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Registered advisor
Edward Thomas Smelich
Feed of 09/15/2026
At current firm
0 y
since Dec 2, 2025
In the industry
31 y
since Nov 11, 1994 (earliest exam, job or registration)
Prior registered firms
6
IAPD previous registrations
State registrations
2
current, as an IAR
Firms today
2
current registrations
Exams
S63, S65
IA exams only
Book size
not public
not estimated here
Signals
1
dated events on this person
Registration history
IAPD current and previous registrations
- Dreams Investment Solutions no RAUM currentsince Jan 27, 2026 · Folsom, Ca
- Darwin Wealth Management independent RIA currentsince Dec 2, 2025 · Folsom, Ca
- Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC BD affiliatedOct 27, 2016 to Dec 2, 2025 · Gold River, Ca
- Equitable Advisors, LLC national BDAug 12, 2011 to Sep 27, 2016 · Folsom, Ca
- Signator Investors, Inc. formerMar 8, 2011 to Aug 3, 2011 · Lafayette, Ca
- Msi Financial Services, Inc. formerJun 19, 2009 to Mar 4, 2011 · Sacramento, Ca
- LPL Financial LLC BD affiliatedMar 18, 2005 to Sep 22, 2009 · Folsom, Ca
- Piper Sandler & Co. institutionalJan 30, 2002 to Apr 5, 2005 · Sacramento, Ca
Moves
a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere
- Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC to Darwin Wealth Managementleft Dec 2, 2025, registered Dec 2, 2025 (0 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Equitable Advisors, LLC to Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLCleft Sep 27, 2016, registered Oct 27, 2016 (30 days) · Other
- Signator Investors, Inc. to Equitable Advisors, LLCleft Aug 3, 2011, registered Aug 12, 2011 (9 days) · Other
- Msi Financial Services, Inc. to Signator Investors, Inc.left Mar 4, 2011, registered Mar 8, 2011 (4 days) · Other
- LPL Financial LLC to Msi Financial Services, Inc.left Sep 22, 2009, registered Jun 19, 2009 (-95 days) · Other
- Piper Sandler & Co. to LPL Financial LLCleft Apr 5, 2005, registered Mar 18, 2005 (-18 days) · Other
Signals
- Edward Thomas Smelich left Transamerica Financial Advisors, Llc for Darwin Wealth Management (registered 2025-12-02)Dec 2, 2025 · 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
- Independent wealth managerderived
- Years in industry
- 31derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
- Not published
- disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address