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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner26 years in industry

Derrick Allan DeHays

Advisor at Q3 ADVISORS, LLC

ARVADA, CO

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Relationships: 9
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Dec 10, 1999 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: Q3 ADVISORS, LLC
Current firm class: no raum reportedderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Dec 10, 1999earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 26derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 8
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66
First exam: Dec 23, 1999
First registration: Dec 10, 1999
Dual registered: no
IAPD individual key: 4038562

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
Q3 ADVISORS, LLC	No RAUM reported	Apr 21, 2023	n/a	yes	ARVADA, CO	Current employment
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Jan 13, 2021	Dec 7, 2022	no	PUNTA GORDA, FL	Previous registration
HUNTINGTON FINANCIAL ADVISORS	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 1, 2017	Oct 6, 2020	no	NAPLES, FL\|CINCINNATI, OH\|LOVELAND, OH\|NAPLES, FL	Previous registration
MODERN ADVISORY PLANNING	n/a	Sep 20, 2016	Apr 3, 2017	no	PUNTA GORDA, FL	Previous registration
SYNOVUS SECURITIES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 5, 2012	Jul 8, 2016	no	COLUMBUS, GA\|BONITA SPRINGS, FL	Previous registration
SUNTRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Mar 20, 2008	May 17, 2012	no	FORT MYERS, FL\|VENICE, FL\|FORT MYERS, FL	Previous registration
BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	n/a	Oct 20, 2004	Mar 10, 2008	no	PUNTA GORDA, FL\|FT. MYERS, FL\|PUNTA GORDA, FL\|NAPLES, FL	Previous registration
QUICK & REILLY, INC.	n/a	Feb 26, 2004	Oct 20, 2004	no	SARASOTA, FL	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Dec 10, 1999	Feb 19, 2004	no	PUNTA GORDA, 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
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Q3 ADVISORS, LLC	Dec 7, 2022	Apr 21, 2023	135	Firm change	Other
HUNTINGTON FINANCIAL ADVISORS	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Oct 6, 2020	Jan 13, 2021	99	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse
MODERN ADVISORY PLANNING	HUNTINGTON FINANCIAL ADVISORS	Apr 3, 2017	Jun 1, 2017	59	Firm change	Other
SYNOVUS SECURITIES, INC.	MODERN ADVISORY PLANNING	Jul 8, 2016	Sep 20, 2016	74	Firm change	Other
SUNTRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	SYNOVUS SECURITIES, INC.	May 17, 2012	Jun 5, 2012	19	Firm change	Other
BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	SUNTRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Mar 10, 2008	Mar 20, 2008	10	Firm change	Other
QUICK & REILLY, INC.	BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Oct 20, 2004	Oct 20, 2004	0	Bulk transfer	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	QUICK & REILLY, INC.	Feb 19, 2004	Feb 26, 2004	7	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (8)

→ Q3 ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Apr 21, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 13, 2021 to Dec 7, 2022factForm ADV
→ HUNTINGTON FINANCIAL ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 1, 2017 to Oct 6, 2020factForm ADV
→ MODERN ADVISORY PLANNINGRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 20, 2016 to Apr 3, 2017factForm ADV
→ SYNOVUS SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 5, 2012 to Jul 8, 2016factForm ADV
→ SUNTRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 20, 2008 to May 17, 2012factForm ADV
→ BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 20, 2004 to Mar 10, 2008factForm ADV
→ QUICK & REILLY, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 26, 2004 to Oct 20, 2004factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Dec 7, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Derrick Allan Dehays left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Q3 Advisors, Llc (registered 2023-04-21)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago