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

DOWNTOWN WEALTH STUDIOS, 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

Oct 1, 2015earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

10derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

1

Current registrations

1

Registered states

3

Exams

S65|S63

First exam

Feb 4, 2019

First registration

Apr 9, 2020

Dual registered

no

Other names

Kathleen Marie Denney|Kathy Cefalu|Kathleen Denney|KATHLEEN CEFALU

IAPD individual key

7176031

• Occurred

  Mar 20, 2023
  Advisor changed firm

  Kathleen Denney Cefalu left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Downtown Wealth Studios, Llc (registered 2023-04-18)

  Form ADVobserved 6 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:b5ef4bba-37fa-f036-65fa-0c2784fdd100

First observed

Apr 9, 2020

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.