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RIA / WealthAdvisor22 years in industry

BETSY JOANN COLE

Advisor at CLEARSTEAD; CLEARSTEAD ADVISORY SOLUTIONS

SEATTLE, WA | CLEVELAND, OH

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 10
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Oct 19, 2004 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: CLEARSTEAD; CLEARSTEAD ADVISORY SOLUTIONS
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: Aug 2, 2004earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 22derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 9
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66
First exam: Aug 2, 2004
First registration: Oct 19, 2004
Dual registered: no
Other names: BETSY JOANN KELLENBECK
IAPD individual key: 4667304

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
CLEARSTEAD; CLEARSTEAD ADVISORY SOLUTIONS	Independent wealth	Feb 26, 2026	n/a	yes	SEATTLE, WA\|CLEVELAND, OH	Current employment
THE CLARIUS GROUP, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Dec 12, 2021	Feb 18, 2026	no	SEATTLE, WA	Previous registration
HIGHLAND PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Former SEC adviser	Jun 19, 2019	Nov 19, 2021	no	BELLEVUE, WA	Previous registration
NEWGROUND SOCIAL INVESTMENT	Independent wealth	Aug 1, 2017	Jun 21, 2019	no	SEATTLE, WA	Previous registration
D.A. DAVIDSON & CO.	Independent wealth	Dec 18, 2015	Jul 6, 2017	no	BELLEVUE, WA	Previous registration
TRUTINA FINANCIAL	Former SEC adviser	Nov 29, 2011	Nov 19, 2015	no	BELLEVUE, WA	Previous registration
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	National bd RIA	Jul 7, 2011	Nov 10, 2011	no	RENTON, WA	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Jan 1, 2008	Jan 6, 2011	no	BELLINGHAM, WA	Previous registration
A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.	n/a	May 17, 2005	Jan 1, 2008	no	BELLINGHAM, WA\|BELLINGHAM, WA\|ST. LOUIS, MO	Previous registration
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	National bd RIA	Oct 19, 2004	Feb 14, 2005	no	SEATTLE, WA	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
THE CLARIUS GROUP, LLC	CLEARSTEAD; CLEARSTEAD ADVISORY SOLUTIONS	Feb 18, 2026	Feb 26, 2026	8	Firm change	RIA to RIA
HIGHLAND PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT	THE CLARIUS GROUP, LLC	Nov 19, 2021	Dec 12, 2021	23	Firm change	RIA to RIA
NEWGROUND SOCIAL INVESTMENT	HIGHLAND PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Jun 21, 2019	Jun 19, 2019	-2	Firm change	Other
D.A. DAVIDSON & CO.	NEWGROUND SOCIAL INVESTMENT	Jul 6, 2017	Aug 1, 2017	26	Firm change	Other
TRUTINA FINANCIAL	D.A. DAVIDSON & CO.	Nov 19, 2015	Dec 18, 2015	29	Firm change	Other
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	TRUTINA FINANCIAL	Nov 10, 2011	Nov 29, 2011	19	Firm change	Other
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	Jan 6, 2011	Jul 7, 2011	182	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd
A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Jan 1, 2008	Jan 1, 2008	0	Bulk transfer	Other
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.	Feb 14, 2005	May 17, 2005	92	Firm change	Other

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
173347:105674:WA:2026-02-11	Feb 18, 2026	Feb 26, 2026	SEATTLE, WA	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (9)

→ CLEARSTEAD; CLEARSTEAD ADVISORY SOLUTIONSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Feb 26, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ THE CLARIUS GROUP, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 12, 2021 to Feb 18, 2026factForm ADV
→ HIGHLAND PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 19, 2019 to Nov 19, 2021factForm ADV
→ NEWGROUND SOCIAL INVESTMENTRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 1, 2017 to Jun 21, 2019factForm ADV
→ D.A. DAVIDSON & CO.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 18, 2015 to Jul 6, 2017factForm ADV
→ TRUTINA FINANCIALRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 29, 2011 to Nov 19, 2015factForm ADV
→ AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 7, 2011 to Nov 10, 2011factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 1, 2008 to Jan 6, 2011factForm ADV
→ A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 17, 2005 to Jan 1, 2008factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Feb 18, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Betsy Joann Cole left The Clarius Group, Llc for Clearstead; Clearstead Advisory Solutions (registered 2026-02-26)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago