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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)42 years in industry

HELENE SHAFIYAN

Advisor at WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC.

Cleveland, OH | Pasadena, CA

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 5:06 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Feb 15, 2005 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC.
Current firm class: broker-dealer affiliated wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Mar 28, 1984earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 42derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Mar 28, 1984
First registration: Feb 15, 2005
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: HELENE KERNER
IAPD individual key: 1086870

Registration history

registration spans on IAPD; the basis says whether the span is a current registration or a prior employment record

Firm	Class	Began	Ended	Current	Branch	Basis
WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 3, 2025	n/a	yes	Pasadena, CA\|Cleveland, OH	Current employment
MCDONALD PARTNERS LLC	Independent wealth	Dec 23, 2019	Sep 4, 2025	no	CLEVELAND, OH\|CLEVELAND, OH\|CLEVELAND, OH\|Cleveland, OH	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Jan 27, 2012	Dec 10, 2012	no	CLEVELAND, OH	Previous registration
SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Nov 2, 2009	Dec 31, 2011	no	MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, OH	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Jun 1, 2009	Nov 23, 2009	no	Cleveland, OH	Previous registration
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 15, 2005	Jun 1, 2009	no	CLEVELAND, OH\|CLEVELAND, OH	Previous registration

Moves

a move is two registration dates; a bulk corporate re-registration is typed BULK_TRANSFER and is not a move

From	To	Left	Joined	Gap, days	Kind	Move type
MCDONALD PARTNERS LLC	WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC.	Sep 4, 2025	Sep 3, 2025	-1	Firm change	RIA to ibd
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	MCDONALD PARTNERS LLC	Dec 10, 2012	Dec 23, 2019	2,569	Firm change after gap	Wirehouse to RIA
SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Dec 31, 2011	Jan 27, 2012	27	Firm change	Other
MORGAN STANLEY	SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.	Nov 23, 2009	Nov 2, 2009	-21	Firm change	Other
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	MORGAN STANLEY	Jun 1, 2009	Jun 1, 2009	0	Bulk transfer	Other

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
135414:877:OH:2025-09-04	Sep 4, 2025	Sep 3, 2025	CLEVELAND, OH	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Sep 3, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MCDONALD PARTNERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 23, 2019 to Sep 4, 2025factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 27, 2012 to Dec 10, 2012factForm ADV
→ SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 2, 2009 to Dec 31, 2011factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 1, 2009 to Nov 23, 2009factForm ADV
→ CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 15, 2005 to Jun 1, 2009factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Sep 4, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Helene Shafiyan left Mcdonald Partners Llc for Wedbush Securities Inc. (registered 2025-09-03)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago