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

MORNINGSTAR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC

Current firm class

mixed wealth managerderived

Book size

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

Industry start

Jun 1, 2012earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

14derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

2

Current registrations

1

Registered states

27

Exams

S65|S63

First exam

Oct 25, 2016

First registration

May 17, 2018

Dual registered

no

IAPD individual key

6713488

• Occurred

  Jun 16, 2025
  Advisor changed firm

  Sara Elizabeth Buffington left Morningstar Investment Services Llc for Morningstar Investment Management Llc (registered 2025-01-07)

  Form ADVobserved 5 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:cfe0a0fd-2fa9-8e2b-f68c-a86f8a48927a

First observed

May 17, 2018

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 6 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.