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RIA / WealthAdvisor13 years in industry

CHAD PATRICK BUDY

Advisor at BROOKSTONE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

WHEATON, IL | Worthington, 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, 10:19 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 8
Dated events: 3
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jun 24, 2015 to Sep 15, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: BROOKSTONE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
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: Sep 1, 2013earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 13derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 7
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Jun 22, 2015
First registration: Jun 24, 2015
Dual registered: no
Other names: CHAD PATRICK BUDY|Chad Budy
IAPD individual key: 6126016

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
BROOKSTONE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	Independent wealth	May 19, 2026	n/a	yes	WHEATON, IL\|Worthington, OH	Current employment
SIMPLICITY WEALTH	Mixed wealth	Feb 24, 2025	May 11, 2026	no	SUMMIT, NJ\|Lewis Center, OH	Previous registration
APTUS WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	n/a	Mar 15, 2022	Jun 29, 2026	no	LEWIS CENTER, OH	Previous registration
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	National bd RIA	Mar 26, 2021	Mar 16, 2022	no	COLUMBUS, OH	Previous registration
PNC WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 15, 2019	Mar 26, 2021	no	DUBLIN, OH\|DUBLIN, OH\|COLUMBUS, OH\|COLUMBUS, OH\|COLUMBUS, OH\|NEW ALBANY, OH\|WESTERVILLE, OH	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Oct 3, 2018	Mar 6, 2019	no	COLUMBUS, OH	Previous registration
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	Wirehouse	Aug 7, 2017	Oct 12, 2018	no	DUBLIN, OH\|COLUMBUS, OH\|Upper Arlington, OH	Previous registration
HUNTINGTON FINANCIAL ADVISORS	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 24, 2015	Aug 8, 2017	no	COLUMBUS, OH\|COLUMBUS, OH\|GARRETTSVILLE, OH\|COLUMBUS, OH\|GROVEPORT, OH\|COLUMBUS, OH\|DUBLIN, OH\|GROVE CITY, OH	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
APTUS WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	SIMPLICITY WEALTH	Jun 29, 2026	Feb 24, 2025	-490	Firm change after gap	Other
SIMPLICITY WEALTH	BROOKSTONE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	May 11, 2026	May 19, 2026	8	Firm change	RIA to RIA
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	APTUS WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Mar 16, 2022	Mar 15, 2022	-1	Firm change	Other
PNC WEALTH MANAGEMENT	AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	Mar 26, 2021	Mar 26, 2021	0	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	PNC WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Mar 6, 2019	Mar 15, 2019	9	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Oct 12, 2018	Oct 3, 2018	-9	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
HUNTINGTON FINANCIAL ADVISORS	J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	Aug 8, 2017	Aug 7, 2017	-1	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
284416:300572:OH:2026-06-29	Jun 29, 2026	Feb 24, 2025	LEWIS CENTER, OH	Firm change after gap

Relationships

Registered with (8)

→ BROOKSTONE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
May 19, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ APTUS WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 15, 2022 to Jun 29, 2026factForm ADV
→ SIMPLICITY WEALTHRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 24, 2025 to May 11, 2026factForm ADV
→ AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 26, 2021 to Mar 16, 2022factForm ADV
→ PNC WEALTH MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 15, 2019 to Mar 26, 2021factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 3, 2018 to Mar 6, 2019factForm ADV
→ J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 7, 2017 to Oct 12, 2018factForm ADV
→ HUNTINGTON FINANCIAL ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 24, 2015 to Aug 8, 2017factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jun 29, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Chad Patrick Budy left Aptus Wealth Management, Llc for Simplicity Wealth (registered 2025-02-24)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
May 11, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Chad Patrick Budy left Simplicity Wealth for Brookstone Capital Management Llc (registered 2026-05-19)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Mar 16, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Chad Patrick Budy left Ameriprise Financial Services, Llc for Aptus Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2022-03-15)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago