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RIA / WealthAdvisor14 years in industry

KEVIN JOHN CARLSON

Advisor at VESSEL WEALTH ADVISORS LLC

PORTLAND, OR

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Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Nov 9, 2011 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: VESSEL WEALTH ADVISORS 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: Oct 26, 2011earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 14derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 4derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S66
First exam: Oct 26, 2011
First registration: Nov 9, 2011
Dual registered: no
IAPD individual key: 2905516

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 WEALTH ADVISORS LLC	State registered	Jun 7, 2022	n/a	yes	PORTLAND, OR	Current employment
ARBOR POINT ADVISORS	Former SEC adviser	Nov 10, 2020	Jun 3, 2022	no	PORTLAND, OR	Previous registration
SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Nov 6, 2020	Jun 3, 2022	no	PORTLAND, OR	Previous registration
KMS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC	Former SEC adviser	Feb 10, 2016	Nov 6, 2020	no	SEATTLE, WA\|Portland, OR\|SEATTLE, WA	Previous registration
CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Nov 9, 2011	Feb 17, 2016	no	PORTLAND, OR\|BELLVUE, CA	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
SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.	ARBOR POINT ADVISORS	Jun 3, 2022	Nov 10, 2020	-570	Channel change	Ibd to ibd
ARBOR POINT ADVISORS	VESSEL WEALTH ADVISORS LLC	Jun 3, 2022	Jun 7, 2022	4	Firm change	Ibd to state RIA
KMS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC	SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.	Nov 6, 2020	Nov 6, 2020	0	Bulk transfer	Ibd to ibd
CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	KMS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC	Feb 17, 2016	Feb 10, 2016	-7	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ VESSEL WEALTH ADVISORS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jun 7, 2022 to presentfactForm ADV
→ SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 6, 2020 to Jun 3, 2022factForm ADV
→ ARBOR POINT ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 10, 2020 to Jun 3, 2022factForm ADV
→ KMS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 10, 2016 to Nov 6, 2020factForm ADV
→ CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 9, 2011 to Feb 17, 2016factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jun 3, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Kevin John Carlson left Arbor Point Advisors for Vessel Wealth Advisors Llc (registered 2022-06-07)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago