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RIA / WealthAdvisor14 years in industry

AUSTIN JAMES RYAN

Advisor at SOUND INCOME STRATEGIES, LLC

Neptune Beach, FL | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 2:34 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 3
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jun 4, 2020 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: SOUND INCOME STRATEGIES, LLC
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: Oct 1, 2011earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 14derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66
First exam: Apr 22, 2019
First registration: Jun 4, 2020
Dual registered: no
Other names: Austin James Ryan|Austin Ryan
IAPD individual key: 7053129

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
SOUND INCOME STRATEGIES, LLC	Independent wealth	Jul 18, 2025	n/a	yes	Neptune Beach, FL\|Neptune Beach, FL\|FORT LAUDERDALE, FL	Current employment
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Apr 26, 2024	May 12, 2025	no	PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Feb 3, 2023	Apr 15, 2024	no	JACKSONVILLE, FL	Previous registration
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 13, 2021	Jun 22, 2022	no	Jacksonville Beach, FL	Previous registration
FIDELITY PERSONAL AND WORKPLACE ADVISORS	Former SEC adviser	Jun 4, 2020	Jun 9, 2021	no	JACKSONVILLE, FL	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
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	SOUND INCOME STRATEGIES, LLC	May 12, 2025	Jul 18, 2025	67	Firm change	Wirehouse to RIA
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Apr 15, 2024	Apr 26, 2024	11	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Jun 22, 2022	Feb 3, 2023	226	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse
FIDELITY PERSONAL AND WORKPLACE ADVISORS	RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	Jun 9, 2021	Sep 13, 2021	96	Firm change	Ibd to ibd

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ SOUND INCOME STRATEGIES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jul 18, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 26, 2024 to May 12, 2025factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 3, 2023 to Apr 15, 2024factForm ADV
→ RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 13, 2021 to Jun 22, 2022factForm ADV
→ FIDELITY PERSONAL AND WORKPLACE ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 4, 2020 to Jun 9, 2021factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
May 12, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Austin James Ryan left Wells Fargo Advisors for Sound Income Strategies, Llc (registered 2025-07-18)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Apr 15, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Austin James Ryan left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Wells Fargo Advisors (registered 2024-04-26)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Jun 22, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Austin James Ryan left Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2023-02-03)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago