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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner20 years in industry

BRETT ADAM FRIEDMAN

Advisor at D&S WEALTH MANAGEMENT GROUP

NORTH POTOMAC, MD

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 5:30 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: May 20, 2008 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: D&S WEALTH MANAGEMENT GROUP
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: Jan 1, 2006earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 20derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 3
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Oct 6, 2006
First registration: May 20, 2008
Dual registered: no
Other names: BRETT A FRIEDMAN|BRETT A FRIEDMAN
IAPD individual key: 5033484

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
D&S WEALTH MANAGEMENT GROUP	State registered	Feb 15, 2023	n/a	yes	NORTH POTOMAC, MD	Current employment
PEAK INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Nov 12, 2009	Jan 18, 2023	no	GAITHERSBURG, MD	Previous registration
NORTHWEST FINANCIAL GROUP LLC	n/a	Oct 15, 2008	Nov 16, 2009	no	GAITHERSBURG, MD\|HERNDON, VA\|GAITHERSBURG, MD	Previous registration
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	May 20, 2008	Nov 13, 2009	no	GAITHERSBURG, MD	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
PEAK INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC.	D&S WEALTH MANAGEMENT GROUP	Jan 18, 2023	Feb 15, 2023	28	Firm change	RIA to state RIA
NORTHWEST FINANCIAL GROUP LLC	PEAK INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC.	Nov 16, 2009	Nov 12, 2009	-4	Firm change	Other
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	NORTHWEST FINANCIAL GROUP LLC	Nov 13, 2009	Oct 15, 2008	-394	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ D&S WEALTH MANAGEMENT GROUPRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Feb 15, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ PEAK INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 12, 2009 to Jan 18, 2023factForm ADV
→ NORTHWEST FINANCIAL GROUP LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 15, 2008 to Nov 16, 2009factForm ADV
→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 20, 2008 to Nov 13, 2009factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jan 18, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Brett Adam Friedman left Peak Investment Advisors, Inc. for D&S Wealth Management Group (registered 2023-02-15)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago