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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner12 years in industry

WILLIAM JAMES STEINBERGER

Advisor at THINK DIFFERENT FINANCIAL PLANNING

MENLO PARK, CA

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Relationships: 4
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Nov 13, 2014 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: THINK DIFFERENT FINANCIAL PLANNING
Current firm class: independent wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Aug 1, 2014earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 12derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 5derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S65
First exam: Nov 13, 2014
First registration: Nov 13, 2014
Dual registered: no
IAPD individual key: 5541333

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
THINK DIFFERENT FINANCIAL PLANNING	Independent wealth	Mar 11, 2021	n/a	yes	MENLO PARK, CA	Current employment
OPES WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Independent wealth	Jan 9, 2019	Mar 9, 2021	no	MENLO PARK, CA	Previous registration
BUCKINGHAM STRATEGIC WEALTH, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Nov 3, 2016	Dec 14, 2016	no	Palo Alto, CA\|ST LOUIS, MO	Previous registration
RAUB BROCK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP	Asset manager	Nov 13, 2014	Oct 13, 2016	no	LARKSPUR, CA	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
OPES WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	THINK DIFFERENT FINANCIAL PLANNING	Mar 9, 2021	Mar 11, 2021	2	Firm change	RIA to RIA
BUCKINGHAM STRATEGIC WEALTH, LLC	OPES WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Dec 14, 2016	Jan 9, 2019	756	Firm change after gap	Other
RAUB BROCK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP	BUCKINGHAM STRATEGIC WEALTH, LLC	Oct 13, 2016	Nov 3, 2016	21	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ THINK DIFFERENT FINANCIAL PLANNINGRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Mar 11, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
→ OPES WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 9, 2019 to Mar 9, 2021factForm ADV
→ BUCKINGHAM STRATEGIC WEALTH, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 3, 2016 to Dec 14, 2016factForm ADV
→ RAUB BROCK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LPRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 13, 2014 to Oct 13, 2016factForm ADV

Dated events

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