This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Current firm

WEST MICHIGAN 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

Jul 1, 2012earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

14derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

2

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Designations

Chartered Financial Analyst

Exams

S66

First exam

Oct 18, 2012

First registration

Oct 30, 2012

Dual registered

no

IAPD individual key

6093708

• Occurred

  Dec 2, 2025
  Advisor owns new adviser

  Ryan Michael Gorman, registered through West Michigan Advisors (Holland, MI), is a direct owner of Tamarisk Capital Management, an adviser first registered 2025-12-02; in 2023-2025, 164 of 330 such owners registered at this class of firm moved to the new adviser within a year, median 92 days after the filing

  Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
• Occurred

  May 16, 2024
  Advisor changed firm

  Ryan Michael Gorman left Independent Financial Partners for West Michigan Advisors (registered 2024-06-04)

  Form ADVobserved 3 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:eb2de9d8-4c71-b6ed-5d04-ce29db55b1aa

First observed

Oct 30, 2012

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 5 days ago

Source families

Federal regulator filings

1 registered feed stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.

Resolution

Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.