This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Current firm

ADVOCATES WEALTH PLANNING

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

Aug 12, 1999earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

27derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

1

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Exams

S63|S65

First exam

Aug 12, 1999

First registration

Aug 18, 2020

Dual registered

no

Other names

CHUCK BATES|STEVEN CHARLES BATES

IAPD individual key

2979027

• Occurred

  Jun 20, 2023
  Advisor changed firm

  Steven Charles Bates left Stegent Equity Advisors Inc. for Advocates Wealth Planning (registered 2023-07-14)

  Form ADVobserved 5 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:42396fd2-e66a-5b68-691e-86a006011857

First observed

Aug 18, 2020

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 6 days ago

Source families

Federal regulator filings

1 registered feed stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.

Resolution

Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.