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RIA / WealthAdvisor16 years in industry

Kory Close

Advisor at FISHER INVESTMENTS

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, 9:53 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 3
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Nov 4, 2019 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: FISHER INVESTMENTS
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: Jan 1, 2010earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 16derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66
First exam: Nov 1, 2019
First registration: Nov 4, 2019
Dual registered: no
Other names: Kory Daniel Close
IAPD individual key: 7173557

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
FISHER INVESTMENTS	Independent wealth	Aug 16, 2024	n/a	yes	PLANO, TX	Current employment
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Feb 13, 2023	Aug 15, 2024	no	FORT WORTH, TX	Previous registration
FISHER INVESTMENTS	Independent wealth	May 12, 2022	Nov 25, 2022	no	PLANO, TX\|Plano, TX	Previous registration
UNITED PLANNERS' FINANCIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA A LIMITED PARTNER	Independent wealth	Feb 8, 2021	May 10, 2022	no	Fort Worth, TX\|SCOTTSDALE, AZ	Previous registration
CUSO FINANCIAL SERVICES, L.P.	Former SEC adviser	Nov 4, 2019	Feb 9, 2021	no	Fort Worth, 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
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	FISHER INVESTMENTS	Aug 15, 2024	Aug 16, 2024	1	Firm change	Wirehouse to RIA
FISHER INVESTMENTS	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Nov 25, 2022	Feb 13, 2023	80	Firm change	RIA to wirehouse
UNITED PLANNERS' FINANCIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA A LIMITED PARTNER	FISHER INVESTMENTS	May 10, 2022	May 12, 2022	2	Firm change	RIA to RIA
CUSO FINANCIAL SERVICES, L.P.	UNITED PLANNERS' FINANCIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA A LIMITED PARTNER	Feb 9, 2021	Feb 8, 2021	-1	Firm change	Ibd to RIA

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
7691:107342:TX:2024-08-14	Aug 15, 2024	Aug 16, 2024	FORT WORTH, TX	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ FISHER INVESTMENTSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 12, 2022 to Nov 25, 2022factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 13, 2023 to Aug 15, 2024factForm ADV
→ UNITED PLANNERS' FINANCIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA A LIMITED PARTNERRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 8, 2021 to May 10, 2022factForm ADV
→ CUSO FINANCIAL SERVICES, L.P.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 4, 2019 to Feb 9, 2021factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Aug 15, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Kory Close left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Fisher Investments (registered 2024-08-16)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Nov 25, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Kory Close left Fisher Investments for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2023-02-13)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
May 10, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Kory Close left United Planners' Financial Services Of America A Limited Partner for Fisher Investments (registered 2022-05-12)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago