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

GRADIENT INVESTMENTS, LLC

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

Nov 1, 2008earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

17derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

1

Current registrations

2

Registered states

2

Exams

S63|S65

First exam

Oct 8, 2025

First registration

Oct 9, 2025

Dual registered

no

Other names

Jake Howland

IAPD individual key

8152512

• Occurred

  Jan 13, 2026
  Advisor changed firm

  Paul Jacob Howland left Esi Financial Advisors for Civitas Financial Llc (registered 2026-02-10)

  Form ADVobserved 4 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:a417e058-beac-9464-87f5-d0bc212939f1

First observed

Oct 9, 2025

Last observed

Sep 15, 2026 4 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.