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RIA / WealthAdvisorChartered Financial Analystdual registered (broker-dealer)12 years in industry

Carl David Aschenbrenner

Advisor at SCHWAB WEALTH ADVISORY, INC.

Bellevue, WA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 9:37 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Sep 9, 2014 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: SCHWAB WEALTH ADVISORY, INC.
Current firm class: no raum reportedderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Aug 19, 2014earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 12derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Chartered Financial Analyst
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Aug 19, 2014
First registration: Sep 9, 2014
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 6394890

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
SCHWAB WEALTH ADVISORY, INC.	No RAUM reported	Sep 4, 2025	n/a	yes	Bellevue, WA	Current employment
FISHER INVESTMENTS	Independent wealth	Mar 13, 2024	Jul 1, 2025	no	PLANO, TX\|Camas, WA	Previous registration
WHALEN FINANCIAL	Independent wealth	Apr 9, 2021	Sep 22, 2023	no	LAS VEGAS, NV	Previous registration
HCR WEALTH ADVISORS	Independent wealth	Apr 15, 2015	Jun 11, 2021	no	LOS ANGELES, CA	Previous registration
COMPOSITION WEALTH, LLC	Independent wealth	Sep 9, 2014	Mar 16, 2015	no	LOS ANGELES, CA	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
FISHER INVESTMENTS	SCHWAB WEALTH ADVISORY, INC.	Jul 1, 2025	Sep 4, 2025	65	Firm change	Other
WHALEN FINANCIAL	FISHER INVESTMENTS	Sep 22, 2023	Mar 13, 2024	173	Firm change	RIA to RIA
HCR WEALTH ADVISORS	WHALEN FINANCIAL	Jun 11, 2021	Apr 9, 2021	-63	Firm change after gap	RIA to new firm
COMPOSITION WEALTH, LLC	HCR WEALTH ADVISORS	Mar 16, 2015	Apr 15, 2015	30	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ SCHWAB WEALTH ADVISORY, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Sep 4, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ FISHER INVESTMENTSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 13, 2024 to Jul 1, 2025factForm ADV
→ WHALEN FINANCIALRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 9, 2021 to Sep 22, 2023factForm ADV
→ HCR WEALTH ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 15, 2015 to Jun 11, 2021factForm ADV
→ COMPOSITION WEALTH, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 9, 2014 to Mar 16, 2015factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jul 1, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Carl David Aschenbrenner left Fisher Investments for Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. (registered 2025-09-04)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Sep 22, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Carl David Aschenbrenner left Whalen Financial for Fisher Investments (registered 2024-03-13)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago