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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)26 years in industry

Harrison Chi Chang

Advisor at IP FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES LLC

CHARLOTTE, NC | Laguna Hills, CA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 5:22 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Aug 25, 2000 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: IP FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES 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: Aug 15, 2000earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 26derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: Aug 15, 2000
First registration: Aug 25, 2000
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: Chi Chang|Harrison C. Chang|Harrison Chang
IAPD individual key: 4183646

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
IP FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES LLC	Independent wealth	Jun 21, 2024	n/a	yes	CHARLOTTE, NC\|Laguna Hills, CA	Current employment
WESTERN INTERNATIONAL SECURITIES	Former SEC adviser	Dec 2, 2017	Jul 3, 2024	no	Pasadena, CA\|PASADENA, CA	Previous registration
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	Wirehouse	May 18, 2016	Jun 29, 2017	no	IRVINE, CA\|IRVINE, CA\|IRVINE, CA\|IRVINE, CA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Oct 23, 2014	Mar 7, 2016	no	NEWPORT BEACH, CA	Previous registration
KEY WEST INVESTMENTS, LLC	n/a	Mar 11, 2011	Oct 23, 2014	no	SAN GABRIEL, CA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Aug 25, 2000	May 17, 2004	no	SINGAPORE 039392, 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
WESTERN INTERNATIONAL SECURITIES	IP FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES LLC	Jul 3, 2024	Jun 21, 2024	-12	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	WESTERN INTERNATIONAL SECURITIES	Jun 29, 2017	Dec 2, 2017	156	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	Mar 7, 2016	May 18, 2016	72	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
KEY WEST INVESTMENTS, LLC	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Oct 23, 2014	Oct 23, 2014	0	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	KEY WEST INVESTMENTS, LLC	May 17, 2004	Mar 11, 2011	2,489	Firm change after gap	Other

Team moves

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

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
79:39262:CA:2017-06-28	Jun 29, 2017	Dec 2, 2017	IRVINE, CA	Firm change
7691:79:CA:2016-02-25	Mar 7, 2016	May 18, 2016	NEWPORT BEACH, CA	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ IP FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jun 21, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
→ WESTERN INTERNATIONAL SECURITIESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 2, 2017 to Jul 3, 2024factForm ADV
→ J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 18, 2016 to Jun 29, 2017factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 23, 2014 to Mar 7, 2016factForm ADV
→ KEY WEST INVESTMENTS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 11, 2011 to Oct 23, 2014factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jul 3, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Harrison Chi Chang left Western International Securities for Ip Financial Advisory Services Llc (registered 2024-06-21)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago