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RIA / WealthAdvisor28 years in industry

TOD LEIGHTON LENHOFF

Advisor at WEALTH COMPASS FINANCIAL, INC.

Carlsbad, CA

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Relationships: 6
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jan 14, 2003 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: WEALTH COMPASS FINANCIAL, INC.
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: Jan 1, 1998earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 28derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 4derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: Aug 24, 1999
First registration: Jan 14, 2003
Dual registered: no
IAPD individual key: 3255143

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
WEALTH COMPASS FINANCIAL, INC.	Independent wealth	Sep 27, 2021	n/a	yes	Carlsbad, CA	Current employment
MADISON AVENUE SECURITIES, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Dec 8, 2016	Apr 5, 2017	no	Carlsbad, CA\|SAN DIEGO, CA\|SAN DIEGO, CA	Previous registration
AE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Dec 6, 2016	Jan 3, 2022	no	Carlsbad, CA	Previous registration
GLOBAL FINANCIAL PRIVATE CAPITAL, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Oct 17, 2014	Dec 8, 2016	no	VISTA, CA\|SARASOTA, FL\|Carlsbad, CA	Previous registration
CAPITAL SYNERGY PARTNERS	Former SEC adviser	Aug 9, 2012	Oct 17, 2014	no	IRVINE, CA\|VISTA, CA	Previous registration
FINANCIAL WEST GROUP	Former SEC adviser	Jan 14, 2003	Aug 8, 2012	no	VISTA, CA\|NORTHRIDGE, CA\|VISTA, CA\|IRVINE, CA	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
AE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	MADISON AVENUE SECURITIES, LLC	Jan 3, 2022	Dec 8, 2016	-1,852	Firm change after gap	Other
MADISON AVENUE SECURITIES, LLC	WEALTH COMPASS FINANCIAL, INC.	Apr 5, 2017	Sep 27, 2021	1,636	Firm change after gap	Other
GLOBAL FINANCIAL PRIVATE CAPITAL, INC.	AE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Dec 8, 2016	Dec 6, 2016	-2	Firm change	Other
CAPITAL SYNERGY PARTNERS	GLOBAL FINANCIAL PRIVATE CAPITAL, INC.	Oct 17, 2014	Oct 17, 2014	0	Firm change	Other
FINANCIAL WEST GROUP	CAPITAL SYNERGY PARTNERS	Aug 8, 2012	Aug 9, 2012	1	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ WEALTH COMPASS FINANCIAL, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Sep 27, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
→ AE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 6, 2016 to Jan 3, 2022factForm ADV
→ MADISON AVENUE SECURITIES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 8, 2016 to Apr 5, 2017factForm ADV
→ GLOBAL FINANCIAL PRIVATE CAPITAL, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 17, 2014 to Dec 8, 2016factForm ADV
→ CAPITAL SYNERGY PARTNERSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 9, 2012 to Oct 17, 2014factForm ADV
→ FINANCIAL WEST GROUPRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 14, 2003 to Aug 8, 2012factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jan 3, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Tod Leighton Lenhoff left Ae Wealth Management, Llc for Madison Avenue Securities, Llc (registered 2016-12-08)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago