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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Plannerdual registered (broker-dealer)31 years in industry

KENNETH LEE KNOPF

Advisor at VALIC FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.

BURLINGTON, MA

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Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Apr 15, 2004 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: VALIC FINANCIAL ADVISORS, 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: Sep 13, 1995earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 31derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 17derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 11
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Sep 13, 1995
First registration: Apr 15, 2004
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: KENNETH LEE KNOPF|KENNETH KNOPF
IAPD individual key: 2282786

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
VALIC FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Apr 29, 2009	n/a	yes	BURLINGTON, MA	Current employment
BENTLEY WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Feb 20, 2008	Mar 13, 2009	no	WARWICK, RI	Previous registration
1ST GLOBAL ADVISORS INC	Former SEC adviser	Jul 25, 2006	May 1, 2009	no	WARWICK, RI\|WARWICK, RI	Previous registration
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 6, 2006	Jul 21, 2006	no	GEORGETOWN, MA	Previous registration
AMERIPRISE ADVISOR SERVICES, INC.	n/a	Apr 15, 2004	Oct 15, 2004	no	ANDOVER, MA	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
1ST GLOBAL ADVISORS INC	BENTLEY WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC	May 1, 2009	Feb 20, 2008	-436	Firm change after gap	Other
BENTLEY WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC	VALIC FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	Mar 13, 2009	Apr 29, 2009	47	Firm change	Other
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	1ST GLOBAL ADVISORS INC	Jul 21, 2006	Jul 25, 2006	4	Firm change	Other
AMERIPRISE ADVISOR SERVICES, INC.	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Oct 15, 2004	Jan 6, 2006	448	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ VALIC FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Apr 29, 2009 to presentfactForm ADV
→ 1ST GLOBAL ADVISORS INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 25, 2006 to May 1, 2009factForm ADV
→ BENTLEY WEALTH ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 20, 2008 to Mar 13, 2009factForm ADV
→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 6, 2006 to Jul 21, 2006factForm ADV
→ AMERIPRISE ADVISOR SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 15, 2004 to Oct 15, 2004factForm ADV

Dated events

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