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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)28 years in industry

THOMAS CHARLES DEXTER

Advisor at WELLS FARGO ADVISORS

WILTON, CT | PURCHASE, NY

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 12:51 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 7
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Oct 25, 2001 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: WELLS FARGO ADVISORS
Current firm class: wirehousederived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Feb 3, 1998earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 28derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 3
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Feb 3, 1998
First registration: Oct 25, 2001
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: TOM DEXTER
IAPD individual key: 2980270

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
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Apr 1, 2026	n/a	yes	PURCHASE, NY\|WILTON, CT	Current employment
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 22, 2019	Apr 8, 2026	no	WILTON, CT\|PARAMUS, NJ\|WESTPORT, CT\|NORWALK, CT	Previous registration
COMMONWEALTH STRATEGIC ADVISORY	Former SEC adviser	Oct 8, 2014	Oct 11, 2018	no	NEW CANAAN, CT	Previous registration
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.	Former SEC adviser	Oct 8, 2012	Dec 23, 2013	no	NEW YORK, NY	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Sep 22, 2008	Jun 1, 2012	no	NEW YORK, NY	Previous registration
LEHMAN BROTHERS INC.	n/a	Oct 5, 2004	Oct 2, 2008	no	NEW YORK, NY\|NEW YORK, NY\|NEW YORK, NY	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	n/a	Oct 25, 2001	Sep 3, 2004	no	WASHINGTON, DC	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
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Apr 8, 2026	Apr 1, 2026	-7	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse
COMMONWEALTH STRATEGIC ADVISORY	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Oct 11, 2018	Mar 22, 2019	162	Firm change	RIA to RIA
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.	COMMONWEALTH STRATEGIC ADVISORY	Dec 23, 2013	Oct 8, 2014	289	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.	Jun 1, 2012	Oct 8, 2012	129	Firm change	Other
LEHMAN BROTHERS INC.	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Oct 2, 2008	Sep 22, 2008	-10	Firm change	Other
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	LEHMAN BROTHERS INC.	Sep 3, 2004	Oct 5, 2004	32	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (7)

→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Apr 1, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 22, 2019 to Apr 8, 2026factForm ADV
→ COMMONWEALTH STRATEGIC ADVISORYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 8, 2014 to Oct 11, 2018factForm ADV
→ BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 8, 2012 to Dec 23, 2013factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 22, 2008 to Jun 1, 2012factForm ADV
→ LEHMAN BROTHERS INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 5, 2004 to Oct 2, 2008factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 25, 2001 to Sep 3, 2004factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Apr 8, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Thomas Charles Dexter left Lpl Financial Llc for Wells Fargo Advisors (registered 2026-04-01)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago