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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner20 years in industry

JOHN BARANAUSKAS

Advisor at SWEETGUM LABORATORIES LLC

YARDLEY, PA

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Relationships: 7
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Sep 19, 2006 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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.

Facts

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Current firm: SWEETGUM LABORATORIES LLC
Current firm class: state registeredderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: May 3, 2006earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 20derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 7derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 3
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66
First exam: May 3, 2006
First registration: Sep 19, 2006
Dual registered: no
Other names: JOHN A BARANAUSKAS
IAPD individual key: 5079541

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
SWEETGUM LABORATORIES LLC	State registered	Sep 6, 2019	n/a	yes	YARDLEY, PA	Current employment
EQUINOX INSTITUTIONAL ASSET MANAGEMENT, LP	Former SEC adviser	Jun 28, 2018	Dec 31, 2018	no	PRINCETON, NJ	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Jul 6, 2009	Feb 2, 2017	no	PENNINGTON, NJ	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	n/a	Apr 24, 2008	Nov 17, 2008	no	NEW YORK, NY	Previous registration
TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jul 16, 2007	Apr 30, 2008	no	NEW YORK, NY	Previous registration
TD AMERITRADE, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jul 16, 2007	Apr 30, 2008	no	NEW YORK, NY	Previous registration
SIGNATOR INVESTORS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Sep 19, 2006	Jun 28, 2007	no	Cherry Hill, NJ\|DEVON, PA\|DEVON, PA\|DEVON, 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
EQUINOX INSTITUTIONAL ASSET MANAGEMENT, LP	SWEETGUM LABORATORIES LLC	Dec 31, 2018	Sep 6, 2019	249	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	EQUINOX INSTITUTIONAL ASSET MANAGEMENT, LP	Feb 2, 2017	Jun 28, 2018	511	Firm change after gap	Other
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Nov 17, 2008	Jul 6, 2009	231	Firm change	Other
TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	Apr 30, 2008	Apr 24, 2008	-6	Firm change	Other
TD AMERITRADE, INC.	TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	Apr 30, 2008	Jul 16, 2007	-289	Channel change	Other
SIGNATOR INVESTORS, INC.	TD AMERITRADE, INC.	Jun 28, 2007	Jul 16, 2007	18	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (7)

→ SWEETGUM LABORATORIES LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Sep 6, 2019 to presentfactForm ADV
→ EQUINOX INSTITUTIONAL ASSET MANAGEMENT, LPRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 28, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 6, 2009 to Feb 2, 2017factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 24, 2008 to Nov 17, 2008factForm ADV
→ TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 16, 2007 to Apr 30, 2008factForm ADV
→ TD AMERITRADE, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 16, 2007 to Apr 30, 2008factForm ADV
→ SIGNATOR INVESTORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 19, 2006 to Jun 28, 2007factForm ADV

Dated events

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