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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)38 years in industry

WILLIAM FRANKLIN BRINKLEY

Advisor at RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC

Vienna, VA | Fairfax, VA

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 6:25 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jan 17, 1991 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC
Current firm class: national broker-dealer RIAderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Jun 8, 1988earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 38derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Jun 8, 1988
First registration: Jan 17, 1991
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 1832062

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
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC	National bd RIA	Jun 18, 2024	n/a	yes	Fairfax, VA\|Vienna, VA	Current employment
TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 17, 2021	Jun 20, 2024	no	MCLEAN, VA	Previous registration
BB&T SECURITIES, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jan 2, 2013	Feb 17, 2021	no	MCLEAN, VA\|RICHMOND, VA	Previous registration
SCOTT & STRINGFELLOW, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jun 12, 2009	Jan 2, 2013	no	MCLEAN, VA	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Jan 17, 1991	Jun 15, 2009	no	MCLEAN, VA\|MCLEAN, VA	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
TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC	Jun 20, 2024	Jun 18, 2024	-2	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
BB&T SECURITIES, LLC	TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Feb 17, 2021	Feb 17, 2021	0	Bulk transfer	Ibd to ibd
SCOTT & STRINGFELLOW, LLC	BB&T SECURITIES, LLC	Jan 2, 2013	Jan 2, 2013	0	Bulk transfer	Other
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	SCOTT & STRINGFELLOW, LLC	Jun 15, 2009	Jun 12, 2009	-3	Firm change	Other

Team moves

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

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
283390:31194:VA:2024-06-20	Jun 20, 2024	Jun 18, 2024	MCLEAN, VA	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jun 18, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
→ TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 17, 2021 to Jun 20, 2024factForm ADV
→ BB&T SECURITIES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 2, 2013 to Feb 17, 2021factForm ADV
→ SCOTT & STRINGFELLOW, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 12, 2009 to Jan 2, 2013factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 17, 1991 to Jun 15, 2009factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jun 20, 2024
Advisor changed firm
William Franklin Brinkley left Truist Advisory Services, Inc. for Rbc Capital Markets, Llc (registered 2024-06-18)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago