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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Plannerdual registered (broker-dealer)11 years in industry

Brandon James Grocki

Advisor at KESTRA ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC

AUSTIN, TX | Tinton Falls, NJ

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 5:07 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jul 10, 2015 to Sep 15, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: KESTRA ADVISORY SERVICES, 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: Jul 8, 2015earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 11derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66
First exam: Jul 8, 2015
First registration: Jul 10, 2015
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: BRANDON GROCKI|BRANDON J GROCKI
IAPD individual key: 6458365

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
KESTRA ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 17, 2026	n/a	yes	Tinton Falls, NJ\|AUSTIN, TX	Current employment
HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, LLC	Independent wealth	May 7, 2018	Feb 17, 2026	no	EDISON, NJ\|TINTON FALLS, NJ	Previous registration
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Oct 26, 2016	Feb 15, 2018	no	ENGLISHTOWN, NJ\|MARLBORO, NJ\|MIDDLETOWN, NJ	Previous registration
WBI INVESTMENTS, LLC	Independent wealth	Nov 23, 2015	Oct 14, 2016	no	RED BANK, NJ	Previous registration
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	National bd RIA	Jul 10, 2015	Oct 19, 2015	no	HELMETTA, NJ\|WALL, NJ\|WALL, NJ	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
HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, LLC	KESTRA ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	Feb 17, 2026	Feb 17, 2026	0	Firm change	RIA to ibd
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, LLC	Feb 15, 2018	May 7, 2018	81	Firm change	Other
WBI INVESTMENTS, LLC	CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Oct 14, 2016	Oct 26, 2016	12	Firm change	Other
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	WBI INVESTMENTS, LLC	Oct 19, 2015	Nov 23, 2015	35	Firm change	Other

Team moves

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

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
4031:283330:NJ:2026-02-17	Feb 17, 2026	Feb 17, 2026	TINTON FALLS, NJ	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ KESTRA ADVISORY SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Feb 17, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 7, 2018 to Feb 17, 2026factForm ADV
→ CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 26, 2016 to Feb 15, 2018factForm ADV
→ WBI INVESTMENTS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 23, 2015 to Oct 14, 2016factForm ADV
→ EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 10, 2015 to Oct 19, 2015factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Feb 17, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Brandon James Grocki left Hornor, Townsend & Kent, Llc for Kestra Advisory Services, Llc (registered 2026-02-17)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago