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MICHAEL WILLIS KING

Advisor at ASPIRIANT, LLC

LOS ANGELES, CA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 7:48 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 7
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Sep 27, 2006 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: ASPIRIANT, LLC
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: Mar 24, 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: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Mar 24, 2006
First registration: Sep 27, 2006
Dual registered: no
Other names: MICHAEL KING|MIKE W. KING|MICHAEL W. KING|MIKE KING|MICHAEL W KING
IAPD individual key: 5062501

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
ASPIRIANT, LLC	Independent wealth	Aug 11, 2023	n/a	yes	LOS ANGELES, CA\|LOS ANGELES, CA	Current employment
TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Apr 24, 2019	Apr 14, 2023	no	CHAPEL HILL, NC\|CHAPEL HILL, NC\|ATLANTA, GA	Previous registration
GFO ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	Asset manager	Nov 18, 2015	Dec 31, 2017	no	Atlanta, GA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Dec 23, 2014	Aug 17, 2015	no	ATLANTA, GA\|NEW YORK, NY\|ATLANTA, GA	Previous registration
GOLDMAN SACHS WEALTH SERVICES, L.P.	Bd affiliated wealth	May 15, 2012	Dec 17, 2014	no	ATLANTA, GA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Oct 14, 2009	Apr 16, 2012	no	NEW YORK, NY\|ATLANTA\|NEW YORK, NY	Previous registration
GFO ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	Asset manager	Sep 27, 2006	Oct 28, 2009	no	GREENWICH, CT	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
TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	ASPIRIANT, LLC	Apr 14, 2023	Aug 11, 2023	119	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
GFO ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Dec 31, 2017	Apr 24, 2019	479	Firm change after gap	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	GFO ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	Aug 17, 2015	Nov 18, 2015	93	Firm change	Other
GOLDMAN SACHS WEALTH SERVICES, L.P.	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Dec 17, 2014	Dec 23, 2014	6	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	GOLDMAN SACHS WEALTH SERVICES, L.P.	Apr 16, 2012	May 15, 2012	29	Firm change	Other
GFO ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Oct 28, 2009	Oct 14, 2009	-14	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
109278:283390:GA:2017-12-31	Dec 31, 2017	Apr 24, 2019	ATLANTA, GA	Firm change after gap

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ ASPIRIANT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Aug 11, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 24, 2019 to Apr 14, 2023factForm ADV
→ GFO ADVISORY SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 18, 2015 to Dec 31, 2017factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 23, 2014 to Aug 17, 2015factForm ADV
→ GOLDMAN SACHS WEALTH SERVICES, L.P.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 15, 2012 to Dec 17, 2014factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Apr 14, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Michael Willis King left Truist Advisory Services, Inc. for Aspiriant, Llc (registered 2023-08-11)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago