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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)25 years in industry

DONALD WILLIAM ELLIOTT

Advisor at LPL FINANCIAL LLC

SAN JOSE, CA | LOS GATOS, CA | PASADENA, CA

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 7:14 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: May 15, 2001 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: LPL FINANCIAL LLC
Current firm class: broker-dealer affiliated wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: May 15, 2001earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 25derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Nov 9, 2007
First registration: May 15, 2001
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: DON WILLIAM ELLIOTT|DON WILLIAM ELLIOTT
IAPD individual key: 2261935

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
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jul 10, 2025	n/a	yes	PASADENA, CA\|LOS GATOS, CA\|SAN JOSE, CA	Current employment
CADARET GRANT & CO INC	Former SEC adviser	Sep 14, 2023	Jul 10, 2025	no	Syracuse, NY\|Los Gatos, CA\|Pasadena, CA	Previous registration
WP ADVISORS, LLC	Independent wealth	Mar 23, 2006	Oct 16, 2007	no	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	Previous registration
BOFA ADVISORS, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Apr 1, 2005	Apr 6, 2005	no	BOSTON, MA	Previous registration
COLUMBIA MANAGEMENT ADVISORS, INC.	n/a	Aug 30, 2004	Mar 31, 2005	no	BOSTON, MA	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO INVESTMENTS, LLC	n/a	May 15, 2001	Aug 18, 2003	no	SAN JOSE, 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
CADARET GRANT & CO INC	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Jul 10, 2025	Jul 10, 2025	0	Bulk transfer	Ibd to ibd
WP ADVISORS, LLC	CADARET GRANT & CO INC	Oct 16, 2007	Sep 14, 2023	5,812	Firm change after gap	Other
BOFA ADVISORS, LLC	WP ADVISORS, LLC	Apr 6, 2005	Mar 23, 2006	351	Firm change	Other
COLUMBIA MANAGEMENT ADVISORS, INC.	BOFA ADVISORS, LLC	Mar 31, 2005	Apr 1, 2005	1	Firm change	Other
WELLS FARGO INVESTMENTS, LLC	COLUMBIA MANAGEMENT ADVISORS, INC.	Aug 18, 2003	Aug 30, 2004	378	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jul 10, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CADARET GRANT & CO INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 14, 2023 to Jul 10, 2025factForm ADV
→ WP ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 23, 2006 to Oct 16, 2007factForm ADV
→ BOFA ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 1, 2005 to Apr 6, 2005factForm ADV
→ COLUMBIA MANAGEMENT ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 30, 2004 to Mar 31, 2005factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO INVESTMENTS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 15, 2001 to Aug 18, 2003factForm ADV

Dated events

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