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RIA / WealthAdvisor34 years in industry

CHARLES GIAQUINTO

Advisor at TACTIVE ADVISORS, LLC

SARASOTA, FL

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 6:40 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Apr 24, 2015 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: TACTIVE ADVISORS, 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: Dec 16, 1991earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 34derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S65|S66|S63
First exam: Dec 16, 1991
First registration: Apr 24, 2015
Dual registered: no
Other names: CHARLIE GIAQUINTO|CHARLES FRANCIS GIAQUINTO
IAPD individual key: 2187528

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
TACTIVE ADVISORS, LLC	Independent wealth	Aug 18, 2025	n/a	yes	SARASOTA, FL	Current employment
PAULSON INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC	n/a	Jul 19, 2022	Aug 22, 2022	no	PORTLAND, OR	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Aug 10, 2015	Jun 15, 2016	no	PORTLAND, OR	Previous registration
MKG CAPITAL ADVISORS	Former SEC adviser	Apr 24, 2015	May 15, 2015	no	PORTLAND, OR	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
PAULSON INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC	TACTIVE ADVISORS, LLC	Aug 22, 2022	Aug 18, 2025	1,092	Firm change after gap	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	PAULSON INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC	Jun 15, 2016	Jul 19, 2022	2,225	Firm change after gap	Other
MKG CAPITAL ADVISORS	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	May 15, 2015	Aug 10, 2015	87	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ TACTIVE ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Aug 18, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ PAULSON INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 19, 2022 to Aug 22, 2022factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 10, 2015 to Jun 15, 2016factForm ADV
→ MKG CAPITAL ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 24, 2015 to May 15, 2015factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Aug 22, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Charles Giaquinto left Paulson Investment Advisors, Llc for Tactive Advisors, Llc (registered 2025-08-18)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago