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RIA / WealthAdvisorChartered Financial Analyst15 years in industry

Michael Min-Kai Chen

Advisor at CAPITAL GROUP PRIVATE CLIENT SERVICES, INC.

Los Angeles, CA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 2:29 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jun 27, 2017 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: CAPITAL GROUP PRIVATE CLIENT SERVICES, 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: Jul 23, 2011earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 15derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 6
Designations: Chartered Financial Analyst
Exams: S65
First exam: Jul 23, 2011
First registration: Jun 27, 2017
Dual registered: no
Other names: MIKE CHEN|MIKE MIN-KAI CHEN|Michael Chen
IAPD individual key: 5072637

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
CAPITAL GROUP PRIVATE CLIENT SERVICES, INC.	Independent wealth	Jan 15, 2026	n/a	yes	Los Angeles, CA	Current employment
FIRST FOUNDATION ADVISORS	Independent wealth	Apr 18, 2024	Jan 9, 2026	no	IRVINE, CA	Previous registration
RVW WEALTH LLC	Independent wealth	May 22, 2020	Aug 30, 2022	no	LOS ANGELES, CA	Previous registration
TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 27, 2017	Mar 4, 2019	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
FIRST FOUNDATION ADVISORS	CAPITAL GROUP PRIVATE CLIENT SERVICES, INC.	Jan 9, 2026	Jan 15, 2026	6	Firm change	RIA to RIA
RVW WEALTH LLC	FIRST FOUNDATION ADVISORS	Aug 30, 2022	Apr 18, 2024	597	Firm change after gap	RIA to RIA
TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	RVW WEALTH LLC	Mar 4, 2019	May 22, 2020	445	Firm change after gap	Ibd to RIA

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ CAPITAL GROUP PRIVATE CLIENT SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 15, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ FIRST FOUNDATION ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 18, 2024 to Jan 9, 2026factForm ADV
→ RVW WEALTH LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 22, 2020 to Aug 30, 2022factForm ADV
→ TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 27, 2017 to Mar 4, 2019factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jan 9, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Michael Min-Kai Chen left First Foundation Advisors for Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. (registered 2026-01-15)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Aug 30, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Michael Min-Kai Chen left Rvw Wealth Llc for First Foundation Advisors (registered 2024-04-18)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago