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RIA / WealthAdvisor27 years in industry

MICHAEL ANDREW STEELE

Advisor at RELIANCE INVESTING, INC.

SACRAMENTO, CA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 10:10 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 25, 2002 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: RELIANCE INVESTING, INC.
Current firm class: state registeredderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Feb 5, 1999earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 27derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 3
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Feb 5, 1999
First registration: Mar 25, 2002
Dual registered: no
IAPD individual key: 3163858

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
RELIANCE INVESTING, INC.	State registered	Dec 22, 2025	n/a	yes	SACRAMENTO, CA	Current employment
INVESTMENT ONLY ANNUITIES	n/a	Mar 4, 2021	Dec 31, 2023	no	SACRAMENTO, CA	Previous registration
SIGNATOR FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Sep 30, 2009	Sep 30, 2011	no	Bellevue, WA\|VANCOUVER, WA\|Bellevue, WA\|EL DORADO HILLS, CA\|VANCOUVER, WA	Previous registration
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 2, 2009	May 15, 2009	no	SAINT PETERSBURG, FL	Previous registration
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	n/a	Mar 28, 2003	Jan 2, 2009	no	SACRAMENTO, CA\|SACRAMENTO, CA\|SACRAMENTO, CA	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	n/a	Mar 25, 2002	Mar 25, 2003	no	SACRAMENTO, CA	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
INVESTMENT ONLY ANNUITIES	RELIANCE INVESTING, INC.	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 22, 2025	722	Firm change after gap	Other
SIGNATOR FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	INVESTMENT ONLY ANNUITIES	Sep 30, 2011	Mar 4, 2021	3,443	Firm change after gap	Other
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	SIGNATOR FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	May 15, 2009	Sep 30, 2009	138	Firm change	Other
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	Jan 2, 2009	Jan 2, 2009	0	Bulk transfer	Other
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Mar 25, 2003	Mar 28, 2003	3	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ RELIANCE INVESTING, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Dec 22, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ INVESTMENT ONLY ANNUITIESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 4, 2021 to Dec 31, 2023factForm ADV
→ SIGNATOR FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 30, 2009 to Sep 30, 2011factForm ADV
→ RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 2, 2009 to May 15, 2009factForm ADV
→ RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 28, 2003 to Jan 2, 2009factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 25, 2002 to Mar 25, 2003factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Dec 31, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Michael Andrew Steele left Investment Only Annuities for Reliance Investing, Inc. (registered 2025-12-22)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago