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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner13 years in industry

Patrick Lee

Advisor at MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC.

DENVER, CO | Newport Beach, CA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jun 17, 2016 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC.
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: Mar 1, 2013earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 13derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66
First exam: Jun 16, 2016
First registration: Jun 17, 2016
Dual registered: no
Other names: Patrick Galen Lee
IAPD individual key: 6608162

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
MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC.	Independent wealth	Aug 8, 2024	n/a	yes	Newport Beach, CA\|DENVER, CO	Current employment
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Jun 10, 2024	Jul 15, 2024	no	IRVINE, CA	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Sep 5, 2023	May 28, 2024	no	Irvine, CA	Previous registration
E*TRADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jun 26, 2018	Sep 5, 2023	no	Costa Mesa, CA\|ARLINGTON, VA\|SANTA ANA, CA\|Irvine, CA	Previous registration
U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jun 17, 2016	Jun 19, 2018	no	Laguna Niguel, CA	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	MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC.	Jul 15, 2024	Aug 8, 2024	24	Firm change	Wirehouse to RIA
MORGAN STANLEY	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	May 28, 2024	Jun 10, 2024	13	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
E*TRADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	MORGAN STANLEY	Sep 5, 2023	Sep 5, 2023	0	Bulk transfer	RIA to wirehouse
U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.	E*TRADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	Jun 19, 2018	Jun 26, 2018	7	Firm change	Ibd to RIA

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Aug 8, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 10, 2024 to Jul 15, 2024factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 5, 2023 to May 28, 2024factForm ADV
→ E*TRADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 26, 2018 to Sep 5, 2023factForm ADV
→ U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 17, 2016 to Jun 19, 2018factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jul 15, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Patrick Lee left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Mercer Global Advisors Inc. (registered 2024-08-08)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
May 28, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Patrick Lee left Morgan Stanley for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2024-06-10)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago