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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)17 years in industry

Christopher JOSEPH Smith

Advisor at WELLS FARGO ADVISORS

RHOME, TX | DECATUR, TX | FORT WORTH, TX | WATAUGA, TX

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 10:36 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Feb 25, 2009 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: WELLS FARGO ADVISORS
Current firm class: wirehousederived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Feb 14, 2009earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 17derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66
First exam: Feb 14, 2009
First registration: Feb 25, 2009
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: Christopher Joseph Smith|CHRIS J. SMITH|Christopher Smith|Christopher J Smith
IAPD individual key: 5613029

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
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Jul 18, 2023	n/a	yes	FORT WORTH, TX\|FORT WORTH, TX\|FORT WORTH, TX\|WATAUGA, TX\|RHOME, TX\|DECATUR, TX	Current employment
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	Wirehouse	Sep 23, 2021	Jul 18, 2023	no	North Richland Hills, TX\|SOUTHLAKE, TX\|HURST, TX	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Jul 10, 2017	Sep 20, 2021	no	FORT WORTH, TX\|FORT WORTH, TX\|FORT WORTH, TX	Previous registration
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	Wirehouse	Oct 1, 2012	Oct 15, 2015	no	LEWISVILLE, TX\|HURST, TX\|FT. WORTH, TX	Previous registration
CHASE INVESTMENT SERVICES CORP.	Former SEC adviser	May 12, 2010	Oct 1, 2012	no	EULESS, TX\|EULESS, TX\|LEWISVILLE, TX	Previous registration
EDWARD JONES	National bd RIA	Feb 25, 2009	Apr 26, 2010	no	HURST, TX\|NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TX\|ST LOUIS, MO\|EULESS, 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
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Jul 18, 2023	Jul 18, 2023	0	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	Sep 20, 2021	Sep 23, 2021	3	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Oct 15, 2015	Jul 10, 2017	634	Firm change after gap	Wirehouse to wirehouse
CHASE INVESTMENT SERVICES CORP.	J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	Oct 1, 2012	Oct 1, 2012	0	Bulk transfer	Other
EDWARD JONES	CHASE INVESTMENT SERVICES CORP.	Apr 26, 2010	May 12, 2010	16	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jul 18, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 23, 2021 to Jul 18, 2023factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 10, 2017 to Sep 20, 2021factForm ADV
→ CHASE INVESTMENT SERVICES CORP.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 12, 2010 to Oct 1, 2012factForm ADV
→ EDWARD JONESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 25, 2009 to Apr 26, 2010factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jul 18, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Christopher Joseph Smith left J.P. Morgan Securities Llc for Wells Fargo Advisors (registered 2023-07-18)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago