This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Current firm

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.

Current firm class

national broker-dealer RIAderived

Book size

not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none

Industry start

Feb 9, 2004earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

22derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

16derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

2

Current registrations

1

Registered states

2

Designations

Chartered Financial Analyst

Exams

S63

First exam

May 18, 2004

First registration

Feb 9, 2004

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

HONG GAO|HONG SUNNY GAO

IAPD individual key

4754784

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:5f5f6d3b-52f4-9946-844d-a2a24f81b0b1

First observed

Feb 9, 2004

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 7 days ago

Source families

Federal regulator filings

1 registered feed stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.

Resolution

Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.