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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)39 years in industry

JOSEPH ALLEN ARMSTRONG

Advisor at GWN SECURITIES INC.

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL | HOUSTON, TX

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Relationships: 4
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 24, 2011 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: GWN 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: Nov 25, 1986earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 39derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 7derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Nov 25, 1986
First registration: Mar 24, 2011
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 1558192

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
GWN SECURITIES INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 5, 2019	n/a	yes	HOUSTON, TX\|PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL\|PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL	Current employment
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 25, 2017	Feb 7, 2019	no	HOUSTON, TX	Previous registration
MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	May 20, 2015	Mar 25, 2017	no	HOUSTON, TX	Previous registration
OSAIC WEALTH, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 24, 2011	May 20, 2015	no	HOUSTON, TX\|HOUSTON, TX\|PLANO, TX	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
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	GWN SECURITIES INC.	Feb 7, 2019	Feb 5, 2019	-2	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	Mar 25, 2017	Mar 25, 2017	0	Bulk transfer	Other
OSAIC WEALTH, INC.	MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	May 20, 2015	May 20, 2015	0	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ GWN SECURITIES INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Feb 5, 2019 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 25, 2017 to Feb 7, 2019factForm ADV
→ MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 20, 2015 to Mar 25, 2017factForm ADV
→ OSAIC WEALTH, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 24, 2011 to May 20, 2015factForm ADV

Dated events

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