This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Current firm

WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, 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

Apr 1, 1998earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

28derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

22derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

1

Current registrations

1

Registered states

3

Designations

Certified Financial Planner

Exams

S65|S63

First exam

Sep 18, 1998

First registration

Feb 2, 2007

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

IAPD individual key

3091291

• Occurred

  Sep 28, 2023
  Advisor departed, no destination yet

  Steven Thomas Hess no longer registered at Lpl Financial Llc; no later IA registration on IAPD

  Form ADVobserved 5 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:9beee85f-c602-4412-f6ce-7a4e6e9e10db

First observed

Feb 2, 2007

Last observed

Sep 15, 2026 5 days ago

Source families

Federal regulator filings

1 registered feed stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.

Resolution

Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.