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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)23 years in industry

SCOTT VANDERLINDEN

Advisor at CHELSEA ADVISORY SERVICES, INC

STATEN ISLAND, NY | Lancaster, SC

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 11:35 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Apr 23, 2003 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: CHELSEA ADVISORY SERVICES, 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: Mar 25, 2003earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 23derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 5derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Mar 25, 2003
First registration: Apr 23, 2003
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 4641925

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
CHELSEA ADVISORY SERVICES, INC	Independent wealth	Jan 4, 2021	n/a	yes	Lancaster, SC\|STATEN ISLAND, NY	Current employment
OSAIC WEALTH, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Nov 2, 2018	Dec 31, 2020	no	LANCASTER, SC\|CHARLOTTE, NC	Previous registration
SIGNATOR INVESTORS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	May 13, 2016	Nov 2, 2018	no	CHARLOTTE, NC\|CHARLOTTE, NC	Previous registration
TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 4, 2009	May 13, 2016	no	CHARLOTTE, NC\|CHARLOTTE, NC	Previous registration
TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	n/a	Mar 4, 2008	Sep 4, 2009	no	MATTHEWS, NC\|CHARLOTTE, NC\|CHARLOTTE, NC	Previous registration
ESI FINANCIAL ADVISORS	Independent wealth	Apr 23, 2003	Feb 8, 2008	no	CHARLOTTE, NC\|CHARLOTTE, NC	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
OSAIC WEALTH, INC.	CHELSEA ADVISORY SERVICES, INC	Dec 31, 2020	Jan 4, 2021	4	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
SIGNATOR INVESTORS, INC.	OSAIC WEALTH, INC.	Nov 2, 2018	Nov 2, 2018	0	Bulk transfer	Ibd to ibd
TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC	SIGNATOR INVESTORS, INC.	May 13, 2016	May 13, 2016	0	Bulk transfer	Other
TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC	Sep 4, 2009	Sep 4, 2009	0	Bulk transfer	Other
ESI FINANCIAL ADVISORS	TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	Feb 8, 2008	Mar 4, 2008	25	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ CHELSEA ADVISORY SERVICES, INCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 4, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
→ OSAIC WEALTH, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 2, 2018 to Dec 31, 2020factForm ADV
→ SIGNATOR INVESTORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 13, 2016 to Nov 2, 2018factForm ADV
→ TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 4, 2009 to May 13, 2016factForm ADV
→ TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 4, 2008 to Sep 4, 2009factForm ADV
→ ESI FINANCIAL ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 23, 2003 to Feb 8, 2008factForm ADV

Dated events

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