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RIA / WealthAdvisor43 years in industry

LESLIE HOWARD KERN

Advisor at D.H. HILL ADVISORS, INC.

KINGWOOD, TX

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Relationships: 6
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jul 8, 2002 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: D.H. HILL ADVISORS, 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: Aug 10, 1983earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 43derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 10derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Aug 10, 1983
First registration: Jul 8, 2002
Dual registered: no
Other names: LES H KERN
IAPD individual key: 1140180

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.H. HILL ADVISORS, INC.	Independent wealth	Feb 10, 2016	n/a	yes	KINGWOOD, TX	Current employment
LES H. KERN	n/a	Dec 14, 2010	Dec 16, 2016	no	WILMINGTON, NC	Previous registration
PLANMEMBER SECURITIES CORPORATION	Independent wealth	Nov 29, 2007	Mar 13, 2009	no	HOWELL, MO\|Carpinteria, CA\|HOWELL, MI	Previous registration
NEXT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Apr 2, 2007	Nov 8, 2007	no	HOUSTON, TX\|HOWELL, MI	Previous registration
COORDINATED CAPITAL SECURITIES, INC.	Independent wealth	Jan 3, 2007	Mar 30, 2007	no	FORT ATKINSON, WI\|HARTLAND, MI	Previous registration
Spc	Bd affiliated wealth	Jul 8, 2002	Dec 31, 2003	no	HARTLAND, MI	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
LES H. KERN	D.H. HILL ADVISORS, INC.	Dec 16, 2016	Feb 10, 2016	-310	Firm change after gap	Other
PLANMEMBER SECURITIES CORPORATION	LES H. KERN	Mar 13, 2009	Dec 14, 2010	641	Firm change after gap	Other
NEXT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	PLANMEMBER SECURITIES CORPORATION	Nov 8, 2007	Nov 29, 2007	21	Firm change	Other
COORDINATED CAPITAL SECURITIES, INC.	NEXT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	Mar 30, 2007	Apr 2, 2007	3	Firm change	Other
Spc	COORDINATED CAPITAL SECURITIES, INC.	Dec 31, 2003	Jan 3, 2007	1,099	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ D.H. HILL ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Feb 10, 2016 to presentfactForm ADV
→ LES H. KERNRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 14, 2010 to Dec 16, 2016factForm ADV
→ PLANMEMBER SECURITIES CORPORATIONRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 29, 2007 to Mar 13, 2009factForm ADV
→ NEXT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 2, 2007 to Nov 8, 2007factForm ADV
→ COORDINATED CAPITAL SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 3, 2007 to Mar 30, 2007factForm ADV
→ SPCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 8, 2002 to Dec 31, 2003factForm ADV

Dated events

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