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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Plannerdual registered (broker-dealer)25 years in industry

KAREN SIU ING HO

Advisor at GWN SECURITIES INC.

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL | HOUSTON, TX

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Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: May 22, 2002 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: GWN SECURITIES INC.
Current firm class: broker-dealer affiliated wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Oct 13, 2000earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 25derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 6derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Oct 13, 2000
First registration: May 22, 2002
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 4226052

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
GWN SECURITIES INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 30, 2020	n/a	yes	PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL\|PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL\|HOUSTON, TX	Current employment
NATIONWIDE SECURITIES, LLC	No RAUM reported	Aug 1, 2008	Jul 1, 2020	no	HOUSTON, TX\|HOUSTON, TX\|HOUSTON, TX\|SPRING, TX\|SAN ANTONIO, TX\|SPRING, TX\|SPRING, TX\|RICHMOND, TX	Previous registration
WEALTH DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES INVESTMENT ADVISORY, INC.	State registered	Jan 1, 2006	Oct 1, 2007	no	HOUSTON, TX	Previous registration
WEALTH DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES INVESTMENT ADVISORY, INC.	State registered	Jan 13, 2003	Dec 31, 2005	no	HOUSTON, TX	Previous registration
1717 CAPITAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY	n/a	May 22, 2002	Aug 1, 2008	no	HOUSTON, TX\|HOUSTON, TX	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
NATIONWIDE SECURITIES, LLC	GWN SECURITIES INC.	Jul 1, 2020	Jun 30, 2020	-1	Firm change	Other
1717 CAPITAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY	WEALTH DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES INVESTMENT ADVISORY, INC.	Aug 1, 2008	Jan 13, 2003	-2,027	Firm change after gap	Other
WEALTH DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES INVESTMENT ADVISORY, INC.	NATIONWIDE SECURITIES, LLC	Oct 1, 2007	Aug 1, 2008	305	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ GWN SECURITIES INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Jun 30, 2020 to presentfactForm ADV
→ NATIONWIDE SECURITIES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 1, 2008 to Jul 1, 2020factForm ADV
→ 1717 CAPITAL MANAGEMENT COMPANYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 22, 2002 to Aug 1, 2008factForm ADV
→ WEALTH DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES INVESTMENT ADVISORY, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 1, 2006 to Oct 1, 2007factForm ADV

Dated events

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