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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Plannerdual registered (broker-dealer)14 years in industry

SANAE KOBAYASHI

Advisor at VANGUARD ADVISERS, INC.

Plano, TX

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Relationships: 4
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Apr 5, 2012 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: VANGUARD ADVISERS, 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: Mar 20, 2012earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 14derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 4derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66
First exam: Mar 20, 2012
First registration: Apr 5, 2012
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 6018687

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
VANGUARD ADVISERS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 4, 2022	n/a	yes	Plano, TX	Current employment
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Aug 2, 2019	May 10, 2022	no	PLANO, TX	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Dec 3, 2012	Aug 7, 2019	no	Plano, TX\|Greenville, DE\|Greenville, DE	Previous registration
CADARET GRANT & CO INC	Former SEC adviser	Apr 5, 2012	Sep 14, 2012	no	WILMINGTON, DE	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
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	VANGUARD ADVISERS, INC.	May 10, 2022	Aug 4, 2022	86	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd
MORGAN STANLEY	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Aug 7, 2019	Aug 2, 2019	-5	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
CADARET GRANT & CO INC	MORGAN STANLEY	Sep 14, 2012	Dec 3, 2012	80	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ VANGUARD ADVISERS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Aug 4, 2022 to presentfactForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 2, 2019 to May 10, 2022factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 3, 2012 to Aug 7, 2019factForm ADV
→ CADARET GRANT & CO INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 5, 2012 to Sep 14, 2012factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
May 10, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Sanae Kobayashi left Wells Fargo Advisors for Vanguard Advisers, Inc. (registered 2022-08-04)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago