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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner|Chartered Financial Consultantdual registered (broker-dealer)33 years in industry

JOHN HELMS

Advisor at SARASOTA CAPITAL STRATEGIES,INC.

OSPREY, FL | Sarasota, FL | SARASOTA, FL

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Relationships: 6
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Sep 13, 2000 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: SARASOTA CAPITAL STRATEGIES,INC.
Current firm class: former SEC adviserderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: May 1, 1993earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 33derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Certified Financial Planner|Chartered Financial Consultant
Exams: S63
First exam: Mar 4, 2022
First registration: Sep 13, 2000
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: JOHN EDWARD IV HELMS|John Edward Helms|JOHN EDWARD HELMS
IAPD individual key: 2596654

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
SARASOTA CAPITAL STRATEGIES,INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jul 3, 2025	n/a	yes	Sarasota, FL\|SARASOTA, FL\|OSPREY, FL	Current employment
ACCURATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Independent wealth	Apr 22, 2020	Mar 16, 2022	no	WESLEY CHAPEL, FL\|Sarasota, FL	Previous registration
J. W. COLE ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Apr 23, 2019	Apr 24, 2020	no	SARASOTA, FL\|TAMPA, FL	Previous registration
GLOBAL FINANCIAL PRIVATE CAPITAL, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jul 20, 2018	Apr 24, 2019	no	SARASOTA, FL\|SARASOTA, FL	Previous registration
SARASOTA CAPITAL STRATEGIES,INC.	Former SEC adviser	Nov 8, 2012	Aug 7, 2014	no	OSPREY, FL	Previous registration
TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 13, 2000	Apr 2, 2004	no	TAMPA, FL	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
ACCURATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	SARASOTA CAPITAL STRATEGIES,INC.	Mar 16, 2022	Jul 3, 2025	1,205	Firm change after gap	Other
J. W. COLE ADVISORS, INC.	ACCURATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Apr 24, 2020	Apr 22, 2020	-2	Firm change	RIA to RIA
GLOBAL FINANCIAL PRIVATE CAPITAL, INC.	J. W. COLE ADVISORS, INC.	Apr 24, 2019	Apr 23, 2019	-1	Bulk transfer	Ibd to ibd
SARASOTA CAPITAL STRATEGIES,INC.	GLOBAL FINANCIAL PRIVATE CAPITAL, INC.	Aug 7, 2014	Jul 20, 2018	1,443	Firm change after gap	Other
TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC	SARASOTA CAPITAL STRATEGIES,INC.	Apr 2, 2004	Nov 8, 2012	3,142	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ SARASOTA CAPITAL STRATEGIES,INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 8, 2012 to Aug 7, 2014factForm ADV
→ ACCURATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 22, 2020 to Mar 16, 2022factForm ADV
→ J. W. COLE ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 23, 2019 to Apr 24, 2020factForm ADV
→ GLOBAL FINANCIAL PRIVATE CAPITAL, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 20, 2018 to Apr 24, 2019factForm ADV
→ TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 13, 2000 to Apr 2, 2004factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Mar 16, 2022
Advisor changed firm
John Helms left Accurate Wealth Management, Llc for Sarasota Capital Strategies,Inc. (registered 2025-07-03)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago