Brandon Rydell has been President of Sigma Planning since December 2007, is a control person of the firm and directly owns under 5% of it.
Sigma Planning Corporation is an Ann Arbor, MI firm with $6.1B under management, 30,916 clients and 471 advisers across 337 offices, as of its May 2026 filing.
Brandon Rydell is President of Axtella and leads all Axtella firms. His financial services career spans 25 years, including positions as Controller, CFO and other VP roles.
Investment adviser representative registrations
Brandon Rydell is registered as an investment adviser representative in 3 states. The first approvals date from November 2002; the most recent is Ohio, in March 2012.
- CaliforniaSince 4 November 2002
- MichiganSince 22 January 2010
- OhioSince 21 March 2012
Examinations
| Exam | Name | Passed |
|---|---|---|
| Series 52TO | Municipal Securities Representative Examination | 25 September 2025 |
| Series 99TO | Operations Professional Examination | 2 January 2023 |
| SIE | Securities Industry Essentials Examination | Credited |
| Series 27 | Financial and Operations Principal Examination | 13 January 2006 |
| Series 65 | Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination | 19 February 2001 |
| Series 53 | Municipal Securities Principal Examination | 13 July 2000 |
| Series 4 | Registered Options Principal Examination | 21 September 1999 |
| Series 28 | Introducing Broker/Dealer Financial Operations Principal Examination | 2 December 1997 |
| Series 24 | General Securities Principal Examination | 22 October 1997 |
| Series 63 | Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination | 22 September 1997 |
| Series 7 | General Securities Representative Examination | 3 September 1997 |
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- Municipal Securities Representative Examination
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- Operations Professional Examination
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- Securities Industry Essentials Examination
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- Financial and Operations Principal Examination
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- Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
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- Municipal Securities Principal Examination
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- Registered Options Principal Examination
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- Introducing Broker/Dealer Financial Operations Principal Examination
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- General Securities Principal Examination
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- Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
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- General Securities Representative Examination
- Full name
- Brandon David Rydell
- CRD
- 2933397
- Firm
- Sigma Planning · CRD 110692
- Role
- President
- Office
- 300 PARKLAND PLAZA, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
- Registration
- Investment adviser and broker registrations
- In the industry since
- September 1997
- Disciplinary history
- Not yet shown here · SEC record · BrokerCheck
- Firm bio
- axtella.com
Where does Brandon Rydell work?
Brandon Rydell has been President of Sigma Planning Corporation since December 2007, and is a control person of the firm.
Is Brandon Rydell a financial advisor?
Yes. Brandon Rydell has a current investment-adviser registration in California, Michigan and Ohio, through Sigma Planning since November 2002.
How many years of experience does Brandon Rydell have?
Brandon Rydell has 29 years in the financial industry, since September 1997, across 1 adviser firm.
What exams has Brandon Rydell passed?
Brandon Rydell has passed 10 licensing exams: the Series 7, Series 63, Series 24, Series 28, Series 4, Series 53, Series 65, Series 27, Series 99TO and Series 52TO. The earliest, the Series 7, was passed in September 1997. FINRA credited Brandon Rydell with the SIE, which began in October 2018.
Where is Brandon Rydell based?
Brandon Rydell’s registered office is in Ann Arbor, MI.
Is Brandon Rydell registered with FINRA?
Yes. Brandon Rydell has a current broker registration, under CRD 2933397.
Source: FINRA BrokerCheck
How can I verify Brandon Rydell’s record?
Search CRD 2933397 on the SEC’s adviser search (adviserinfo.sec.gov) and FINRA’s broker search (brokercheck.finra.org), which publish Brandon Rydell’s full registration record.
Dana RhodesChief Operating Officer
Andrew KilbargerChief Compliance Officer
John McClellanChief Risk and Business Officer- Randolph PistorChief Legal Officer
- Jerome RydellCEO, Chairman and Trustee of the Jerome S. Rydell Revocable Living Trust Dated 12/21/1998, As Amended and Restated on 10/23/2020
- Mark SteinmanAvp Operations