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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)22 years in industry

Steven Kim Mitchell

Advisor at ELE ADVISORY SERVICES, INC

SOUTHFIELD, MI | Phoenix, AZ

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 12:24 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 7
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Feb 27, 2004 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: ELE ADVISORY SERVICES, INC
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: Feb 26, 2004earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 22derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 6derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 21
Exams: S66|S65
First exam: Feb 26, 2004
First registration: Feb 27, 2004
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: Steven K Mitchell|Kim Mitchell|Steven Kim Mitchell|Steven Kim Mitchell
IAPD individual key: 4667673

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
ELE ADVISORY SERVICES, INC	Independent wealth	Feb 26, 2020	n/a	yes	SOUTHFIELD, MI\|Phoenix, AZ	Current employment
IP FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES LLC	Independent wealth	Jan 15, 2020	Feb 24, 2020	no	CHARLOTTE, NC\|Scottsdale, AZ	Previous registration
INNOVATION PARTNERS LLC	Independent wealth	May 18, 2018	Feb 25, 2020	no	Woodbury, MN\|CHARLOTTE, NC\|CHARLOTTE, NC\|Scottsdale, AZ	Previous registration
SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Mar 10, 2017	May 10, 2018	no	EDINA, MN	Previous registration
WADDELL & REED	Former SEC adviser	Jul 12, 2016	Mar 20, 2017	no	SAVAGE, MN\|ST PAUL, MN	Previous registration
THRIVENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 17, 2014	Jul 18, 2016	no	GOLDEN VALLEY, MN\|OAKDALE, MN\|Minneapolis, MN\|Woodbury, MN	Previous registration
BKS INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	n/a	Feb 27, 2004	Sep 30, 2004	no	KANSAS CITY, MO	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
INNOVATION PARTNERS LLC	IP FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES LLC	Feb 25, 2020	Jan 15, 2020	-41	Firm change after gap	Ibd to RIA
IP FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES LLC	ELE ADVISORY SERVICES, INC	Feb 24, 2020	Feb 26, 2020	2	Firm change	RIA to RIA
SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.	INNOVATION PARTNERS LLC	May 10, 2018	May 18, 2018	8	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
WADDELL & REED	SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.	Mar 20, 2017	Mar 10, 2017	-10	Firm change	Other
THRIVENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.	WADDELL & REED	Jul 18, 2016	Jul 12, 2016	-6	Firm change	Other
BKS INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	THRIVENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.	Sep 30, 2004	Mar 17, 2014	3,455	Firm change after gap	Other

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
866:110518:MN:2017-03-16	Mar 20, 2017	Mar 10, 2017	ST PAUL, MN	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (7)

→ ELE ADVISORY SERVICES, INCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Feb 26, 2020 to presentfactForm ADV
→ INNOVATION PARTNERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 18, 2018 to Feb 25, 2020factForm ADV
→ IP FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 15, 2020 to Feb 24, 2020factForm ADV
→ SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 10, 2017 to May 10, 2018factForm ADV
→ WADDELL & REEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 12, 2016 to Mar 20, 2017factForm ADV
→ THRIVENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 17, 2014 to Jul 18, 2016factForm ADV
→ BKS INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 27, 2004 to Sep 30, 2004factForm ADV

Dated events

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