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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)32 years in industry

JOHN WAI CHEANG

Advisor at WELLS FARGO ADVISORS

SCOTTSDALE, AZ

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 11:17 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Aug 8, 2005 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: WELLS FARGO ADVISORS
Current firm class: wirehousederived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Mar 3, 1994earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 32derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S63|S66
First exam: Mar 3, 1994
First registration: Aug 8, 2005
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: JOHN W CHEANG|JOHN W CHEANG
IAPD individual key: 2206607

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
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Nov 2, 2023	n/a	yes	SCOTTSDALE, AZ	Current employment
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	National bd RIA	Oct 15, 2015	Nov 10, 2023	no	SCOTTSDALE, AZ	Previous registration
FIRST ALLIED ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Feb 7, 2014	Oct 23, 2015	no	SAN DIEGO, CA\|PHOENIX, AZ	Previous registration
CETERA ADVISORS LLC	Former SEC adviser	Mar 28, 2006	Feb 11, 2014	no	PHOENIX, AZ\|PHOENIX, AZ\|SURPRISE, AZ\|SCOTTSDALE, AZ	Previous registration
QUESTAR ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Aug 8, 2005	Mar 6, 2006	no	PHOENIX, AZ	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
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Nov 10, 2023	Nov 2, 2023	-8	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse
FIRST ALLIED ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	Oct 23, 2015	Oct 15, 2015	-8	Firm change	Other
CETERA ADVISORS LLC	FIRST ALLIED ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Feb 11, 2014	Feb 7, 2014	-4	Firm change	Other
QUESTAR ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	CETERA ADVISORS LLC	Mar 6, 2006	Mar 28, 2006	22	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Nov 2, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 15, 2015 to Nov 10, 2023factForm ADV
→ FIRST ALLIED ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 7, 2014 to Oct 23, 2015factForm ADV
→ CETERA ADVISORS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 28, 2006 to Feb 11, 2014factForm ADV
→ QUESTAR ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 8, 2005 to Mar 6, 2006factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Nov 10, 2023
Advisor changed firm
John Wai Cheang left Ameriprise Financial Services, Llc for Wells Fargo Advisors (registered 2023-11-02)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago