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RIA / WealthAdvisor37 years in industry

DAVID SEAN MARKS

Advisor at EDELMAN FINANCIAL ENGINES

RED BANK, NJ

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Apr 10, 2013 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: EDELMAN FINANCIAL ENGINES
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 26, 1989earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 37derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 4derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S63|S66
First exam: Jul 26, 1989
First registration: Apr 10, 2013
Dual registered: no
Other names: DAVE MARKS
IAPD individual key: 1968928

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
EDELMAN FINANCIAL ENGINES	Independent wealth	Jan 31, 2022	n/a	yes	RED BANK, NJ	Current employment
PERSONAL CAPITAL ADVISORS CORPORATION	Former SEC adviser	Sep 30, 2021	Jan 18, 2022	no	Belford, NJ\|GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO	Previous registration
EDELMAN FINANCIAL ENGINES	Independent wealth	Oct 12, 2018	Apr 12, 2021	no	RED BANK, NJ	Previous registration
EDELMAN FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Aug 10, 2016	Nov 1, 2018	no	RED BANK, NJ\|FAIRFAX, VA	Previous registration
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.	National bd RIA	Apr 10, 2013	Aug 12, 2016	no	Wayne, PA\|Princeton, NJ\|WAYNE, PA	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
PERSONAL CAPITAL ADVISORS CORPORATION	EDELMAN FINANCIAL ENGINES	Jan 18, 2022	Jan 31, 2022	13	Firm change	RIA to RIA
EDELMAN FINANCIAL ENGINES	PERSONAL CAPITAL ADVISORS CORPORATION	Apr 12, 2021	Sep 30, 2021	171	Firm change	RIA to RIA
EDELMAN FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	EDELMAN FINANCIAL ENGINES	Nov 1, 2018	Oct 12, 2018	-20	Bulk transfer	Ibd to RIA
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.	EDELMAN FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	Aug 12, 2016	Aug 10, 2016	-2	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ EDELMAN FINANCIAL ENGINESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 12, 2018 to Apr 12, 2021factForm ADV
→ PERSONAL CAPITAL ADVISORS CORPORATIONRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 30, 2021 to Jan 18, 2022factForm ADV
→ EDELMAN FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 10, 2016 to Nov 1, 2018factForm ADV
→ CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 10, 2013 to Aug 12, 2016factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jan 18, 2022
Advisor changed firm
David Sean Marks left Personal Capital Advisors Corporation for Edelman Financial Engines (registered 2022-01-31)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago