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

CLEAR TRAIL ADVISORS, 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

May 1, 2013earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

13derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

2

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Designations

Certified Financial Planner

Exams

S66

First exam

Jun 4, 2021

First registration

Jun 17, 2021

Dual registered

no

Other names

Matthew Kerns|Matthew Stephen Kerns

IAPD individual key

7206245

• Occurred

  Aug 14, 2025
  Advisor changed firm

  Matthew Stephen Kerns left Steward Partners Investment Advisory, Llc for Steward Partners Investment Solutions, Llc (registered 2022-06-01)

  Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
• Occurred

  Jun 1, 2022
  Advisor changed firm

  Matthew Stephen Kerns left Steward Partners Investment Solutions, Llc for Clear Trail Advisors, Llc (registered 2025-08-12)

  Form ADVobserved 6 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:a2b682bf-bb20-a972-a895-027e0a6ca2e2

First observed

Jun 17, 2021

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 7 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.