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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)30 years in industry

TONI LYNN SUTHERLAND

Advisor at EMERSON EQUITY LLC

SAN MATEO, CA | APTOS, CA

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 9:48 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 8
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Aug 2, 1999 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: EMERSON EQUITY LLC
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: May 16, 1996earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 30derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 7derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 7
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: May 16, 1996
First registration: Aug 2, 1999
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 2729672

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
EMERSON EQUITY LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 15, 2019	n/a	yes	APTOS, CA\|SAN MATEO, CA\|SAN MATEO, CA	Current employment
REALTA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 11, 2025	Feb 18, 2025	no	WILMINGTON, DE\|APTOS, CA	Previous registration
SANDLAPPER WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Feb 6, 2015	Mar 15, 2019	no	APTOS, CA\|GREENVILLE, SC	Previous registration
SANDLAPPER WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Sep 25, 2013	Dec 12, 2014	no	GREENVILLE, SC	Previous registration
INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 18, 2006	Sep 10, 2013	no	SAN DIEGO, CA\|SAN DIEGO, CA\|APTOS, CA	Previous registration
PACIFIC WEST FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS INC	Former SEC adviser	Mar 7, 2003	Sep 18, 2006	no	APTOS, CA	Previous registration
FOOTHILL SECURITIES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jun 11, 2002	Apr 3, 2003	no	CAPITOLA, CA	Previous registration
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 2, 1999	Jun 14, 2002	no	CAPITOLA, 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
REALTA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC	n/a	Feb 18, 2025	n/a	n/a	Departure no registered destination	Departure
SANDLAPPER WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	EMERSON EQUITY LLC	Mar 15, 2019	Mar 15, 2019	0	Firm change	Other
SANDLAPPER WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	SANDLAPPER WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Dec 12, 2014	Feb 6, 2015	56	Channel change	Other
INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	SANDLAPPER WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Sep 10, 2013	Sep 25, 2013	15	Firm change	Other
PACIFIC WEST FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS INC	INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	Sep 18, 2006	Sep 18, 2006	0	Firm change	Other
FOOTHILL SECURITIES, INC.	PACIFIC WEST FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS INC	Apr 3, 2003	Mar 7, 2003	-27	Firm change	Other
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	FOOTHILL SECURITIES, INC.	Jun 14, 2002	Jun 11, 2002	-3	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (8)

→ EMERSON EQUITY LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Mar 15, 2019 to presentfactForm ADV
→ REALTA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 11, 2025 to Feb 18, 2025factForm ADV
→ SANDLAPPER WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 6, 2015 to Mar 15, 2019factForm ADV
→ SANDLAPPER WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 25, 2013 to Dec 12, 2014factForm ADV
→ INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 18, 2006 to Sep 10, 2013factForm ADV
→ PACIFIC WEST FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 7, 2003 to Sep 18, 2006factForm ADV
→ FOOTHILL SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 11, 2002 to Apr 3, 2003factForm ADV
→ CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 2, 1999 to Jun 14, 2002factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Feb 18, 2025
Advisor departed, no destination yet
Toni Lynn Sutherland no longer registered at Realta Investment Advisors, Inc; no later IA registration on IAPD
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago