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Registered advisor

Robert Costello

Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLCBD affiliatedCedar Rapids, Ia dual registrantIAPD 1349716

Feed of 09/14/2026

Also filed as Robert Joseph Costello

At current firm

2 y

since Jul 25, 2024

In the industry

41 y

since May 24, 1985 (earliest exam, job or registration)

Prior registered firms

IAPD previous registrations

State registrations

current, as an IAR

Firms today

current registrations

Exams

S65, S63

IA exams only

Book size

not public

not estimated here

Signals

dated events on this person

Registration history

IAPD current and previous registrations

Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC BD affiliated current
since Jul 25, 2024 · Cedar Rapids, Ia
Grove Point Advisors, LLC former
Apr 1, 2021 to Jul 23, 2024 · Rockville, Md
H. Beck, Inc. former
Jan 10, 2020 to Apr 1, 2021 · Rockville, Md
Prudential Select Strategies LLC institutional
Aug 9, 2019 to Oct 10, 2019 · Newark, Nj
Pruco Securities, LLC no RAUM
Mar 28, 2018 to Aug 12, 2019 · Newark, Nj
Sagepoint Financial, Inc. former
Jan 15, 2016 to Dec 22, 2017 · Scottsdale, Az

Moves

a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere

Grove Point Advisors, LLC to Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC
left Jul 23, 2024, registered Jul 25, 2024 (2 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to another
H. Beck, Inc. to Grove Point Advisors, LLC
left Apr 1, 2021, registered Apr 1, 2021 (0 days) · corporate re-registration, not a move
Prudential Select Strategies LLC to H. Beck, Inc.
left Oct 10, 2019, registered Jan 10, 2020 (92 days) · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
Pruco Securities, LLC to Prudential Select Strategies LLC
left Aug 12, 2019, registered Aug 9, 2019 (-3 days) · channel change inside one enterprise, not a move
Sagepoint Financial, Inc. to Pruco Securities, LLC
left Dec 22, 2017, registered Mar 28, 2018 (96 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to another

Signals

Robert Costello left Grove Point Advisors, Llc for Transamerica Financial Advisors, Llc (registered 2024-07-25)
Jul 23, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact

Transition signals

Mobility scoring is not published yet. The observable conditions this page will draw on once the historical validation is done: tenure, the firm’s own departures and ownership changes, new state registrations, a new adviser entity with this person on Schedule A, and colleagues’ moves. Until precision and lead time are measured on known moves, no label is printed. Read the methodology.

Provenance

Source: IAPD individual compilation feedreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
Firm class: Broker-dealer affiliated wealth managerderived
Years in industry: 41derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
Not published: disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address