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

HICKS & ASSOCIATES WEALTH MANAGEMENT, 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

Jun 21, 2012earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

14derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

3

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Designations

Certified Financial Planner

Exams

S63

First exam

Jun 21, 2012

First registration

Nov 28, 2016

Dual registered

no

Other names

PAUL MICHAEL RICHARDS

IAPD individual key

4552309

• Occurred

  Jan 4, 2023
  Advisor changed firm

  Paul Richards left Wealthshield Partners, Llc for Hicks & Associates Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2022-11-16)

  Form ADVobserved 5 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:b798e1e6-38db-d9f7-5d7e-167afa1ad1ab

First observed

Nov 28, 2016

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 6 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.