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RIA / WealthAdvisor26 years in industry

PETER HEXTER RISKIND

Advisor at MIDLAND WEALTH MANAGEMENT

EFFINGHAM, IL | Chicago, IL

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 7:50 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 8
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jun 21, 2010 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: MIDLAND WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Current firm class: other adviserderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Oct 8, 1999earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 26derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 7
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66|S63|S65
First exam: Oct 8, 1999
First registration: Jun 21, 2010
Dual registered: no
IAPD individual key: 4023699

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
MIDLAND WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Other adviser	Feb 24, 2025	n/a	yes	Chicago, IL\|EFFINGHAM, IL	Current employment
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Jan 13, 2022	Feb 25, 2025	no	DEER PARK, IL	Previous registration
CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Oct 25, 2019	Jan 20, 2022	no	Deerfield, IL	Previous registration
HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jul 19, 2019	Sep 23, 2019	no	Deerfield, IL	Previous registration
HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 18, 2015	Jun 17, 2019	no	DEERFIELD, IL	Previous registration
NEW VERNON WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC	Independent wealth	Mar 27, 2013	Nov 3, 2015	no	HIGHLAND PARK, IL	Previous registration
SF INVESTMENT ADVISERS	Former SEC adviser	Oct 9, 2012	Mar 27, 2013	no	HIGHLAND PARK, IL	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Jun 21, 2010	Oct 18, 2012	no	Deerfield, 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
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	MIDLAND WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Feb 25, 2025	Feb 24, 2025	-1	Firm change	Other
CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Jan 20, 2022	Jan 13, 2022	-7	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse
HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC	CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	Sep 23, 2019	Oct 25, 2019	32	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
NEW VERNON WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC	HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC	Nov 3, 2015	Aug 18, 2015	-77	Firm change after gap	Other
SF INVESTMENT ADVISERS	NEW VERNON WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC	Mar 27, 2013	Mar 27, 2013	0	Firm change	Other
MORGAN STANLEY	SF INVESTMENT ADVISERS	Oct 18, 2012	Oct 9, 2012	-9	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (7)

→ MIDLAND WEALTH MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Feb 24, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 13, 2022 to Feb 25, 2025factForm ADV
→ CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 25, 2019 to Jan 20, 2022factForm ADV
→ HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 19, 2019 to Sep 23, 2019factForm ADV
→ NEW VERNON WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 27, 2013 to Nov 3, 2015factForm ADV
→ SF INVESTMENT ADVISERSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 9, 2012 to Mar 27, 2013factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 21, 2010 to Oct 18, 2012factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Feb 25, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Peter Hexter Riskind left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Midland Wealth Management (registered 2025-02-24)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Jan 20, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Peter Hexter Riskind left Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2022-01-13)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago