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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner13 years in industry

MICHAEL LAWRENCE HINSON

Advisor at ARS WEALTH ADVISORS

ST. PETERSBURG, FL

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Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Apr 26, 2013 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: ARS WEALTH 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: Nov 20, 2012earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 13derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66
First exam: Nov 20, 2012
First registration: Apr 26, 2013
Dual registered: no
IAPD individual key: 6119096

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
ARS WEALTH ADVISORS	Independent wealth	Feb 3, 2023	n/a	yes	ST. PETERSBURG, FL	Current employment
SEQUOIA FINANCIAL GROUP, L.L.C.	Independent wealth	Oct 8, 2018	Apr 21, 2022	no	Tampa, FL\|AKRON, OH	Previous registration
FORMIDABLE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC	Independent wealth	Dec 9, 2016	Apr 6, 2017	no	St. Petersburg, FL	Previous registration
MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC.	Independent wealth	Dec 18, 2014	Oct 7, 2016	no	Tampa, FL\|SARASOTA, FL	Previous registration
THE BURNEY COMPANY	Independent wealth	Apr 26, 2013	Dec 1, 2014	no	TAMPA, FL	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
SEQUOIA FINANCIAL GROUP, L.L.C.	ARS WEALTH ADVISORS	Apr 21, 2022	Feb 3, 2023	288	Firm change	RIA to RIA
FORMIDABLE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC	SEQUOIA FINANCIAL GROUP, L.L.C.	Apr 6, 2017	Oct 8, 2018	550	Firm change after gap	Other
MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC.	FORMIDABLE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC	Oct 7, 2016	Dec 9, 2016	63	Firm change	Other
THE BURNEY COMPANY	MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC.	Dec 1, 2014	Dec 18, 2014	17	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ ARS WEALTH ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Feb 3, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ SEQUOIA FINANCIAL GROUP, L.L.C.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 8, 2018 to Apr 21, 2022factForm ADV
→ FORMIDABLE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 9, 2016 to Apr 6, 2017factForm ADV
→ MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 18, 2014 to Oct 7, 2016factForm ADV
→ THE BURNEY COMPANYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 26, 2013 to Dec 1, 2014factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Apr 21, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Michael Lawrence Hinson left Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C. for Ars Wealth Advisors (registered 2023-02-03)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago