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RIA / WealthAdvisor24 years in industry

HOWARD THE CHEN

Advisor at WEALTHSTAR ADVISORS, LLC

PLANO, TX

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Relationships: 7
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Aug 26, 2002 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: WEALTHSTAR ADVISORS, 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: Aug 23, 2002earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 24derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 12derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66
First exam: Aug 23, 2002
First registration: Aug 26, 2002
Dual registered: no
IAPD individual key: 4567095

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
WEALTHSTAR ADVISORS, LLC	Independent wealth	Nov 18, 2013	n/a	yes	PLANO, TX	Current employment
INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL PARTNERS	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 24, 2012	Dec 31, 2013	no	PLANO, TX	Previous registration
WORLD EQUITY GROUP, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 8, 2011	Jun 8, 2011	no	PLANO, TX\|CHICAGO, IL	Previous registration
PEREGRINE DIVERSIFIED INVESTMENT SERVICES CORP.	Former SEC adviser	May 2, 2011	Jul 12, 2012	no	PLANO, TX\|CHICAGO, IL	Previous registration
CONCORDIUS CAPITAL ADVISORS	Former SEC adviser	Nov 10, 2010	May 2, 2011	no	PLANO, TX\|ST PETERSBURG, FL	Previous registration
BREWER INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC	n/a	Aug 2, 2010	Nov 5, 2010	no	CHICAGO, IL	Previous registration
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	National bd RIA	Aug 26, 2002	Aug 11, 2010	no	Dallas, TX\|DALLAS, TX\|DALLAS, 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
INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL PARTNERS	WEALTHSTAR ADVISORS, LLC	Dec 31, 2013	Nov 18, 2013	-43	Firm change after gap	Other
PEREGRINE DIVERSIFIED INVESTMENT SERVICES CORP.	WORLD EQUITY GROUP, INC.	Jul 12, 2012	Jun 8, 2011	-400	Firm change after gap	Other
WORLD EQUITY GROUP, INC.	INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL PARTNERS	Jun 8, 2011	Aug 24, 2012	443	Firm change after gap	Other
CONCORDIUS CAPITAL ADVISORS	PEREGRINE DIVERSIFIED INVESTMENT SERVICES CORP.	May 2, 2011	May 2, 2011	0	Firm change	Other
BREWER INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC	CONCORDIUS CAPITAL ADVISORS	Nov 5, 2010	Nov 10, 2010	5	Firm change	Other
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	BREWER INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC	Aug 11, 2010	Aug 2, 2010	-9	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (7)

→ WEALTHSTAR ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Nov 18, 2013 to presentfactForm ADV
→ INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL PARTNERSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 24, 2012 to Dec 31, 2013factForm ADV
→ PEREGRINE DIVERSIFIED INVESTMENT SERVICES CORP.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 2, 2011 to Jul 12, 2012factForm ADV
→ WORLD EQUITY GROUP, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 8, 2011 to Jun 8, 2011factForm ADV
→ CONCORDIUS CAPITAL ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 10, 2010 to May 2, 2011factForm ADV
→ BREWER INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 2, 2010 to Nov 5, 2010factForm ADV
→ AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 26, 2002 to Aug 11, 2010factForm ADV

Dated events

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