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MICHAEL SCOTT MURPHY

Advisor at DROMS STRAUSS WEALTH MANAGEMENT

ST. LOUIS, MO

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Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: May 22, 2000 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: DROMS STRAUSS WEALTH MANAGEMENT
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: Jan 15, 1996earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 30derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 11derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66|S63|S65
First exam: Jan 15, 1996
First registration: May 22, 2000
Dual registered: no
IAPD individual key: 2693677

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
DROMS STRAUSS WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Independent wealth	Jul 16, 2015	n/a	yes	ST. LOUIS, MO	Current employment
POLARIS CAPITAL ADVISORS INC	n/a	Apr 28, 2005	Nov 30, 2006	no	ST. LOUIS, MO	Previous registration
WALNUT STREET SECURITIES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Mar 14, 2005	Oct 26, 2006	no	ST. LOUIS, MO\|ST LOUIS, MO	Previous registration
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 24, 2004	Mar 14, 2005	no	ST LOUIS, MO	Previous registration
WS GRIFFITH SECURITIES, INC.	n/a	May 22, 2000	Jun 25, 2004	no	ST. LOUIS, MO	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
POLARIS CAPITAL ADVISORS INC	DROMS STRAUSS WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Nov 30, 2006	Jul 16, 2015	3,150	Firm change after gap	Other
WALNUT STREET SECURITIES, INC.	POLARIS CAPITAL ADVISORS INC	Oct 26, 2006	Apr 28, 2005	-546	Firm change after gap	Other
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	WALNUT STREET SECURITIES, INC.	Mar 14, 2005	Mar 14, 2005	0	Firm change	Other
WS GRIFFITH SECURITIES, INC.	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Jun 25, 2004	Jun 24, 2004	-1	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ DROMS STRAUSS WEALTH MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jul 16, 2015 to presentfactForm ADV
→ POLARIS CAPITAL ADVISORS INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 28, 2005 to Nov 30, 2006factForm ADV
→ WALNUT STREET SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 14, 2005 to Oct 26, 2006factForm ADV
→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 24, 2004 to Mar 14, 2005factForm ADV
→ WS GRIFFITH SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 22, 2000 to Jun 25, 2004factForm ADV

Dated events

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