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Bradford Sawyer

32 Years of Experience
Salt Lake City, UT
1 DisclosureBroker

Bradford Sawyer is a registered investment advisor at D.A. Davidson & CO., based in Salt Lake City, UT, with 32 years of industry experience. Bradford operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include Investment Management, Retirement Planning. Their firm serves 70,118 clients with $42B in assets under management.

Compensation
Fee-Only (% of Portfolio)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
686 advisors
IM Fee
Planning only
Assets Under Management
$41.8B

Fee Structure

Investment management only (planning not offered)

Detailed fee information is not available for this advisor. View their full brochure on SEC.gov for fee details.

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Location

95 S State St, Suite 1500, Salt Lake City, UT, 84111

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History

Regulatory History (1)
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Customer Dispute
April 1997
Settled
Other Business Activities

Bradford is the Development Committee Chair on the Board of Directors for Sawyer. This activity is not investment-related and takes minimal time.

Employment History
Current Registrations
D.A. Davidson & CO.Broker
October 2025 - Present · 7 mos
D.A. Davidson & CO.
October 2025 - Present · 7 mos
Previous Registrations
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLCBroker
April 2025 - October 2025 · 6 mos
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
April 2025 - October 2025 · 6 mos
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
September 2021 - December 2024 · 3 yrs 3 mos
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedBroker
August 2021 - December 2024 · 3 yrs 4 mos
U.S. Bancorp Investments, INC.Broker
June 2016 - September 2021 · 5 yrs 3 mos
Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLCBroker
April 2011 - August 2013 · 2 yrs 4 mos
Highmark Funds Distributors, INC.Broker
October 2009 - April 2011 · 1 yr 6 mos
American Century Advisory Services, INC.
April 2006 - December 2008 · 2 yrs 8 mos
American Century Investment Services INC.Broker
May 2005 - December 2008 · 3 yrs 7 mos
Pioneer Investment Management, INC.
June 2004 - April 2005 · 10 mos
Pioneer Funds Distributor, INC.Broker
June 2004 - April 2005 · 10 mos
Aim Private Asset Management
December 2002 - June 2004 · 1 yr 6 mos
A I M Distributors, INC.Broker
May 1999 - June 2004 · 5 yrs 1 mo
Prudential Securities IncorporatedBroker
March 1995 - May 1998 · 3 yrs 2 mos
Smith Barney INC.Broker
July 1993 - April 1995 · 1 yr 9 mos
Lehman Brothers INC.Broker
January 1989 - July 1993 · 4 yrs 6 mos
State Registrations12 states
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Exams
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