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LPl Financial LLC CRD 6413

$819B regulatory AUM 209,600 advisory clients

Reported services (Item 5G)

  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management (individuals)
  • Portfolio management (institutions)
  • Educational seminars
  • CONSULTING AND OTHER NON-DISCRETIONARY ADVISORY SERVICES

From the firm’s Form ADV. Read the guides:

Current Employers
Lpl Financial Llc

1055 Lpl Way, Fort Mill, SC 29715 • United States

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
MI RA APPROVED 2025-01-01
KS RA APPROVED 2021-07-21
MO RA APPROVED 2021-07-21
TX RA APPROVED 2021-07-21
  • MI RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-01-01
  • KS RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2021-07-21
  • MO RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2021-07-21
  • TX RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2021-07-21

Branch Locations

668 3 Mile Rd Nw Ste A, Grand Rapids, MI 49544 • United States

380 W Western Ave Ste 250, Muskegon, MI 49440-1169 • United States

Embark Financial Partners

380 W Western Avenue Suite 250, Muskegon, MI 49440 • United States

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
MI RA APPROVED 2025-01-01
  • MI RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-01-01

Branch Locations

380 W Western Avenue Suite 250, Muskegon, MI 49440 • United States

Disclosures

1 disclosure category reported Yes on this SEC record. Read each Yes below, then review the firm’s Form ADV Item 11 guide for how disclosure questions work.

  • Regulatory action No
  • Criminal No
  • Bankruptcy No
  • Civil judicial No
  • Bond No
  • Judgment / lien No
  • Investigation No
  • Customer complaint Yes
  • Termination No
Employment History
OrganizationCityStateFromTo
Waddell & Reed, Inc. Muskegon MI 05/1999 07/2021
Various Insurance Carriers For W & R Insurance Agencies Muskegon MI 08/1999 07/2021
Community Encompass Muskegon MI 05/2008 07/2021
Bcs Partners , Llc Grand Haven MI 07/2015 07/2021
W. Western Suite 250 Llc Muskegon MI 05/2020 07/2021
Lpl Financial Llc Muskegon MI 07/2021 Present
Bcs Partners Llc Dba Embark Financial Partners Muskegon MI 08/2022 Present
Bcs Partners Llc Insurance Agency Muskegon MI 01/2023 Present
  • 05/1999 → 07/2021
    Waddell & Reed, Inc.
    Muskegon, MI
  • 08/1999 → 07/2021
    Various Insurance Carriers For W & R Insurance Agencies
    Muskegon, MI
  • 05/2008 → 07/2021
    Community Encompass
    Muskegon, MI
  • 07/2015 → 07/2021
    Bcs Partners , Llc
    Grand Haven, MI
  • 05/2020 → 07/2021
    W. Western Suite 250 Llc
    Muskegon, MI
  • 07/2021 → Present
    Muskegon, MI
  • 08/2022 → Present
    Bcs Partners Llc Dba Embark Financial Partners
    Muskegon, MI
  • 01/2023 → Present
    Bcs Partners Llc Insurance Agency
    Muskegon, MI
Previous Registrations
  • 1999-07-09 → 2021-07-21
    Waddell & Reed
    Holland, MI
    Grand Rapids, MI
    Muskegon, MI
    Independence, MO
    Ionia, MI
    Independence, MO
    Muskegon, MI
    Hamden, CT
    Grand Rapids, MI
Other Businesses

1. 08/12/2021 - W Western Suite 250 LLC - Investment Related - At Reported Business Location(s) - Real Estate Rental - Co-owner - Start Date: 04/2020 - 2 Hours Per Month 2. 08/12/2021 - Garretson joint Living trust - Investment Related - Home Based - Act in a Fiduciary Capacity - Co-Trustee - Start Date 09/11/2002 3. 08/12/2021 - Embark Financial Partners - Investment Related - At Reported Business Location(s) - Non-Variable Insurance - Agent - Start Date: 07/26/2021 - 10 Hours Per Month 4. 08/12/2021 - Embark Financial Partners - Investment Related - At Reported Business Location(s) - DBA for LPL Business (entity for LPL business) 5. 08/12/2021 - Coach Road Capital Partners, LLC - Investment Related - Spring Lake, MI - Business Entity For Tax/Investment Purposes Only - Start Date 5/2021 6. 01/24/2022 - Revocable Living Trust of DTD 01/07/2001 RR Garretson & RR Garretson and M Garretson TTEES - Not Investment Related - At Reported Business Location(s) - Act in a Fiduciary Capacity - Co-Trustee - Start Date: 07/23/2021 - 1 Hour Per Month. 7. 06/02/2026 - BCS Partners LLC - DBA for LPL Business (entity for LPL business) - Investment Related - At Reported Business Location(s) - Start Date 07/22/2021 - 16 hours per month/ 6 hours during trading

Exams
CodeExamDate
S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination 1999-06-23
  • S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
    1999-06-23
Other Names
  • Bob Garrretson
  • Bob Garretson

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