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RIA / WealthAdvisor31 years in industry

CHARLES GAROFALO

Advisor at BROOKSTONE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

Bartonsville, PA | WHEATON, IL

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Relationships: 9
Dated events: 4
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Feb 9, 2007 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: BROOKSTONE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
Current firm class: independent wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Apr 5, 1995earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 31derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 8
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: Apr 5, 1995
First registration: Feb 9, 2007
Dual registered: no
Other names: CHUCK GAROFALO|CHARLES VINCENT GAROFALO|CHARLES V GAROFALO|Charles Garofalo
IAPD individual key: 2520536

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
BROOKSTONE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	Independent wealth	Dec 11, 2025	n/a	yes	Bartonsville, PA\|WHEATON, IL	Current employment
RONALD GELOK & ASSOCIATES, LLC	State registered	Jul 21, 2025	Sep 19, 2025	no	Parsippany, NJ\|NAPLES, FL	Previous registration
EDWARD JONES	National bd RIA	Mar 28, 2024	Apr 3, 2025	no	ST LOUIS, MO\|Succasunna, NJ\|SUCCASUNNA, NJ	Previous registration
FIDELITY PERSONAL AND WORKPLACE ADVISORS	Former SEC adviser	Sep 15, 2022	Mar 26, 2024	no	MORRISTOWN, NJ	Previous registration
PNC WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 4, 2021	Jul 21, 2022	no	MADISON, NJ\|MORRISTOWN, NJ\|RANDOLPH, NJ\|MARTINSVILLE, NJ	Previous registration
SANTANDER SECURITIES	Bd affiliated wealth	Dec 12, 2018	Feb 16, 2021	no	DENVILLE, NJ\|PARSIPPANY, NJ\|Rockaway, NJ\|Scotch Plains, NJ\|Randolph, NJ\|MORRIS PLAINS, NJ\|PARSIPPANY, NJ	Previous registration
BNY MELLON SECURITIES CORPORATION	Other adviser	Apr 21, 2015	Apr 27, 2018	no	BOCA RATON, FL	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Jun 1, 2009	Mar 23, 2015	no	Morristown, NJ\|Boca Raton, FL	Previous registration
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 9, 2007	Jun 1, 2009	no	FLORHAM PARK, NJ	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
RONALD GELOK & ASSOCIATES, LLC	BROOKSTONE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	Sep 19, 2025	Dec 11, 2025	83	Firm change	Other
EDWARD JONES	RONALD GELOK & ASSOCIATES, LLC	Apr 3, 2025	Jul 21, 2025	109	Firm change	Ibd to state RIA
FIDELITY PERSONAL AND WORKPLACE ADVISORS	EDWARD JONES	Mar 26, 2024	Mar 28, 2024	2	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
PNC WEALTH MANAGEMENT	FIDELITY PERSONAL AND WORKPLACE ADVISORS	Jul 21, 2022	Sep 15, 2022	56	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
SANTANDER SECURITIES	PNC WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Feb 16, 2021	Mar 4, 2021	16	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
BNY MELLON SECURITIES CORPORATION	SANTANDER SECURITIES	Apr 27, 2018	Dec 12, 2018	229	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
MORGAN STANLEY	BNY MELLON SECURITIES CORPORATION	Mar 23, 2015	Apr 21, 2015	29	Firm change	Other
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	MORGAN STANLEY	Jun 1, 2009	Jun 1, 2009	0	Bulk transfer	Other

Relationships

Registered with (9)

→ BROOKSTONE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Dec 11, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ RONALD GELOK & ASSOCIATES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 21, 2025 to Sep 19, 2025factForm ADV
→ EDWARD JONESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 28, 2024 to Apr 3, 2025factForm ADV
→ FIDELITY PERSONAL AND WORKPLACE ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 15, 2022 to Mar 26, 2024factForm ADV
→ PNC WEALTH MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 4, 2021 to Jul 21, 2022factForm ADV
→ SANTANDER SECURITIESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 12, 2018 to Feb 16, 2021factForm ADV
→ BNY MELLON SECURITIES CORPORATIONRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 21, 2015 to Apr 27, 2018factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 1, 2009 to Mar 23, 2015factForm ADV
→ CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 9, 2007 to Jun 1, 2009factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Sep 19, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Charles Garofalo left Ronald Gelok & Associates, Llc for Brookstone Capital Management Llc (registered 2025-12-11)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Apr 3, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Charles Garofalo left Edward Jones for Ronald Gelok & Associates, Llc (registered 2025-07-21)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Mar 26, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Charles Garofalo left Fidelity Personal And Workplace Advisors for Edward Jones (registered 2024-03-28)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Jul 21, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Charles Garofalo left Pnc Wealth Management for Fidelity Personal And Workplace Advisors (registered 2022-09-15)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago