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

ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC

Current firm class

other adviserderived

Book size

not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none

Industry start

Oct 1, 2014earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

11derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

2

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Exams

S65

First exam

Mar 31, 2018

First registration

Mar 31, 2018

Dual registered

no

IAPD individual key

6900512

• Occurred

  Jun 16, 2025
  Advisor changed firm

  Kara Irene Brosio left Morningstar Investment Services Llc for Ariel Investments, Llc (registered 2026-02-11)

  Form ADVobserved 6 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:c9a15ad2-fb58-a050-8f65-37201096ec6f

First observed

Mar 31, 2018

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 7 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.