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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner|Chartered Financial Consultant18 years in industry

ADAM LEE DESKINS

Advisor at MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC.

DENVER, CO | Wilmington, NC

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Relationships: 6
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jul 9, 2008 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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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: Jan 11, 2008earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 18derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 5
Designations: Certified Financial Planner|Chartered Financial Consultant
Exams: S66
First exam: Jan 11, 2008
First registration: Jul 9, 2008
Dual registered: no
IAPD individual key: 5173092

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 10, 2023	n/a	yes	DENVER, CO\|Wilmington, NC	Current employment
EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Apr 3, 2023	Aug 30, 2023	no	GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO	Previous registration
PERSONAL CAPITAL ADVISORS CORPORATION	Former SEC adviser	May 10, 2016	Apr 3, 2023	no	DENVER, CO\|Atlanta, GA\|Wilmington, NC	Previous registration
WOODBURY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Feb 17, 2012	May 6, 2016	no	NEWPORT NEWS, VA	Previous registration
CETERA INVESTMENT SERVICES LLC	Former SEC adviser	Dec 10, 2010	Feb 17, 2012	no	YORKTOWN, VA	Previous registration
CETERA ADVISOR NETWORKS LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jul 9, 2008	Dec 10, 2010	no	YORKTOWN, VA	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
EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC	MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC.	Aug 30, 2023	Aug 10, 2023	-20	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
PERSONAL CAPITAL ADVISORS CORPORATION	EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC	Apr 3, 2023	Apr 3, 2023	0	Bulk transfer	RIA to ibd
WOODBURY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	PERSONAL CAPITAL ADVISORS CORPORATION	May 6, 2016	May 10, 2016	4	Firm change	Other
CETERA INVESTMENT SERVICES LLC	WOODBURY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Feb 17, 2012	Feb 17, 2012	0	Firm change	Other
CETERA ADVISOR NETWORKS LLC	CETERA INVESTMENT SERVICES LLC	Dec 10, 2010	Dec 10, 2010	0	Firm change	Other

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
112058:147363:CO:2023-08-30	Aug 30, 2023	Aug 10, 2023	GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Aug 10, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 3, 2023 to Aug 30, 2023factForm ADV
→ PERSONAL CAPITAL ADVISORS CORPORATIONRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 10, 2016 to Apr 3, 2023factForm ADV
→ WOODBURY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 17, 2012 to May 6, 2016factForm ADV
→ CETERA INVESTMENT SERVICES LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 10, 2010 to Feb 17, 2012factForm ADV
→ CETERA ADVISOR NETWORKS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 9, 2008 to Dec 10, 2010factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Aug 30, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Adam Lee Deskins left Empower Advisory Group, Llc for Mercer Global Advisors Inc. (registered 2023-08-10)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago