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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)21 years in industry

CHRISTOPHER LEWIS FINIZIO

Advisor at STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC

SPRINGFIELD, PA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 12:44 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 3, 2022 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC
Current firm class: national broker-dealer RIAderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Feb 16, 2005earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 21derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: Feb 16, 2005
First registration: Mar 3, 2022
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: CHRISTOPHER LEWIS WELSCH|CHRISTOPHER L WELSCH|CHRISTOPHER L FINIZIO|Christopher Lewis Finizio|CHRIS FINIZIO|CHRIS WELSCH|Chistopher Finizio|Christopher Welsch
IAPD individual key: 4905193

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
STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC	National bd RIA	Mar 31, 2025	n/a	yes	SPRINGFIELD, PA	Current employment
FIDELITY PERSONAL AND WORKPLACE ADVISORS	Former SEC adviser	Jan 23, 2024	Mar 31, 2025	no	SPRINGFIELD, PA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Aug 7, 2023	Nov 27, 2023	no	MEDIA, PA	Previous registration
VANGUARD ADVISERS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 3, 2022	May 9, 2023	no	Malvern, PA	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
FIDELITY PERSONAL AND WORKPLACE ADVISORS	STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC	Mar 31, 2025	Mar 31, 2025	0	Bulk transfer	Ibd to ibd
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	FIDELITY PERSONAL AND WORKPLACE ADVISORS	Nov 27, 2023	Jan 23, 2024	57	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd
VANGUARD ADVISERS, INC.	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	May 9, 2023	Aug 7, 2023	90	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Mar 31, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ FIDELITY PERSONAL AND WORKPLACE ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 23, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 7, 2023 to Nov 27, 2023factForm ADV
→ VANGUARD ADVISERS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 3, 2022 to May 9, 2023factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Nov 27, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Christopher Lewis Finizio left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Fidelity Personal And Workplace Advisors (registered 2024-01-23)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
May 9, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Christopher Lewis Finizio left Vanguard Advisers, Inc. for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2023-08-07)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago