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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Plannerdual registered (broker-dealer)35 years in industry

MICHAEL PATRICK LYNCH

Advisor at HIGHPOINT PLANNING PARTNERS

Lake Zurich, IL | DOWNERS GROVE, IL

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Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Oct 26, 2000 to Sep 15, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: HIGHPOINT PLANNING PARTNERS
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: Aug 21, 1991earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 35derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 4derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Aug 21, 1991
First registration: Oct 26, 2000
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 2166274

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
HIGHPOINT PLANNING PARTNERS	Independent wealth	Dec 9, 2021	n/a	yes	DOWNERS GROVE, IL\|Lake Zurich, IL	Current employment
HIGHPOINT ADVISOR GROUP, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jun 26, 2018	Dec 31, 2021	no	Barrington, IL\|DOWNERS GROVE, IL	Previous registration
FSC SECURITIES CORPORATION	Former SEC adviser	Sep 16, 2009	May 18, 2012	no	BARRINGTON, IL\|OAK BROOK, IL	Previous registration
WATERSTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	n/a	Nov 18, 2003	Sep 2, 2009	no	VILLA PARK, IL\|ITASCA, IL	Previous registration
MACBETH & ASSOCIATES, INC.	n/a	Oct 26, 2000	Dec 5, 2003	no	VILLA PARK, IL	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
HIGHPOINT ADVISOR GROUP, LLC	HIGHPOINT PLANNING PARTNERS	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 9, 2021	-22	Bulk transfer	RIA to new firm
FSC SECURITIES CORPORATION	HIGHPOINT ADVISOR GROUP, LLC	May 18, 2012	Jun 26, 2018	2,230	Firm change after gap	Other
WATERSTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	FSC SECURITIES CORPORATION	Sep 2, 2009	Sep 16, 2009	14	Firm change	Other
MACBETH & ASSOCIATES, INC.	WATERSTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	Dec 5, 2003	Nov 18, 2003	-17	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ HIGHPOINT PLANNING PARTNERSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Dec 9, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
→ HIGHPOINT ADVISOR GROUP, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 26, 2018 to Dec 31, 2021factForm ADV
→ FSC SECURITIES CORPORATIONRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 16, 2009 to May 18, 2012factForm ADV
→ WATERSTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 18, 2003 to Sep 2, 2009factForm ADV
→ MACBETH & ASSOCIATES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 26, 2000 to Dec 5, 2003factForm ADV

Dated events

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