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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)39 years in industry

Ronald Powers DeFeo

Advisor at SANTANDER SECURITIES

Abington, MA | Salem, NH

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 1:55 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Sep 24, 2001 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: SANTANDER SECURITIES
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: May 5, 1987earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 39derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 13derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: May 5, 1987
First registration: Sep 24, 2001
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: RONALD ANTHONY DEFEO
IAPD individual key: 1660868

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
SANTANDER SECURITIES	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 26, 2012	n/a	yes	Abington, MA\|Salem, NH	Current employment
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	May 27, 2008	Sep 19, 2012	no	BROOKLINE, MA\|ABINGTON, MA\|WHITMAN, MA\|HANOVER, MA\|HOLBROOK, MA\|BROCKTON, MA\|ABINGTON, MA\|HANOVER, PA\|BROCKTON, MA\|HANOVER, MA\|WHITMAN, MA\|HOLBROOK, MA\|HANOVER, MA\|HOLBROOK, MA\|WHITMAN, MA	Previous registration
IFMG SECURITIES, INC.	n/a	Aug 11, 2004	May 27, 2008	no	ABINGTON, MA\|ABINGTON, MA\|NEW BEDFORD, MA\|WHITMAN, MA\|HOLBROOK, MA\|HANOVER, MA\|BROCKTON, MA\|ABINGTON, MA	Previous registration
OSAIC INSTITUTIONS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 24, 2001	Jul 23, 2004	no	ABINGTON, MA	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
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	SANTANDER SECURITIES	Sep 19, 2012	Sep 26, 2012	7	Bulk transfer	Other
IFMG SECURITIES, INC.	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	May 27, 2008	May 27, 2008	0	Bulk transfer	Other
OSAIC INSTITUTIONS, INC.	IFMG SECURITIES, INC.	Jul 23, 2004	Aug 11, 2004	19	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ SANTANDER SECURITIESRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Sep 26, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 27, 2008 to Sep 19, 2012factForm ADV
→ IFMG SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 11, 2004 to May 27, 2008factForm ADV
→ OSAIC INSTITUTIONS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 24, 2001 to Jul 23, 2004factForm ADV

Dated events

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