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RIA / WealthAdvisor29 years in industry

WILLIAM DALE BYFORD

Advisor at ASCENTIS INDEPENDENT ADVISORS, LLC

Las Cruces, NM | DALLAS, TX

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 3:03 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jun 22, 1998 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: ASCENTIS INDEPENDENT ADVISORS, 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: Sep 5, 1997earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 29derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 4derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 3
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Sep 5, 1997
First registration: Jun 22, 1998
Dual registered: no
Other names: BILL BYFORD
IAPD individual key: 2079640

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
ASCENTIS INDEPENDENT ADVISORS, LLC	Independent wealth	Sep 19, 2022	n/a	yes	DALLAS, TX\|Las Cruces, NM	Current employment
GOLDEN STATE EQUITY ADVISORS, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Aug 26, 2021	Sep 20, 2022	no	Las Cruces, NM\|SOUTH COAST METRO, CA\|Las Cruces, NM	Previous registration
CARTER BAIN WEALTH MANAGEMENT	n/a	Aug 30, 2007	Dec 31, 2021	no	LAS CRUCES, NM\|LAS CRUCES, NM\|LAS CRUCES, NM	Previous registration
WESTWIND CAPITAL	Independent wealth	Jan 31, 2003	Sep 8, 2003	no	LAS CRUCES, NM	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	n/a	Jun 22, 1998	Nov 20, 2002	no	LAS CRUCES, NM	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
GOLDEN STATE EQUITY ADVISORS, LLC	ASCENTIS INDEPENDENT ADVISORS, LLC	Sep 20, 2022	Sep 19, 2022	-1	Firm change	RIA to RIA
CARTER BAIN WEALTH MANAGEMENT	GOLDEN STATE EQUITY ADVISORS, LLC	Dec 31, 2021	Aug 26, 2021	-127	Firm change after gap	Other
WESTWIND CAPITAL	CARTER BAIN WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Sep 8, 2003	Aug 30, 2007	1,452	Firm change after gap	Other
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	WESTWIND CAPITAL	Nov 20, 2002	Jan 31, 2003	72	Firm change	Other

Team moves

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

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
131960:289796:NM:2021-12-31	Dec 31, 2021	Aug 26, 2021	LAS CRUCES, NM	Firm change after gap

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ ASCENTIS INDEPENDENT ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Sep 19, 2022 to presentfactForm ADV
→ GOLDEN STATE EQUITY ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 26, 2021 to Sep 20, 2022factForm ADV
→ CARTER BAIN WEALTH MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 30, 2007 to Dec 31, 2021factForm ADV
→ WESTWIND CAPITALRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 31, 2003 to Sep 8, 2003factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 22, 1998 to Nov 20, 2002factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Sep 20, 2022
Advisor changed firm
William Dale Byford left Golden State Equity Advisors, Llc for Ascentis Independent Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-09-19)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago