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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)24 years in industry

WILLIAM ANDREWS VESTAL

Advisor at D.A. DAVIDSON & CO.

Wilmington, NC

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Oct 15, 2002 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: D.A. DAVIDSON & CO.
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: Sep 25, 2001earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 24derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Sep 25, 2001
First registration: Oct 15, 2002
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: ANDY VESTAL
IAPD individual key: 4588955

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
D.A. DAVIDSON & CO.	Independent wealth	Oct 19, 2023	n/a	yes	Wilmington, NC	Current employment
TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 17, 2021	Oct 23, 2023	no	ATLANTA, GA\|WILMINGTON, NC	Previous registration
BB&T SECURITIES, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jan 2, 2013	Feb 17, 2021	no	WILMINGTON, NC\|RICHMOND, VA	Previous registration
SCOTT & STRINGFELLOW, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Aug 2, 2005	Jan 2, 2013	no	WILMINGTON, NC\|WILMINGTON, NC	Previous registration
BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Feb 23, 2004	Aug 1, 2005	no	CHARLOTTE, NC	Previous registration
BB&T ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	n/a	Oct 15, 2002	Feb 27, 2004	no	WILMINGTON, NC	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
TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	D.A. DAVIDSON & CO.	Oct 23, 2023	Oct 19, 2023	-4	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
BB&T SECURITIES, LLC	TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Feb 17, 2021	Feb 17, 2021	0	Bulk transfer	Ibd to ibd
SCOTT & STRINGFELLOW, LLC	BB&T SECURITIES, LLC	Jan 2, 2013	Jan 2, 2013	0	Bulk transfer	Other
BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	SCOTT & STRINGFELLOW, LLC	Aug 1, 2005	Aug 2, 2005	1	Firm change	Other
BB&T ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Feb 27, 2004	Feb 23, 2004	-4	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
283390:199:NC:2023-10-23	Oct 23, 2023	Oct 19, 2023	WILMINGTON, NC	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ D.A. DAVIDSON & CO.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Oct 19, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 17, 2021 to Oct 23, 2023factForm ADV
→ BB&T SECURITIES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 2, 2013 to Feb 17, 2021factForm ADV
→ SCOTT & STRINGFELLOW, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 2, 2005 to Jan 2, 2013factForm ADV
→ BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 23, 2004 to Aug 1, 2005factForm ADV
→ BB&T ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 15, 2002 to Feb 27, 2004factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Oct 23, 2023
Advisor changed firm
William Andrews Vestal left Truist Advisory Services, Inc. for D.A. Davidson & Co. (registered 2023-10-19)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago