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RIA / WealthAdvisor41 years in industry

DAVID Michael APTED

Advisor at BRISTOL FINANCIAL LLC

CLAYTON, MO

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 6:13 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jun 24, 2003 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: BRISTOL FINANCIAL LLC
Current firm class: state registeredderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Feb 4, 1985earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 41derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 8derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Feb 4, 1985
First registration: Jun 24, 2003
Dual registered: no
Other names: DAVID MICHAEL APTED|DAVID M APTED
IAPD individual key: 1255773

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
BRISTOL FINANCIAL LLC	State registered	Aug 8, 2018	n/a	yes	CLAYTON, MO	Current employment
AVELLINO FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jul 15, 2016	Mar 16, 2018	no	St. Louis, MO\|HILLSIDE, IL	Previous registration
SMITH MOORE & CO.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 19, 2013	Apr 8, 2016	no	CLAYTON, MO	Previous registration
UHY CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC	n/a	Mar 28, 2008	Jun 18, 2013	no	ST LOUIS, MO	Previous registration
WEALTH ADVISORS, INC.	n/a	Jun 24, 2003	Dec 31, 2003	no	ST. LOUIS, MO	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
AVELLINO FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	BRISTOL FINANCIAL LLC	Mar 16, 2018	Aug 8, 2018	145	Firm change	RIA to state RIA
SMITH MOORE & CO.	AVELLINO FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	Apr 8, 2016	Jul 15, 2016	98	Firm change	Other
UHY CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC	SMITH MOORE & CO.	Jun 18, 2013	Jun 19, 2013	1	Firm change	Other
WEALTH ADVISORS, INC.	UHY CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC	Dec 31, 2003	Mar 28, 2008	1,549	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ BRISTOL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Aug 8, 2018 to presentfactForm ADV
→ AVELLINO FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 15, 2016 to Mar 16, 2018factForm ADV
→ SMITH MOORE & CO.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 19, 2013 to Apr 8, 2016factForm ADV
→ UHY CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 28, 2008 to Jun 18, 2013factForm ADV
→ WEALTH ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 24, 2003 to Dec 31, 2003factForm ADV

Dated events

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