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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner22 years in industry

JAMES WILLIAM GRAVES

Advisor at WEALTHCARE ADVISORY PARTNERS LLC

WEST CHESTER, PA | Philadelphia, PA

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Relationships: 6
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Dec 11, 2003 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: WEALTHCARE ADVISORY PARTNERS LLC
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: Dec 11, 2003earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 22derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 6derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Apr 9, 2013
First registration: Dec 11, 2003
Dual registered: no
IAPD individual key: 1497037

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
WEALTHCARE ADVISORY PARTNERS LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 2, 2020	n/a	yes	WEST CHESTER, PA\|Philadelphia, PA	Current employment
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Apr 26, 2016	Mar 4, 2020	no	WAYNE, PA	Previous registration
WHITFORD ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jun 7, 2013	Sep 5, 2014	no	PAOLI, PA	Previous registration
PERSIMMON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP	Former SEC adviser	Feb 11, 2013	Feb 15, 2013	no	BLUE BELL, PA	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC.	n/a	Nov 14, 2005	May 9, 2008	no	NEW YORK, NY	Previous registration
KELLEHER FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC	Independent wealth	Dec 11, 2003	Mar 3, 2004	no	NEW YORK, NY	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
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	WEALTHCARE ADVISORY PARTNERS LLC	Mar 4, 2020	Mar 2, 2020	-2	Firm change	Wirehouse to RIA
WHITFORD ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Sep 5, 2014	Apr 26, 2016	599	Firm change after gap	Other
PERSIMMON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP	WHITFORD ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	Feb 15, 2013	Jun 7, 2013	112	Firm change	Other
MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC.	PERSIMMON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP	May 9, 2008	Feb 11, 2013	1,739	Firm change after gap	Other
KELLEHER FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC	MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC.	Mar 3, 2004	Nov 14, 2005	621	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ WEALTHCARE ADVISORY PARTNERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Mar 2, 2020 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 26, 2016 to Mar 4, 2020factForm ADV
→ WHITFORD ADVISORY SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 7, 2013 to Sep 5, 2014factForm ADV
→ PERSIMMON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LPRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 11, 2013 to Feb 15, 2013factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 14, 2005 to May 9, 2008factForm ADV
→ KELLEHER FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 11, 2003 to Mar 3, 2004factForm ADV

Dated events

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