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RIA / WealthAdvisor21 years in industry

Whitney Light Bania

Advisor at THE WEALTHGARDEN F.S. LLC

Fresno, CA | EL SEGUNDO, CA

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 2:46 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Aug 21, 2006 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: THE WEALTHGARDEN F.S. 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: May 18, 2005earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 21derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S66|S65
First exam: May 18, 2005
First registration: Aug 21, 2006
Dual registered: no
Other names: WHITNEY SUZANNE LIGHT
IAPD individual key: 4866167

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
THE WEALTHGARDEN F.S. LLC	Independent wealth	Jun 1, 2026	n/a	yes	EL SEGUNDO, CA\|Fresno, CA	Current employment
STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED	National bd RIA	Apr 11, 2023	Jun 17, 2026	no	FRESNO, CA	Previous registration
S & Y ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC	n/a	Mar 21, 2007	Nov 27, 2007	no	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	Previous registration
STONE & YOUNGBERG LLC	Former SEC adviser	Aug 21, 2006	Nov 27, 2007	no	SAN FRANCISCO, CA\|SAN FRANCISCO, 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
STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED	THE WEALTHGARDEN F.S. LLC	Jun 17, 2026	Jun 1, 2026	-16	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
S & Y ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC	STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED	Nov 27, 2007	Apr 11, 2023	5,614	Firm change after gap	Other
STONE & YOUNGBERG LLC	S & Y ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC	Nov 27, 2007	Mar 21, 2007	-251	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ THE WEALTHGARDEN F.S. LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jun 1, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 11, 2023 to Jun 17, 2026factForm ADV
→ S & Y ASSET MANAGEMENT LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 21, 2007 to Nov 27, 2007factForm ADV
→ STONE & YOUNGBERG LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 21, 2006 to Nov 27, 2007factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jun 17, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Whitney Light Bania left Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated for The Wealthgarden F.S. Llc (registered 2026-06-01)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago