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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner10 years in industry

Claire Thornton

Advisor at AVISE FINANCIAL

LOS ANGELES, CA | Scottsdale, AZ

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 7:48 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Apr 12, 2017 to Sep 15, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: AVISE FINANCIAL
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 1, 2016earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 10derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66
First exam: Apr 10, 2017
First registration: Apr 12, 2017
Dual registered: no
Other names: Claire Marie Thornton|Claire M Thornton
IAPD individual key: 6504702

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
AVISE FINANCIAL	Independent wealth	Jan 2, 2026	n/a	yes	LOS ANGELES, CA\|Scottsdale, AZ	Current employment
APELLA WEALTH	Independent wealth	Jul 20, 2023	Jan 30, 2026	no	Scottsdale, AZ\|WEST HARTFORD, CT\|HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA\|Scottsdale, AZ	Previous registration
INSPIRED FINANCIAL	Former SEC adviser	Apr 17, 2020	Nov 6, 2023	no	HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA	Previous registration
THE STRATEGIC FINANCIAL ALLIANCE	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 12, 2018	Mar 27, 2020	no	BERWYN, PA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Apr 12, 2017	Jun 26, 2018	no	PENNINGTON, NJ\|PHILADELPHIA, PA	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
APELLA WEALTH	AVISE FINANCIAL	Jan 30, 2026	Jan 2, 2026	-28	Firm change	RIA to RIA
INSPIRED FINANCIAL	APELLA WEALTH	Nov 6, 2023	Jul 20, 2023	-109	Firm change after gap	RIA to RIA
THE STRATEGIC FINANCIAL ALLIANCE	INSPIRED FINANCIAL	Mar 27, 2020	Apr 17, 2020	21	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	THE STRATEGIC FINANCIAL ALLIANCE	Jun 26, 2018	Jun 12, 2018	-14	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
125713:171106:CA:2023-11-06	Nov 6, 2023	Jul 20, 2023	HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA	Firm change after gap

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ AVISE FINANCIALRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 2, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ APELLA WEALTHRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 20, 2023 to Jan 30, 2026factForm ADV
→ INSPIRED FINANCIALRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 17, 2020 to Nov 6, 2023factForm ADV
→ THE STRATEGIC FINANCIAL ALLIANCERegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 12, 2018 to Mar 27, 2020factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 12, 2017 to Jun 26, 2018factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jan 30, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Claire Thornton left Apella Wealth for Avise Financial (registered 2026-01-02)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Nov 6, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Claire Thornton left Inspired Financial for Apella Wealth (registered 2023-07-20)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago