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RIA / WealthAdvisor24 years in industry

TIMOTHY CHRISTOPHER THURSTON

Advisor at ACCELERATE RETIREMENT

Dallas, TX | ALISO VIEJO, CA

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 4:41 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 7
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: May 28, 2003 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

fact = as filed or announced; derived = computed by DFX; estimate = a band, never a point

Current firm: ACCELERATE RETIREMENT
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: Jun 7, 2002earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 24derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Jun 7, 2002
First registration: May 28, 2003
Dual registered: no
Other names: TIM THURSTON
IAPD individual key: 1704102

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
ACCELERATE RETIREMENT	Independent wealth	Jun 18, 2023	n/a	yes	Dallas, TX\|ALISO VIEJO, CA	Current employment
WEALTHSPIRE RETIREMENT ADVISORY	Institutional manager	Dec 14, 2022	Jul 6, 2023	no	ALISO VIEJO, CA\|Dallas, TX	Previous registration
BALEFIRE, LLC	Independent wealth	Jul 8, 2019	Dec 7, 2022	no	DALLAS, TX	Previous registration
HUB INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES INC.	Former SEC adviser	Feb 16, 2018	Apr 5, 2019	no	DALLAS, TX\|Dallas, TX\|CONCORD, CA	Previous registration
IPS ADVISORS	Former SEC adviser	Jan 6, 2015	Mar 31, 2018	no	DALLAS, TX	Previous registration
NFP ADVISOR SERVICES, LLC	Former SEC adviser	May 3, 2007	Jan 2, 2015	no	DALLAS, TX	Previous registration
MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	May 28, 2003	Dec 31, 2005	no	PLANO, 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
WEALTHSPIRE RETIREMENT ADVISORY	ACCELERATE RETIREMENT	Jul 6, 2023	Jun 18, 2023	-18	Firm change	Other
BALEFIRE, LLC	WEALTHSPIRE RETIREMENT ADVISORY	Dec 7, 2022	Dec 14, 2022	7	Firm change	Other
HUB INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES INC.	BALEFIRE, LLC	Apr 5, 2019	Jul 8, 2019	94	Firm change	Other
IPS ADVISORS	HUB INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES INC.	Mar 31, 2018	Feb 16, 2018	-43	Firm change after gap	Other
NFP ADVISOR SERVICES, LLC	IPS ADVISORS	Jan 2, 2015	Jan 6, 2015	4	Firm change	Other
MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	NFP ADVISOR SERVICES, LLC	Dec 31, 2005	May 3, 2007	488	Firm change after gap	Other

Team moves

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

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
42046:172840:TX:2015-01-02	Jan 2, 2015	Jan 6, 2015	DALLAS, TX	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (7)

→ ACCELERATE RETIREMENTRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jun 18, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ WEALTHSPIRE RETIREMENT ADVISORYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 14, 2022 to Jul 6, 2023factForm ADV
→ BALEFIRE, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 8, 2019 to Dec 7, 2022factForm ADV
→ HUB INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 16, 2018 to Apr 5, 2019factForm ADV
→ IPS ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 6, 2015 to Mar 31, 2018factForm ADV
→ NFP ADVISOR SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 3, 2007 to Jan 2, 2015factForm ADV
→ MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 28, 2003 to Dec 31, 2005factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jul 6, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Timothy Christopher Thurston left Wealthspire Retirement Advisory for Accelerate Retirement (registered 2023-06-18)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Dec 7, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Timothy Christopher Thurston left Balefire, Llc for Wealthspire Retirement Advisory (registered 2022-12-14)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago