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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)22 years in industry

BRIAN PAUL FORD

Advisor at ADVICE AND PLANNING SERVICES

Phoenix, AZ

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Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Sep 13, 2011 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: ADVICE AND PLANNING SERVICES
Current firm class: broker-dealer affiliated wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Feb 6, 2004earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 22derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 10derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: Feb 6, 2004
First registration: Sep 13, 2011
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: BRIAN PAUL FORD|BRIAN P FORD
IAPD individual key: 4687872

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
ADVICE AND PLANNING SERVICES	Bd affiliated wealth	Oct 30, 2015	n/a	yes	Phoenix, AZ\|Phoenix, AZ	Current employment
STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC	National bd RIA	Jun 10, 2015	Oct 12, 2015	no	CHANDLER, AZ	Previous registration
ADVICE AND PLANNING SERVICES	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 27, 2013	Mar 19, 2015	no	Phoenix, AZ	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Jun 12, 2013	Aug 13, 2013	no	SCOTTSDALE, AZ	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Sep 13, 2011	Apr 3, 2013	no	PHOENIX, AZ	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
STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC	ADVICE AND PLANNING SERVICES	Oct 12, 2015	Oct 30, 2015	18	Firm change	Other
ADVICE AND PLANNING SERVICES	STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC	Mar 19, 2015	Jun 10, 2015	83	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	ADVICE AND PLANNING SERVICES	Aug 13, 2013	Aug 27, 2013	14	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (3)

→ ADVICE AND PLANNING SERVICESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 27, 2013 to Mar 19, 2015factForm ADV
→ STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 10, 2015 to Oct 12, 2015factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 12, 2013 to Aug 13, 2013factForm ADV

Dated events

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