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RIA / WealthAdvisor14 years in industry

Zachary Adam Bush

Advisor at W.A. SMITH FINANCIAL GROUP

Sheffield Village, OH

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Relationships: 6
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Nov 18, 2011 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: W.A. SMITH FINANCIAL GROUP
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: Nov 17, 2011earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 14derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 4derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66
First exam: Nov 17, 2011
First registration: Nov 18, 2011
Dual registered: no
Other names: ZACHARY ADAM BUSH|ZACHARY A BUSH
IAPD individual key: 5948217

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
W.A. SMITH FINANCIAL GROUP	Independent wealth	May 31, 2022	n/a	yes	Sheffield Village, OH	Current employment
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	Wirehouse	Mar 19, 2021	Jan 4, 2022	no	CANTON, OH\|CANTON, OH\|ALLIANCE, OH	Previous registration
TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jul 15, 2016	Dec 31, 2020	no	Canton, OH	Previous registration
TD AMERITRADE, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jul 15, 2016	Jan 11, 2021	no	Orange Village, OH\|CANTON, OH	Previous registration
PNC WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 8, 2013	Jun 29, 2016	no	STOW, OH\|WADSWORTH, OH\|AKRON, OH	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Nov 18, 2011	Nov 27, 2012	no	AKRON, OH\|AKRON, OH	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
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	W.A. SMITH FINANCIAL GROUP	Jan 4, 2022	May 31, 2022	147	Firm change	Wirehouse to RIA
TD AMERITRADE, INC.	J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	Jan 11, 2021	Mar 19, 2021	67	Firm change	Other
TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	TD AMERITRADE, INC.	Dec 31, 2020	Jul 15, 2016	-1,630	Bulk transfer	Other
PNC WEALTH MANAGEMENT	TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	Jun 29, 2016	Jul 15, 2016	16	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	PNC WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Nov 27, 2012	Jan 8, 2013	42	Firm change	Other

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
7870:79:OH:2021-01-11	Jan 11, 2021	Mar 19, 2021	CANTON, OH	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ W.A. SMITH FINANCIAL GROUPRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
May 31, 2022 to presentfactForm ADV
→ J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 19, 2021 to Jan 4, 2022factForm ADV
→ TD AMERITRADE, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 15, 2016 to Jan 11, 2021factForm ADV
→ TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 15, 2016 to Dec 31, 2020factForm ADV
→ PNC WEALTH MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 8, 2013 to Jun 29, 2016factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 18, 2011 to Nov 27, 2012factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jan 4, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Zachary Adam Bush left J.P. Morgan Securities Llc for W.A. Smith Financial Group (registered 2022-05-31)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago