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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)20 years in industry

JAY B HOWARD

Advisor at AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

PORTAGE, MI | Troy, MI | Birmingham, MI

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Relationships: 6
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Oct 23, 2008 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC
Current firm class: national broker-dealer RIAderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Mar 11, 2006earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 20derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Mar 11, 2006
First registration: Oct 23, 2008
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: Jay Brandon Howard|JAY HOWARD
IAPD individual key: 5080533

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
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	National bd RIA	Aug 26, 2024	n/a	yes	Birmingham, MI\|Troy, MI\|PORTAGE, MI	Current employment
EDWARD JONES	National bd RIA	Jul 14, 2023	Aug 29, 2024	no	DEARBORN, MI	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Dec 2, 2019	Jul 18, 2023	no	BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI	Previous registration
FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 25, 2017	Dec 6, 2019	no	DETROIT, MI\|BIRMINGHAM, MI\|GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Previous registration
RESOURCE HORIZONS INVESTMENT ADVISORY, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Aug 30, 2012	Aug 28, 2014	no	TROY, MI\|TROY, MI	Previous registration
LEONARD AND COMPANY	Former SEC adviser	Oct 23, 2008	Aug 29, 2012	no	TROY, 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
EDWARD JONES	AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	Aug 29, 2024	Aug 26, 2024	-3	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	EDWARD JONES	Jul 18, 2023	Jul 14, 2023	-4	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd
FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, INC.	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Dec 6, 2019	Dec 2, 2019	-4	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse
RESOURCE HORIZONS INVESTMENT ADVISORY, INC.	FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, INC.	Aug 28, 2014	Sep 25, 2017	1,124	Firm change after gap	Other
LEONARD AND COMPANY	RESOURCE HORIZONS INVESTMENT ADVISORY, INC.	Aug 29, 2012	Aug 30, 2012	1	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Aug 26, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
→ EDWARD JONESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 14, 2023 to Aug 29, 2024factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 2, 2019 to Jul 18, 2023factForm ADV
→ FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 25, 2017 to Dec 6, 2019factForm ADV
→ RESOURCE HORIZONS INVESTMENT ADVISORY, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 30, 2012 to Aug 28, 2014factForm ADV
→ LEONARD AND COMPANYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 23, 2008 to Aug 29, 2012factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Aug 29, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Jay B Howard left Edward Jones for Ameriprise Financial Services, Llc (registered 2024-08-26)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Jul 18, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Jay B Howard left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Edward Jones (registered 2023-07-14)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago