AdvisorCheck

AdvisorCheck, operated by AIMR Analytics, Inc., is a platform that provides comprehensive background data on financial advisors for consumers. Their database includes information on 1,286,985 financial advisors and their firms, aggregating data from sources like FINRA BrokerCheck and the Investment Adviser Public Disclosure (IAPD) database. The service is designed to help investors find, evaluate, and monitor financial advisors by providing details on their licenses, disclosures, and employment history. The exposure of financial advisors' professional information on AdvisorCheck could pose privacy and security risks, such as reputational damage from inaccurate or outdated information. This accessible data may be used to target financial professionals for fraud or other malicious activities. To protect yourself from potential risks associated with data brokers, it is important to be aware of the information being collected and shared about you online and to consider opting out of such databases to control your digital footprint.