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RIA / WealthAdvisor14 years in industry

Bryan Sonderby

Advisor at DARK HORSE ADVISORS LLC

San Clemente, CA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 2:00 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Aug 17, 2012 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: DARK HORSE ADVISORS 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: Aug 16, 2012earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 14derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S65
First exam: Aug 16, 2012
First registration: Aug 17, 2012
Dual registered: no
Other names: BRYAN SCOTT SONDERBY
IAPD individual key: 4829213

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
DARK HORSE ADVISORS LLC	Independent wealth	Jan 7, 2026	n/a	yes	San Clemente, CA	Current employment
DIVERSIFY ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Dec 8, 2023	Apr 30, 2025	no	Rancho Santa Fe, CA\|SOUTH JORDAN, UT	Previous registration
DFPG INVESTMENTS, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Oct 12, 2018	Jan 2, 2024	no	SANDY, UT\|Rancho Santa Fe, CA	Previous registration
SAGEPOINT FINANCIAL, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jun 16, 2016	Nov 29, 2016	no	CARLSBAD, CA	Previous registration
INDEPENDENT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT	n/a	Dec 4, 2013	Jul 8, 2014	no	SAN DIEGO, CA	Previous registration
REGAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 17, 2012	Dec 5, 2013	no	SAN CLEMENTE, CA	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
DIVERSIFY ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	DARK HORSE ADVISORS LLC	Apr 30, 2025	Jan 7, 2026	252	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
DFPG INVESTMENTS, LLC	DIVERSIFY ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	Jan 2, 2024	Dec 8, 2023	-25	Firm change	RIA to ibd
SAGEPOINT FINANCIAL, INC.	DFPG INVESTMENTS, LLC	Nov 29, 2016	Oct 12, 2018	682	Firm change after gap	Other
INDEPENDENT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT	SAGEPOINT FINANCIAL, INC.	Jul 8, 2014	Jun 16, 2016	709	Firm change after gap	Other
REGAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC	INDEPENDENT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT	Dec 5, 2013	Dec 4, 2013	-1	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
155576:326060:CA:2023-12-22	Jan 2, 2024	Dec 8, 2023	RANCHO SANTA FE, CA	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ DARK HORSE ADVISORS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 7, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ DIVERSIFY ADVISORY SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 8, 2023 to Apr 30, 2025factForm ADV
→ DFPG INVESTMENTS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 12, 2018 to Jan 2, 2024factForm ADV
→ SAGEPOINT FINANCIAL, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 16, 2016 to Nov 29, 2016factForm ADV
→ INDEPENDENT CAPITAL MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 4, 2013 to Jul 8, 2014factForm ADV
→ REGAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 17, 2012 to Dec 5, 2013factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Apr 30, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Bryan Sonderby left Diversify Advisory Services, Llc for Dark Horse Advisors Llc (registered 2026-01-07)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Jan 2, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Bryan Sonderby left Dfpg Investments, Llc for Diversify Advisory Services, Llc (registered 2023-12-08)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago