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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)29 years in industry

Thomas Eric Schneider

Advisor at AUSDAL FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC.

DOWNERS GROVE, IL | Shorewood, MN

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Relationships: 7
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Oct 20, 2010 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: AUSDAL FINANCIAL PARTNERS, 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 10, 1997earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 29derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 6derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S66
First exam: Feb 10, 1997
First registration: Oct 20, 2010
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: TOM SCHNEIDER
IAPD individual key: 1262855

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
AUSDAL FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC.	Independent wealth	Aug 31, 2020	n/a	yes	DOWNERS GROVE, IL\|Shorewood, MN	Current employment
SSN ADVISORY, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Oct 30, 2017	Aug 31, 2020	no	Shorewood, MN	Previous registration
VOYA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 12, 2016	Oct 30, 2017	no	SIOUX CITY, IA\|Shorewood, MN\|HOPKINS, MN\|SHOREWOOD, MN	Previous registration
GRADIENT WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Bd affiliated wealth	Apr 28, 2015	Dec 31, 2015	no	SHOREWOOD, MN\|ARDEN HILLS, MN\|Shorewood, MN\|ARDEN HILLS, MN	Previous registration
GRADIENT ADVISORS, LLC	Independent wealth	Jul 3, 2014	Apr 24, 2015	no	SHOREWOOD, MN\|ARDEN HILLS, MN	Previous registration
CREATIVE FINANCIAL DESIGNS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Dec 2, 2010	Jul 1, 2014	no	SHOREWOOD, MN\|KOKOMO, IN	Previous registration
ASKAR ADVISORS GROUP, INC.	n/a	Oct 20, 2010	Dec 6, 2010	no	BLOOMINGTON, MN	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
SSN ADVISORY, INC.	AUSDAL FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC.	Aug 31, 2020	Aug 31, 2020	0	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
VOYA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	SSN ADVISORY, INC.	Oct 30, 2017	Oct 30, 2017	0	Firm change	Other
GRADIENT WEALTH MANAGEMENT	VOYA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	Dec 31, 2015	Jan 12, 2016	12	Firm change	Other
GRADIENT ADVISORS, LLC	GRADIENT WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Apr 24, 2015	Apr 28, 2015	4	Firm change	Other
CREATIVE FINANCIAL DESIGNS, INC.	GRADIENT ADVISORS, LLC	Jul 1, 2014	Jul 3, 2014	2	Firm change	Other
ASKAR ADVISORS GROUP, INC.	CREATIVE FINANCIAL DESIGNS, INC.	Dec 6, 2010	Dec 2, 2010	-4	Firm change	Other

Team moves

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

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
152665:127701:MN:2015-02-24	Apr 24, 2015	Apr 28, 2015	ARDEN HILLS, MN	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (7)

→ AUSDAL FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Aug 31, 2020 to presentfactForm ADV
→ SSN ADVISORY, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 30, 2017 to Aug 31, 2020factForm ADV
→ VOYA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 12, 2016 to Oct 30, 2017factForm ADV
→ GRADIENT WEALTH MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 28, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015factForm ADV
→ GRADIENT ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 3, 2014 to Apr 24, 2015factForm ADV
→ CREATIVE FINANCIAL DESIGNS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 2, 2010 to Jul 1, 2014factForm ADV
→ ASKAR ADVISORS GROUP, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 20, 2010 to Dec 6, 2010factForm ADV

Dated events

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