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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)10 years in industry

Ronald Stephen Knight

Advisor at U.S. BANCORP ADVISORS, LLC

Gurnee, IL | Schaumburg, IL | Palatine, IL | Rolling Meadows, IL

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 4:21 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: May 13, 2016 to Sep 15, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: U.S. BANCORP ADVISORS, LLC
Current firm class: broker-dealer affiliated wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Jan 1, 2016earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 10derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S66
First exam: Mar 21, 2016
First registration: May 13, 2016
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: Ronald Knight
IAPD individual key: 6598279

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
U.S. BANCORP ADVISORS, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 13, 2026	n/a	yes	Schaumburg, IL\|Gurnee, IL\|Rolling Meadows, IL\|Palatine, IL	Current employment
U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Nov 16, 2022	Feb 13, 2026	no	SAINT PAUL, MN\|Gurnee, IL\|WEST DUNDEE, IL\|Evanston, IL\|Deerfield, IL\|Evanston, IL\|Highwood, IL\|Palatine, IL\|Rolling Meadows, IL\|Schaumburg, IL	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Nov 6, 2018	Nov 18, 2022	no	NORTHBROOK, IL	Previous registration
EDWARD JONES	National bd RIA	May 13, 2016	Nov 13, 2018	no	MOUNT PROPSECT, IL\|ST LOUIS, MO\|BUFFALO GROVE, IL\|BUFFALO GROVE, IL	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
U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.	U.S. BANCORP ADVISORS, LLC	Feb 13, 2026	Feb 13, 2026	0	Bulk transfer	Ibd to ibd
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.	Nov 18, 2022	Nov 16, 2022	-2	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd
EDWARD JONES	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Nov 13, 2018	Nov 6, 2018	-7	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ U.S. BANCORP ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Feb 13, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 16, 2022 to Feb 13, 2026factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 6, 2018 to Nov 18, 2022factForm ADV
→ EDWARD JONESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 13, 2016 to Nov 13, 2018factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Nov 18, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Ronald Stephen Knight left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. (registered 2022-11-16)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago