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

FIRST FOUNDATION ADVISORS

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

Aug 1, 2016earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

10derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

1

Current registrations

1

Registered states

2

Designations

Chartered Financial Analyst

First registration

Jun 6, 2024

Dual registered

no

Other names

Michael Atticus Berens|Michael Berens

IAPD individual key

7934992

• Occurred

  Jul 17, 2026
  Advisor changed firm

  Michael Atticus Berens left Sunflower Wealth Advisors Llc for First Foundation Advisors (registered 2026-07-20)

  Form ADVobserved 5 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:d1821f43-41b6-e064-6740-6684c96cd902

First observed

Jun 6, 2024

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.