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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner31 years in industry

KENNETH ROBERT SMITH

Advisor at EMPIRICAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT

SEATTLE, WA

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Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 1
Observed: Dec 18, 2001 to Sep 14, 2026

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Kenneth Robert Smith

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Facts

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Current firm: EMPIRICAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT
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: Aug 21, 1995earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 31derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 16derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 3
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S63|S66
First exam: Aug 21, 1995
First registration: Dec 18, 2001
Dual registered: no
Other names: KENNETH ROBERT SMITH
IAPD individual key: 2598986

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
EMPIRICAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Independent wealth	Jun 18, 2010	n/a	yes	SEATTLE, WA	Current employment
DIRECTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES	Independent wealth	Oct 3, 2015	Dec 15, 2017	no	SEATTLE, WA	Previous registration
DIRECTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES	n/a	Apr 13, 2007	Apr 22, 2009	no	SEATTLE, WA	Previous registration
EMPIRICAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jul 12, 2006	Dec 31, 2010	no	PORTLAND, OR	Previous registration
CHINOOK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	Former SEC adviser	Dec 18, 2001	Jul 7, 2006	no	PORTLAND, OR	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
DIRECTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES	n/a	Dec 15, 2017	n/a	n/a	Departure no registered destination	Departure
EMPIRICAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	DIRECTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES	Dec 31, 2010	Apr 13, 2007	-1,358	Firm change after gap	Other
DIRECTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES	EMPIRICAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Apr 22, 2009	Jun 18, 2010	422	Firm change after gap	Other
CHINOOK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	EMPIRICAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Jul 7, 2006	Jul 12, 2006	5	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ EMPIRICAL WEALTH MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jun 18, 2010 to presentfactForm ADV
→ DIRECTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 3, 2015 to Dec 15, 2017factForm ADV
→ EMPIRICAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 12, 2006 to Dec 31, 2010factForm ADV
→ DIRECTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 13, 2007 to Apr 22, 2009factForm ADV
→ CHINOOK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 18, 2001 to Jul 7, 2006factForm ADV

Dated events

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