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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner13 years in industry

COLE EDWARD WILLIAMS

Advisor at VESSEL FINANCIAL PLANNING LLC

Plano, TX

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Apr 24, 2017 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: VESSEL FINANCIAL PLANNING LLC
Current firm class: state registeredderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Aug 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: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Apr 24, 2017
First registration: Apr 24, 2017
Dual registered: no
Other names: Cole Edward Williams|COLE WILLIAMS|Cole E Williams
IAPD individual key: 6743119

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
VESSEL FINANCIAL PLANNING LLC	State registered	Jan 23, 2026	n/a	yes	Plano, TX	Current employment
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	National bd RIA	Jun 8, 2022	Dec 3, 2025	no	Richardson, TX\|Plano, TX	Previous registration
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 30, 2020	Jun 30, 2022	no	DALLAS, TX\|Irving, TX	Previous registration
UNITED CAPITAL FINANCIAL ADVISORS	Independent wealth	Apr 24, 2017	Dec 16, 2019	no	IRVING, TX	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	VESSEL FINANCIAL PLANNING LLC	Dec 3, 2025	Jan 23, 2026	51	Firm change	Ibd to state RIA
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	Jun 30, 2022	Jun 8, 2022	-22	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
UNITED CAPITAL FINANCIAL ADVISORS	RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	Dec 16, 2019	Jun 30, 2020	197	Firm change	Ibd to ibd

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ VESSEL FINANCIAL PLANNING LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 23, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 8, 2022 to Dec 3, 2025factForm ADV
→ RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 30, 2020 to Jun 30, 2022factForm ADV
→ UNITED CAPITAL FINANCIAL ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 24, 2017 to Dec 16, 2019factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Dec 3, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Cole Edward Williams left Ameriprise Financial Services, Llc for Vessel Financial Planning Llc (registered 2026-01-23)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Jun 30, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Cole Edward Williams left Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc for Ameriprise Financial Services, Llc (registered 2022-06-08)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago