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Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.

Registered advisor

Christopher Michael Sands

Sands Wealth Strategies, LLCstate registeredWestern Springs, IlIA-onlyIAPD 6183967

Feed of 09/14/2026

Also filed as Chris Sands

At current firm

0 y

since Jun 3, 2026

In the industry

13 y

since Apr 1, 2013 (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

Sands Wealth Strategies, LLC state registered current
since Jun 3, 2026 · Western Springs, Il
Lemme Investment Group, LLC unclassified
Nov 27, 2024 to Aug 3, 2026 · Glenview, Il
B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. BD affiliated
Apr 25, 2024 to Dec 16, 2024 · Chicago, Il
Manning & Napier Advisors, LLC mixed wealth
Jul 12, 2013 to Aug 18, 2022 · Fairport, Ny
Manning & Napier Advisory Advantage Company, LLC former
Jul 12, 2013 to Dec 31, 2013 · Fairport, Ny

Moves

a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere

Lemme Investment Group, LLC to Sands Wealth Strategies, LLC
left Aug 3, 2026, registered Jun 3, 2026 (-61 days) · Other
B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. to Lemme Investment Group, LLC
left Dec 16, 2024, registered Nov 27, 2024 (-19 days) · Other
Manning & Napier Advisors, LLC to B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc.
left Aug 18, 2022, registered Apr 25, 2024 (616 days) · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
Manning & Napier Advisory Advantage Company, LLC to Manning & Napier Advisors, LLC
left Dec 31, 2013, registered Jul 12, 2013 (-172 days) · Other

Signals

Christopher Michael Sands left Lemme Investment Group, Llc for Sands Wealth Strategies, Llc (registered 2026-06-03)
Aug 3, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Christopher Michael Sands left B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. for Lemme Investment Group, Llc (registered 2024-11-27)
Dec 16, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Christopher Michael Sands left Manning & Napier Advisors, Llc for B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. (registered 2024-04-25)
Aug 18, 2022 · 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: STATE REGISTEREDderived
Years in industry: 13derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
Not published: disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address