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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)12 years in industry

Justin Jinhyun Tak

Advisor at VANGUARD ADVISERS, INC.

PLANO, TX

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 11:51 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 3
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Sep 19, 2023 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: VANGUARD ADVISERS, 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: Aug 1, 2014earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 12derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Mar 12, 2022
First registration: Sep 19, 2023
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: Justin Tak|Justin J Tak
IAPD individual key: 7476222

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
VANGUARD ADVISERS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 9, 2026	n/a	yes	PLANO, TX	Current employment
ALLY INVEST ADVISORS	Independent wealth	Oct 9, 2025	Aug 5, 2026	no	Lewisville, TX\|CHARLOTTE, NC	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	May 7, 2024	Apr 4, 2025	no	FRISCO, TX	Previous registration
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	National bd RIA	Sep 19, 2023	Oct 11, 2023	no	DALLAS, 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
ALLY INVEST ADVISORS	VANGUARD ADVISERS, INC.	Aug 5, 2026	Sep 9, 2026	35	Firm change	RIA to ibd
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	ALLY INVEST ADVISORS	Apr 4, 2025	Oct 9, 2025	188	Firm change	Wirehouse to RIA
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Oct 11, 2023	May 7, 2024	209	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ VANGUARD ADVISERS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Sep 9, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ ALLY INVEST ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 9, 2025 to Aug 5, 2026factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 7, 2024 to Apr 4, 2025factForm ADV
→ EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 19, 2023 to Oct 11, 2023factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Aug 5, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Justin Jinhyun Tak left Ally Invest Advisors for Vanguard Advisers, Inc. (registered 2026-09-09)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Apr 4, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Justin Jinhyun Tak left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Ally Invest Advisors (registered 2025-10-09)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Oct 11, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Justin Jinhyun Tak left Equitable Advisors, Llc for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2024-05-07)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago