This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Current firm

PRIVATE ADVISOR GROUP, 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

Mar 1, 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

3

Current registrations

1

Registered states

2

Designations

Certified Financial Planner

Exams

S66

First exam

Mar 31, 2011

First registration

Apr 8, 2011

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

IAPD individual key

5881949

• Occurred

  Feb 15, 2022
  Advisor changed firm

  Paul Michael Smith left Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. for Mariner Advisor Network (registered 2021-11-02)

  Form ADVobserved 4 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:98b1d559-217d-3ffa-dcee-0914b70e5f58

First observed

Apr 8, 2011

Last observed

Sep 15, 2026 4 days ago

Source families

Federal regulator filings

1 registered feed stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.

Resolution

Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.