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RIA / WealthAdvisor17 years in industry

BRENDAN MICHAEL SULLIVAN

Advisor at SCS

BELLEVUE, WA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 11:05 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Oct 3, 2008 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: SCS
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: Sep 30, 2008earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 17derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66
First exam: Sep 30, 2008
First registration: Oct 3, 2008
Dual registered: no
Other names: BRENDAN M SULLIVAN
IAPD individual key: 5524052

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
Scs	Independent wealth	Sep 25, 2025	n/a	yes	BELLEVUE, WA	Current employment
PARCION PRIVATE WEALTH LLC	Independent wealth	Nov 4, 2021	Dec 18, 2024	no	BELLEVUE, WA	Previous registration
SOUND LEGACY WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC	Independent wealth	Jan 2, 2020	Jan 20, 2022	no	KIRKLAND, WA	Previous registration
HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 3, 2015	Jul 25, 2019	no	DANA POINT, CA\|Seattle, WA\|North Bend, WA	Previous registration
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.	National bd RIA	Jun 3, 2010	Jul 28, 2015	no	Newport Beach, CA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Oct 3, 2008	Mar 4, 2010	no	SEATTLE, WA	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
PARCION PRIVATE WEALTH LLC	Scs	Dec 18, 2024	Sep 25, 2025	281	Firm change	RIA to RIA
SOUND LEGACY WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC	PARCION PRIVATE WEALTH LLC	Jan 20, 2022	Nov 4, 2021	-77	Firm change after gap	RIA to RIA
HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC	SOUND LEGACY WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC	Jul 25, 2019	Jan 2, 2020	161	Firm change	Ibd to new firm
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.	HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC	Jul 28, 2015	Aug 3, 2015	6	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.	Mar 4, 2010	Jun 3, 2010	91	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ SCSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Sep 25, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ PARCION PRIVATE WEALTH LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 4, 2021 to Dec 18, 2024factForm ADV
→ SOUND LEGACY WEALTH ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 2, 2020 to Jan 20, 2022factForm ADV
→ HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 3, 2015 to Jul 25, 2019factForm ADV
→ CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 3, 2010 to Jul 28, 2015factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 3, 2008 to Mar 4, 2010factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Dec 18, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Brendan Michael Sullivan left Parcion Private Wealth Llc for Scs (registered 2025-09-25)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Jan 20, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Brendan Michael Sullivan left Sound Legacy Wealth Advisors, Llc for Parcion Private Wealth Llc (registered 2021-11-04)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago