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

LPL FINANCIAL 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

Sep 28, 1995earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

30derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

2

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Exams

S66|S63

First exam

Sep 28, 1995

First registration

Aug 8, 2006

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

IAPD individual key

1939964

• Occurred

  Sep 9, 2025
  Advisor changed firm

  Erik Dirk Saunders left Financial Advocates Investment Management for Lpl Financial Llc (registered 2025-08-06)

  Form ADVobserved 5 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:9df2af2c-cfd0-2ea3-a9f0-18f2999a7f57

First observed

Aug 8, 2006

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 6 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.