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RIA / WealthAdvisor28 years in industry

JEFFREY STEPHEN MCHALE

Advisor at WEALTH EFFECTS

Pembroke, MA | BOSTON, MA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 11:10 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Feb 20, 2001 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: WEALTH EFFECTS
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: Dec 20, 1997earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 28derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Dec 20, 1997
First registration: Feb 20, 2001
Dual registered: no
Other names: JEFF MCHALE
IAPD individual key: 2998580

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
WEALTH EFFECTS	Independent wealth	Jun 11, 2024	n/a	yes	Pembroke, MA\|BOSTON, MA	Current employment
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	National bd RIA	Feb 27, 2015	Oct 20, 2021	no	Boston, MA\|Hingham, MA	Previous registration
COBURN & MEREDITH, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Feb 7, 2008	Mar 6, 2015	no	SIMSBURY, CT\|BOSTON, MA\|BOSTON, MA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Feb 20, 2001	Nov 22, 2004	no	ROCKLAND , MA	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
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	WEALTH EFFECTS	Oct 20, 2021	Jun 11, 2024	965	Firm change after gap	Ibd to RIA
COBURN & MEREDITH, INC.	AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	Mar 6, 2015	Feb 27, 2015	-7	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	COBURN & MEREDITH, INC.	Nov 22, 2004	Feb 7, 2008	1,172	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ WEALTH EFFECTSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jun 11, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
→ AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 27, 2015 to Oct 20, 2021factForm ADV
→ COBURN & MEREDITH, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 7, 2008 to Mar 6, 2015factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 20, 2001 to Nov 22, 2004factForm ADV

Dated events

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