (registered 2026-06-24)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Dec 7, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Kounian Ding left Eagle Strategies Llc for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2024-04-22)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago