Brooks Riley has been Investment Advisor / CCO of GRP Financial Services since April 2025, is a control person of the firm and directly owns under 5% of it. Brooks Riley studied BSBA in Finance and Investments at Northeastern University.
GRP Financial Services, LLC is a Farmingdale, ME firm with $155M under management, 846 clients and 5 advisers across 2 offices, as of its January 2026 filing.
Brooks Riley is the Director of Advisory Services at Gosline Retirement Planning and an Investment Advisor Representative with GRP Financial Services, LLC. He began his career in New York City with a mid-size broker-dealer and later relocated to San Francisco with the same firm. He then took a consulting role with a Registered Investment Advisor in Charlotte, NC.
Brooks Riley’s longest registration was 5 years at Alphastar Capital Management, LLC (2016–2021). Before joining GRP Financial Services in 2024, Brooks Riley was registered through Advisory Alpha, LLC and Alphastar Capital Management, LLC.
- GRP Retirement PlanningCurrent– present · 2 yearsFarmingdale, ME · Adviser representative · Firm CRD 333183
- Advisory Alpha, LLC– · 3 yearsDavidson, NC · Adviser representative · Firm CRD 158282
- Alphastar Capital Management, LLC– · 5 yearsCornelius, NC · Adviser representative · Firm CRD 157423
Investment adviser representative registrations
Brooks Riley is registered as an investment adviser representative in North Carolina, since October 2024.
- North CarolinaSince 18 October 2024
Examinations
| Exam | Name | Passed |
|---|---|---|
| Series 65 | Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination | 23 April 2016 |
| SIE | Securities Industry Essentials Examination | Credited |
| Series 63 | Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination | 14 March 2011 |
| Series 7 | General Securities Representative Examination | 17 February 2011 |
- Name
- Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
- Name
- Securities Industry Essentials Examination
- Name
- Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
- Name
- General Securities Representative Examination
- Full name
- Brooks Hubbell Riley
- CRD
- 5879671
- Firm
- GRP Financial Services · CRD 333183
- Role
- Investment Advisor / CCO
- Office
- 633 MAINE AVENUE, Farmingdale, ME 04344
- Registration
- Investment adviser registration
- In the industry since
- May 2016
- Disciplinary history
- Not yet shown here · SEC record
- Firm bio
- grplans.com
Where does Brooks Riley work?
Brooks Riley has been Investment Advisor / CCO of GRP Financial Services, LLC since April 2025, and is a control person of the firm.
Is Brooks Riley a financial advisor?
Yes. Brooks Riley has a current investment-adviser registration in North Carolina, through GRP Financial Services since October 2024.
How many years of experience does Brooks Riley have?
Brooks Riley has 10 years in the financial industry, since May 2016, across 3 adviser firms.
What exams has Brooks Riley passed?
Brooks Riley has passed 3 licensing exams: the Series 7, Series 63 and Series 65. The earliest, the Series 7, was passed in February 2011. FINRA credited Brooks Riley with the SIE, which began in October 2018.
Where did Brooks Riley work before GRP Financial Services?
Before GRP Financial Services, Brooks Riley was registered through Advisory Alpha, LLC, May 2021 to October 2024; Alphastar Capital Management, LLC, April 2016 to April 2021.
Where is Brooks Riley based?
Brooks Riley’s registered office is in Farmingdale, ME.
Is Brooks Riley registered with FINRA?
No. Brooks Riley has no current broker registration.
How can I verify Brooks Riley’s record?
Search CRD 5879671 on the SEC’s adviser search (adviserinfo.sec.gov), which publishes Brooks Riley’s full registration record.
