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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner31 years in industry

WILLIAM JAMES DION

Advisor at XYPN SAPPHIRE

BOZEMAN, MT | Hopkinton, MA

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Nov 18, 1999 to Sep 15, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: XYPN SAPPHIRE
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: Jul 18, 1995earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 31derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Jul 18, 1995
First registration: Nov 18, 1999
Dual registered: no
Other names: BILL DION
IAPD individual key: 2623334

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
XYPN SAPPHIRE	Independent wealth	Jul 15, 2026	n/a	yes	Hopkinton, MA\|BOZEMAN, MT	Current employment
CERITY PARTNERS LLC	Independent wealth	Jan 27, 2025	Jun 3, 2026	no	NEW YORK, NY\|BOSTON, MA	Previous registration
PRIO WEALTH LP	Former SEC adviser	Aug 21, 2019	Feb 3, 2025	no	BOSTON, MA	Previous registration
SAGE FINANCIAL PLANNING, LLC	n/a	Feb 18, 2011	May 26, 2011	no	HOPKINTON, MA	Previous registration
SAGE FINANCIAL PLANNING, LLC	n/a	Sep 14, 2005	Dec 31, 2010	no	GRAFTON, MA	Previous registration
STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC	National bd RIA	Nov 18, 1999	Oct 26, 2004	no	BOSTON, MA	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
CERITY PARTNERS LLC	XYPN SAPPHIRE	Jun 3, 2026	Jul 15, 2026	42	Firm change	RIA to RIA
PRIO WEALTH LP	CERITY PARTNERS LLC	Feb 3, 2025	Jan 27, 2025	-7	Firm change	RIA to RIA
SAGE FINANCIAL PLANNING, LLC	PRIO WEALTH LP	May 26, 2011	Aug 21, 2019	3,009	Firm change after gap	Other
STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC	SAGE FINANCIAL PLANNING, LLC	Oct 26, 2004	Sep 14, 2005	323	Firm change	Other

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
105058:151559:MA:2025-02-03	Feb 3, 2025	Jan 27, 2025	BOSTON, MA	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ XYPN SAPPHIRERegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jul 15, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CERITY PARTNERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 27, 2025 to Jun 3, 2026factForm ADV
→ PRIO WEALTH LPRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 21, 2019 to Feb 3, 2025factForm ADV
→ SAGE FINANCIAL PLANNING, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 18, 2011 to May 26, 2011factForm ADV
→ STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 18, 1999 to Oct 26, 2004factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jun 3, 2026
Advisor changed firm
William James Dion left Cerity Partners Llc for Xypn Sapphire (registered 2026-07-15)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Feb 3, 2025
Advisor changed firm
William James Dion left Prio Wealth Lp for Cerity Partners Llc (registered 2025-01-27)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago