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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner28 years in industry

J THOMAS KNIGHT

Advisor at WINSTON PAUL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.

TYSONS CORNER, VA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 11:37 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jan 30, 2001 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: WINSTON PAUL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
Current firm class: state registeredderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Jul 18, 1998earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 28derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S63|S65|S66
First exam: Jul 18, 1998
First registration: Jan 30, 2001
Dual registered: no
Other names: J THOMAS KNIGHT|JAY THOMAS KNIGHT|THOMAS KNIGHT|JAY KNIGHT
IAPD individual key: 3049539

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
WINSTON PAUL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.	State registered	Dec 13, 2023	n/a	yes	TYSONS CORNER, VA	Current employment
RESEARCH FINANCIAL STRATEGIES	Independent wealth	Nov 10, 2017	Dec 13, 2023	no	WINSTON SALEM, NC\|WINSTON SALEM, NC\|ROCKVILLE, MD\|ROCKVILLE, MD\|MCLEAN, VA\|Tysons Corner, VA	Previous registration
WINSTON PAUL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.	n/a	Feb 12, 2008	Nov 8, 2017	no	WINSTON SALEM, NC	Previous registration
CHOREO, LLC	Independent wealth	Oct 20, 2005	Oct 25, 2007	no	FORT LAUDERDALE, FL	Previous registration
H. BECK, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Aug 7, 2002	Oct 10, 2005	no	ROCKVILLE, MD	Previous registration
H. BECK, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jan 30, 2001	Jul 31, 2002	no	ROCKVILLE, 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
RESEARCH FINANCIAL STRATEGIES	WINSTON PAUL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.	Dec 13, 2023	Dec 13, 2023	0	Firm change	RIA to state RIA
WINSTON PAUL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.	RESEARCH FINANCIAL STRATEGIES	Nov 8, 2017	Nov 10, 2017	2	Firm change	Other
CHOREO, LLC	WINSTON PAUL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.	Oct 25, 2007	Feb 12, 2008	110	Firm change	Other
H. BECK, INC.	CHOREO, LLC	Oct 10, 2005	Oct 20, 2005	10	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ WINSTON PAUL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Dec 13, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ RESEARCH FINANCIAL STRATEGIESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 10, 2017 to Dec 13, 2023factForm ADV
→ WINSTON PAUL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 12, 2008 to Nov 8, 2017factForm ADV
→ CHOREO, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 20, 2005 to Oct 25, 2007factForm ADV
→ H. BECK, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 7, 2002 to Oct 10, 2005factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Dec 13, 2023
Advisor changed firm
J Thomas Knight left Research Financial Strategies for Winston Paul Capital Management, Inc. (registered 2023-12-13)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago