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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner21 years in industry

BRIAN REILLY PLAIN

Advisor at GRADIENT ADVISORS, LLC

La Grange, IL | ARDEN HILLS, MN

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Relationships: 6
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Nov 1, 2005 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: GRADIENT ADVISORS, LLC
Current firm class: independent wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Nov 10, 2004earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 21derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 11derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Nov 10, 2004
First registration: Nov 1, 2005
Dual registered: no
Other names: BRIAN PLAIN
IAPD individual key: 4866829

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
GRADIENT ADVISORS, LLC	Independent wealth	Nov 13, 2014	n/a	yes	ARDEN HILLS, MN\|La Grange, IL	Current employment
AUSDAL FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC.	Independent wealth	Jun 30, 2010	Nov 14, 2014	no	DOWNERS GROVE, IL\|OAK PARK, IL	Previous registration
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 14, 2009	Jul 8, 2010	no	OAK PARK, IL\|SAN DIEGO, CA\|OAK PARK, IL	Previous registration
WATERSTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	n/a	May 4, 2009	Sep 9, 2009	no	BARRINGTON, IL\|PALATINE, IL\|OAK PARK, IL	Previous registration
WOLF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Apr 13, 2006	Apr 1, 2009	no	OAK BROOK, IL\|OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL	Previous registration
VOYA FINANCIAL PARTNERS, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Nov 1, 2005	Mar 31, 2006	no	PHOENIX, AZ	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
AUSDAL FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC.	GRADIENT ADVISORS, LLC	Nov 14, 2014	Nov 13, 2014	-1	Firm change	Other
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	AUSDAL FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC.	Jul 8, 2010	Jun 30, 2010	-8	Firm change	Other
WATERSTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Sep 9, 2009	Sep 14, 2009	5	Bulk transfer	Other
WOLF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	WATERSTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	Apr 1, 2009	May 4, 2009	33	Firm change	Other
VOYA FINANCIAL PARTNERS, LLC	WOLF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	Mar 31, 2006	Apr 13, 2006	13	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ GRADIENT ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Nov 13, 2014 to presentfactForm ADV
→ AUSDAL FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 30, 2010 to Nov 14, 2014factForm ADV
→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 14, 2009 to Jul 8, 2010factForm ADV
→ WATERSTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 4, 2009 to Sep 9, 2009factForm ADV
→ WOLF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 13, 2006 to Apr 1, 2009factForm ADV
→ VOYA FINANCIAL PARTNERS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 1, 2005 to Mar 31, 2006factForm ADV

Dated events

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