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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Plannerdual registered (broker-dealer)27 years in industry

GRANT WESLEY ARMSTRONG

Advisor at VANGUARD ADVISERS, INC.

CHARLOTTE, NC

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 6:08 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 9
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Dec 31, 2001 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: VANGUARD ADVISERS, 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 12, 1999earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 27derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 8
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: Mar 12, 1999
First registration: Dec 31, 2001
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: WES ARMSTRONG|G WESLEY ARMSTRONG|GRANT WESLEY ARMSTRONG|GRANT W ARMSTRONG|GRANT ARMSTRONG
IAPD individual key: 3181167

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
VANGUARD ADVISERS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 5, 2023	n/a	yes	CHARLOTTE, NC	Current employment
VIMA, LLC	Independent wealth	Oct 24, 2019	Sep 1, 2022	no	TROY, MI	Previous registration
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 10, 2008	Jul 11, 2008	no	GREENSBORO, NC\|FORT MILL, SC\|GREENSBORO, NC	Previous registration
UVEST FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.	n/a	Apr 16, 2007	Mar 10, 2008	no	WINSTON-SALEM, NC\|GREENSBORO, NC	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Jul 10, 2006	Apr 16, 2007	no	GREENSBORO, NC	Previous registration
FIRST HORIZON ADVISORS, INC	Former SEC adviser	Jun 16, 2004	Jun 23, 2006	no	JOHNSON CITY, TN\|JOHNSON CITY, TN	Previous registration
MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Feb 23, 2004	Jun 22, 2004	no	NEW YORK, NY	Previous registration
QUICK & REILLY, INC.	n/a	Apr 28, 2003	Nov 26, 2003	no	CHARLOTTE , NC	Previous registration
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	National bd RIA	Dec 31, 2001	Apr 30, 2003	no	CHARLOTTE, NC	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
VIMA, LLC	VANGUARD ADVISERS, INC.	Sep 1, 2022	Jan 5, 2023	126	Firm change	Other
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	VIMA, LLC	Jul 11, 2008	Oct 24, 2019	4,122	Firm change after gap	Other
UVEST FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Mar 10, 2008	Mar 10, 2008	0	Firm change	Other
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	UVEST FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.	Apr 16, 2007	Apr 16, 2007	0	Firm change	Other
FIRST HORIZON ADVISORS, INC	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Jun 23, 2006	Jul 10, 2006	17	Firm change	Other
MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	FIRST HORIZON ADVISORS, INC	Jun 22, 2004	Jun 16, 2004	-6	Firm change	Other
QUICK & REILLY, INC.	MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Nov 26, 2003	Feb 23, 2004	89	Firm change	Other
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	QUICK & REILLY, INC.	Apr 30, 2003	Apr 28, 2003	-2	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (9)

→ VANGUARD ADVISERS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 5, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ VIMA, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 24, 2019 to Sep 1, 2022factForm ADV
→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 10, 2008 to Jul 11, 2008factForm ADV
→ UVEST FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 16, 2007 to Mar 10, 2008factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 10, 2006 to Apr 16, 2007factForm ADV
→ FIRST HORIZON ADVISORS, INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 16, 2004 to Jun 23, 2006factForm ADV
→ MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 23, 2004 to Jun 22, 2004factForm ADV
→ QUICK & REILLY, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 28, 2003 to Nov 26, 2003factForm ADV
→ AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 31, 2001 to Apr 30, 2003factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Sep 1, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Grant Wesley Armstrong left Vima, Llc for Vanguard Advisers, Inc. (registered 2023-01-05)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago