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RIA / WealthAdvisor35 years in industry

RONALD JOHN BRIGGS

Advisor at SIMPLYRIA ADVISOR NETWORK

BONITA SPRINGS, FL | BRIGHTON, MI

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Oct 20, 2010 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: SIMPLYRIA ADVISOR NETWORK
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: Oct 10, 1990earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 35derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 2
Registered states: 2
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Oct 10, 1990
First registration: Oct 20, 2010
Dual registered: no
Other names: RONALD JOHN BRIGGS
IAPD individual key: 1622903

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
A SMARTER WAY TO INVEST	Asset manager	Jan 6, 2025	n/a	yes	BRIGHTON, MI\|BONITA SPRINGS, FL	Current employment
SIMPLYRIA ADVISOR NETWORK	Independent wealth	Jan 6, 2025	n/a	yes	BRIGHTON, MI\|BONITA SPRINGS, FL	Current employment
PEACE OF MIND WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Former SEC adviser	Dec 8, 2021	Sep 12, 2022	no	BRIGHTON, MI	Previous registration
A SMARTER WAY TO INVEST	Asset manager	Apr 26, 2013	Nov 9, 2017	no	BRIGHTON, MI	Previous registration
BROOKSTONE WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC	No RAUM reported	Oct 20, 2010	Jan 31, 2011	no	LIVONIA, MI	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
PEACE OF MIND WEALTH MANAGEMENT	A SMARTER WAY TO INVEST	Sep 12, 2022	Jan 6, 2025	847	Firm change after gap	Other
A SMARTER WAY TO INVEST	PEACE OF MIND WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Nov 9, 2017	Dec 8, 2021	1,490	Firm change after gap	Other
BROOKSTONE WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC	A SMARTER WAY TO INVEST	Jan 31, 2011	Apr 26, 2013	816	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ SIMPLYRIA ADVISOR NETWORKRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 6, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ A SMARTER WAY TO INVESTRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 26, 2013 to Nov 9, 2017factForm ADV
→ PEACE OF MIND WEALTH MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 8, 2021 to Sep 12, 2022factForm ADV
→ BROOKSTONE WEALTH ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 20, 2010 to Jan 31, 2011factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Sep 12, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Ronald John Briggs left Peace Of Mind Wealth Management for A Smarter Way To Invest (registered 2025-01-06)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago