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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner18 years in industry

BRITTANY A BUFFINGTON

Advisor at MANNING & NAPIER ADVISORS, LLC

Fairport, NY | FAIRPORT, NY

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 7
Dated events: 3
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jan 6, 2014 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: MANNING & NAPIER ADVISORS, LLC
Current firm class: mixed wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Jul 28, 2008earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 18derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 4
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Jul 28, 2008
First registration: Jan 6, 2014
Dual registered: no
Other names: BRITTANY ANN BUNCE|BRITTANY ANN BUNCE|BRITTANY A BUNCE|BRITTANY ANN BUFFINGTON
IAPD individual key: 5526510

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
MANNING & NAPIER ADVISORS, LLC	Mixed wealth	Jun 25, 2026	n/a	yes	Fairport, NY\|FAIRPORT, NY	Current employment
CHICAGO PARTNERS INVESTMENT GROUP LLC	Independent wealth	Jan 23, 2026	Aug 21, 2026	no	CHICAGO, IL\|Rochester, NY	Previous registration
ELEVATUS WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Independent wealth	May 1, 2023	Jan 20, 2026	no	VICTOR, NY	Previous registration
TRU INDEPENDENCE ASSET MANAGEMENT 2, LLC	Independent wealth	Nov 2, 2021	May 1, 2023	no	VICTOR, NY\|PORTLAND, OR	Previous registration
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 29, 2019	Aug 17, 2020	no	FAIRPORT, NY	Previous registration
STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED	National bd RIA	Nov 17, 2014	Apr 12, 2019	no	GARDEN CITY, NY\|FAIRPORT, NY	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Jan 6, 2014	Nov 7, 2014	no	PITTSFORD, 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
CHICAGO PARTNERS INVESTMENT GROUP LLC	MANNING & NAPIER ADVISORS, LLC	Aug 21, 2026	Jun 25, 2026	-57	Firm change after gap	RIA to RIA
ELEVATUS WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	CHICAGO PARTNERS INVESTMENT GROUP LLC	Jan 20, 2026	Jan 23, 2026	3	Firm change	RIA to RIA
TRU INDEPENDENCE ASSET MANAGEMENT 2, LLC	ELEVATUS WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	May 1, 2023	May 1, 2023	0	Firm change	RIA to new firm
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	TRU INDEPENDENCE ASSET MANAGEMENT 2, LLC	Aug 17, 2020	Nov 2, 2021	442	Firm change after gap	Ibd to RIA
STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Apr 12, 2019	Mar 29, 2019	-14	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED	Nov 7, 2014	Nov 17, 2014	10	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd

Team moves

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

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
309098:325629:OR:2023-05-01	May 1, 2023	May 1, 2023	PORTLAND, OR	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (7)

→ MANNING & NAPIER ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jun 25, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CHICAGO PARTNERS INVESTMENT GROUP LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 23, 2026 to Aug 21, 2026factForm ADV
→ ELEVATUS WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 1, 2023 to Jan 20, 2026factForm ADV
→ TRU INDEPENDENCE ASSET MANAGEMENT 2, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 2, 2021 to May 1, 2023factForm ADV
→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 29, 2019 to Aug 17, 2020factForm ADV
→ STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 17, 2014 to Apr 12, 2019factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 6, 2014 to Nov 7, 2014factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Aug 21, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Brittany A Buffington left Chicago Partners Investment Group Llc for Manning & Napier Advisors, Llc (registered 2026-06-25)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Jan 20, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Brittany A Buffington left Elevatus Wealth Management, Llc for Chicago Partners Investment Group Llc (registered 2026-01-23)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
May 1, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Brittany A Buffington left Tru Independence Asset Management 2, Llc for Elevatus Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2023-05-01)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago