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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner27 years in industry

CHRISTOPHER PAUL BIXBY

Advisor at FERGUSON WELLMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.

PORTLAND, OR

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Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jul 22, 1999 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: FERGUSON WELLMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
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: Jul 22, 1999earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 27derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 5derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66
First exam: Jul 7, 2016
First registration: Jul 22, 1999
Dual registered: no
Other names: CHRISTOPHER PAUL BIXBY|Chris Bixby
IAPD individual key: 3031538

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
FERGUSON WELLMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.	Independent wealth	Aug 2, 2021	n/a	yes	PORTLAND, OR	Current employment
Mariner	Bd affiliated wealth	May 10, 2019	Jul 28, 2021	no	BELLEVUE, WA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Jul 8, 2016	Apr 22, 2019	no	SEATTLE, WA\|NEW YORK, NY\|SEATTLE, WA\|BOSTON, MA\|NEW YORK, NY	Previous registration
COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORK	National bd RIA	Jun 1, 2005	Oct 13, 2009	no	WILLISTON, VT	Previous registration
AVANTAX ADVISORY SERVICES	Former SEC adviser	Jul 22, 1999	Jun 1, 2005	no	WILISTON, VT	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
Mariner	FERGUSON WELLMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.	Jul 28, 2021	Aug 2, 2021	5	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Mariner	Apr 22, 2019	May 10, 2019	18	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd
COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORK	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Oct 13, 2009	Jul 8, 2016	2,460	Firm change after gap	Ibd to wirehouse
AVANTAX ADVISORY SERVICES	COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORK	Jun 1, 2005	Jun 1, 2005	0	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ FERGUSON WELLMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Aug 2, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MARINERRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 10, 2019 to Jul 28, 2021factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 8, 2016 to Apr 22, 2019factForm ADV
→ COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORKRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 1, 2005 to Oct 13, 2009factForm ADV
→ AVANTAX ADVISORY SERVICESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 22, 1999 to Jun 1, 2005factForm ADV

Dated events

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