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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)25 years in industry

Shelly Ann Horwitz

Advisor at WORLD INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC

Reston, VA | Johns Creek, GA | Gainesville, GA | Alpharetta, GA

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Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Feb 14, 2005 to Sep 15, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: WORLD INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC
Current firm class: other adviserderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Dec 29, 2000earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 25derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 8derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 4
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: Dec 29, 2000
First registration: Feb 14, 2005
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: SHELLY ANN HOWARD|SHELLY HOWARD HORWITZ
IAPD individual key: 4101551

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
WORLD INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC	Other adviser	Apr 5, 2018	n/a	yes	Reston, VA\|Johns Creek, GA\|Alpharetta, GA\|Gainesville, GA	Current employment
KESTRA ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	May 5, 2016	Apr 2, 2018	no	Austin, TX\|WASHINGTON, DC	Previous registration
NFP ADVISOR SERVICES, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jun 21, 2011	Jul 11, 2016	no	WASHINGTON, DC\|ALPHARETTA, GA	Previous registration
LOCKTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC	No RAUM reported	Aug 25, 2010	Jun 10, 2011	no	OVERLAND PARK, KS	Previous registration
PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 14, 2005	Jul 23, 2010	no	BETHESDA, MD\|DES MOINES, IA\|BETHESDA, MD\|BETHESDA, MD	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
KESTRA ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	WORLD INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC	Apr 2, 2018	Apr 5, 2018	3	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
NFP ADVISOR SERVICES, LLC	KESTRA ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	Jul 11, 2016	May 5, 2016	-67	Firm change after gap	Other
LOCKTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC	NFP ADVISOR SERVICES, LLC	Jun 10, 2011	Jun 21, 2011	11	Firm change	Other
PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.	LOCKTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC	Jul 23, 2010	Aug 25, 2010	33	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
283330:208512:DC:2018-04-02	Apr 2, 2018	Apr 5, 2018	WASHINGTON, DC	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ WORLD INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Apr 5, 2018 to presentfactForm ADV
→ KESTRA ADVISORY SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 5, 2016 to Apr 2, 2018factForm ADV
→ NFP ADVISOR SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 21, 2011 to Jul 11, 2016factForm ADV
→ LOCKTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 25, 2010 to Jun 10, 2011factForm ADV
→ PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 14, 2005 to Jul 23, 2010factForm ADV

Dated events

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