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RIA / WealthAdvisorChartered Financial Analyst32 years in industry

BRUCE T HOTALING

Advisor at FOCUS PARTNERS WEALTH, LLC

Wayne, PA

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Relationships: 6
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Sep 22, 2006 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: FOCUS PARTNERS WEALTH, 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: Nov 17, 1993earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 32derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 3
Designations: Chartered Financial Analyst
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Nov 17, 1993
First registration: Sep 22, 2006
Dual registered: no
Other names: BRUCE T LIPA|BRUCE THOMAS LIPA|BRUCE THOMAS HOTALING
IAPD individual key: 1675606

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
FOCUS PARTNERS WEALTH, LLC	Independent wealth	Nov 7, 2024	n/a	yes	Wayne, PA	Current employment
GYL FINANCIAL SYNERGIES, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Apr 21, 2023	Dec 6, 2024	no	Wayne, PA\|WEST HARTFORD, CT	Previous registration
HOTALING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jan 18, 2013	Apr 28, 2023	no	WAYNE, PA	Previous registration
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.	National bd RIA	Jan 9, 2009	Nov 2, 2012	no	DEVON, PA	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	n/a	Apr 2, 2007	Jan 13, 2009	no	WAYNE, PA	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	n/a	Sep 22, 2006	Apr 2, 2007	no	WAYNE, PA\|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
GYL FINANCIAL SYNERGIES, LLC	FOCUS PARTNERS WEALTH, LLC	Dec 6, 2024	Nov 7, 2024	-29	Bulk transfer	RIA to RIA
HOTALING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	GYL FINANCIAL SYNERGIES, LLC	Apr 28, 2023	Apr 21, 2023	-7	Firm change	RIA to RIA
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.	HOTALING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	Nov 2, 2012	Jan 18, 2013	77	Firm change	Other
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.	Jan 13, 2009	Jan 9, 2009	-4	Firm change	Other
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	Apr 2, 2007	Apr 2, 2007	0	Bulk transfer	Other

Team moves

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

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
164270:284758:PA:2023-04-28	Apr 28, 2023	Apr 21, 2023	WAYNE, PA	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ FOCUS PARTNERS WEALTH, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Nov 7, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
→ GYL FINANCIAL SYNERGIES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 21, 2023 to Dec 6, 2024factForm ADV
→ HOTALING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 18, 2013 to Apr 28, 2023factForm ADV
→ RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 9, 2009 to Nov 2, 2012factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 2, 2007 to Jan 13, 2009factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 22, 2006 to Apr 2, 2007factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Apr 28, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Bruce T Hotaling left Hotaling Investment Management, Llc for Gyl Financial Synergies, Llc (registered 2023-04-21)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago