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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)34 years in industry

CHRISTOPHER RUSSELL WALTER

Advisor at WESBANCO SECURITIES, INC.

WHEELING, WV | Clinton, MD

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Relationships: 8
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jul 9, 2001 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: WESBANCO 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 27, 1992earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 34derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 4derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 7
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 3
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Mar 27, 1992
First registration: Jul 9, 2001
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 2208463

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
WESBANCO SECURITIES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 8, 2022	n/a	yes	WHEELING, WV\|Clinton, MD	Current employment
TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 6, 2016	Sep 27, 2019	no	FULTON, MD\|LAUREL, MD\|OLNEY, MD\|CLOVERLY, MD\|BELTSVILLE, MD\|BURTONSVILLE, MD\|ROCKVILLE, MD	Previous registration
SUNTRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Dec 3, 2014	Dec 31, 2016	no	FULTON, MD\|OLNEY, MD\|LAUREL, MD\|SILVER SPRING, MD\|BURTONSVILLE, MD\|BELTSVILLE, MD\|CLOVERLY, MD\|SILVER SPRING, MD\|ROCKVILLE, MD	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Dec 7, 2012	Dec 12, 2014	no	LAUREL, MD\|COLUMBIA, MD	Previous registration
UNITED BROKERAGE SERVICES INC	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 7, 2011	Dec 7, 2012	no	WINCHESTER, VA\|HAGERSTOWN, MD\|STRASBURG, VA\|MARTINSBURG, WV\|FRONT ROYAL, VA\|WINCHESTER, VA\|WINCHESTER, VA\|FRONT ROYAL, VA\|WINCHESTER, VA\|WINCHESTER, VA\|WINCHESTER, VA\|WINCHESTER, VA	Previous registration
CETERA INVESTMENT SERVICES LLC	Former SEC adviser	Nov 27, 2007	Aug 2, 2011	no	HAGERSTOWN, MD\|EXTON, PA\|HAGERSTOWN, MD	Previous registration
IFMG SECURITIES, INC.	n/a	Jul 2, 2003	Nov 28, 2007	no	HAGERSTOWN, MD\|HAGERSTOWN, MD\|BEL AIR, MD\|HAGERSTOWN, MD	Previous registration
INVEST FINANCIAL CORPORATION	Former SEC adviser	Jul 9, 2001	Feb 10, 2003	no	HAGERSTOWN, MD	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.	WESBANCO SECURITIES, INC.	Sep 27, 2019	Feb 8, 2022	865	Firm change after gap	Ibd to ibd
SUNTRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Dec 31, 2016	Sep 6, 2016	-116	Bulk transfer	Other
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	SUNTRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Dec 12, 2014	Dec 3, 2014	-9	Firm change	Other
UNITED BROKERAGE SERVICES INC	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Dec 7, 2012	Dec 7, 2012	0	Firm change	Other
CETERA INVESTMENT SERVICES LLC	UNITED BROKERAGE SERVICES INC	Aug 2, 2011	Sep 7, 2011	36	Firm change	Other
IFMG SECURITIES, INC.	CETERA INVESTMENT SERVICES LLC	Nov 28, 2007	Nov 27, 2007	-1	Firm change	Other
INVEST FINANCIAL CORPORATION	IFMG SECURITIES, INC.	Feb 10, 2003	Jul 2, 2003	142	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (8)

→ WESBANCO SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Feb 8, 2022 to presentfactForm ADV
→ TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 6, 2016 to Sep 27, 2019factForm ADV
→ SUNTRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 3, 2014 to Dec 31, 2016factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 7, 2012 to Dec 12, 2014factForm ADV
→ UNITED BROKERAGE SERVICES INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 7, 2011 to Dec 7, 2012factForm ADV
→ CETERA INVESTMENT SERVICES LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 27, 2007 to Aug 2, 2011factForm ADV
→ IFMG SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 2, 2003 to Nov 28, 2007factForm ADV
→ INVEST FINANCIAL CORPORATIONRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 9, 2001 to Feb 10, 2003factForm ADV

Dated events

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