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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)16 years in industry

CLIFF S DUESTER

Advisor at HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, LLC

SAN FRANCISCO, CA | NEW YORK, NY | SANTA MONICA, CA

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Nov 10, 2009 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, 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: Oct 15, 2009earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 16derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S66
First exam: Oct 15, 2009
First registration: Nov 10, 2009
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: CLIFF SIMEON DUESTER
IAPD individual key: 5634190

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
HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, LLC	Independent wealth	Jul 12, 2023	n/a	yes	NEW YORK, NY\|SANTA MONICA, CA\|SAN FRANCISCO, CA	Current employment
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 5, 2015	Jul 19, 2023	no	LOS ANGELES, CA	Previous registration
PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Dec 20, 2013	Oct 6, 2014	no	SAN DIEGO, CA	Previous registration
ANDINA ADVISORS	Independent wealth	Jul 18, 2013	Sep 27, 2013	no	SAN DIEGO, CA	Previous registration
PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Nov 10, 2009	Jul 5, 2013	no	SAN DIEGO, 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
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, LLC	Jul 19, 2023	Jul 12, 2023	-7	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLC	MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	Oct 6, 2014	Mar 5, 2015	150	Firm change	Other
ANDINA ADVISORS	PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLC	Sep 27, 2013	Dec 20, 2013	84	Firm change	Other
PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLC	ANDINA ADVISORS	Jul 5, 2013	Jul 18, 2013	13	Firm change	Other

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
10409:4031:CA:2023-07-19	Jul 19, 2023	Jul 12, 2023	LOS ANGELES, CA	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jul 12, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 5, 2015 to Jul 19, 2023factForm ADV
→ PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 20, 2013 to Oct 6, 2014factForm ADV
→ ANDINA ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 18, 2013 to Sep 27, 2013factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jul 19, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Cliff S Duester left Mml Investors Services, Llc for Hornor, Townsend & Kent, Llc (registered 2023-07-12)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago