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RIA / WealthAdvisorChartered Financial Analyst45 years in industry

RICHARD GORDON LEADER

Advisor at FOCUS PARTNERS WEALTH, LLC

Winston Salem, NC

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: May 25, 1999 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: FOCUS PARTNERS WEALTH, 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: Apr 22, 1981earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 45derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Designations: Chartered Financial Analyst
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Apr 22, 1981
First registration: May 25, 1999
Dual registered: no
IAPD individual key: 730325

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
FOCUS PARTNERS WEALTH, LLC	Independent wealth	Jan 4, 2026	n/a	yes	Winston Salem, NC	Current employment
NORTHCOAST ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC	Independent wealth	Apr 1, 2025	Mar 20, 2026	no	Houston, TX	Previous registration
TRANSFORM WEALTH, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Sep 29, 2017	Apr 3, 2025	no	Houston, TX\|Winston-Salem, NC	Previous registration
FIRST HOUSTON CAPITAL, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jun 19, 2006	Sep 26, 2017	no	HOUSTON, TX	Previous registration
BURNHAM SECURITIES INC	Former SEC adviser	May 2, 2006	Jun 16, 2006	no	HOUSTON, TX\|HOUSTON, TX	Previous registration
BURNHAM ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP	Former SEC adviser	May 25, 1999	Jun 19, 2006	no	HOUSTON, 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
NORTHCOAST ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC	FOCUS PARTNERS WEALTH, LLC	Mar 20, 2026	Jan 4, 2026	-75	Bulk transfer	RIA to RIA
TRANSFORM WEALTH, LLC	NORTHCOAST ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC	Apr 3, 2025	Apr 1, 2025	-2	Firm change	RIA to RIA
FIRST HOUSTON CAPITAL, INC.	TRANSFORM WEALTH, LLC	Sep 26, 2017	Sep 29, 2017	3	Firm change	Other
BURNHAM ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP	BURNHAM SECURITIES INC	Jun 19, 2006	May 2, 2006	-48	Firm change after gap	Other
BURNHAM SECURITIES INC	FIRST HOUSTON CAPITAL, INC.	Jun 16, 2006	Jun 19, 2006	3	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ FOCUS PARTNERS WEALTH, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 4, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ NORTHCOAST ASSET MANAGEMENT LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 1, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026factForm ADV
→ TRANSFORM WEALTH, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 29, 2017 to Apr 3, 2025factForm ADV
→ FIRST HOUSTON CAPITAL, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 19, 2006 to Sep 26, 2017factForm ADV
→ BURNHAM ASSET MANAGEMENT CORPRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 25, 1999 to Jun 19, 2006factForm ADV
→ BURNHAM SECURITIES INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 2, 2006 to Jun 16, 2006factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Apr 3, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Richard Gordon Leader left Transform Wealth, Llc for Northcoast Asset Management Llc (registered 2025-04-01)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago