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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Plannerdual registered (broker-dealer)23 years in industry

STEPHEN ROSS HUTTER

Advisor at VANGUARD ADVISERS, INC.

CHARLOTTE, NC

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 7:57 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 8
Dated events: 3
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jun 30, 2010 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: VANGUARD ADVISERS, INC.
Current firm class: broker-dealer affiliated wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: May 1, 2003earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 23derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 7
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: May 1, 2003
First registration: Jun 30, 2010
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: Stephen Ross Hutter|Stephen R Hutter|Steve Hutter|Stephen Hutter
IAPD individual key: 4582642

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
VANGUARD ADVISERS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 12, 2026	n/a	yes	CHARLOTTE, NC	Current employment
BLUE FINANCIAL	Independent wealth	Aug 29, 2025	Feb 12, 2026	no	CHARLOTTE, NC	Previous registration
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 20, 2023	Jul 3, 2025	no	FORT MILL, SC\|CHARLOTTE, NC	Previous registration
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 21, 2020	Feb 23, 2023	no	CHARLOTTE, NC	Previous registration
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	National bd RIA	Sep 24, 2018	May 2, 2019	no	Charlotte, NC\|JERSEY CITY, NJ\|CHARLOTTE, NC	Previous registration
SANTANDER SECURITIES	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 13, 2017	Aug 27, 2018	no	WEST ROXBURY, MA\|Dedham, MA\|DEDHAM, MA\|Framingham, MA\|Plymouth, MA	Previous registration
VOYA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 4, 2013	Aug 30, 2017	no	BRAINTREE, MA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Jun 30, 2010	Aug 21, 2012	no	WELLESLEY HILLS, MA\|WALTHAM, MA	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
BLUE FINANCIAL	VANGUARD ADVISERS, INC.	Feb 12, 2026	Mar 12, 2026	28	Firm change	RIA to ibd
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	BLUE FINANCIAL	Jul 3, 2025	Aug 29, 2025	57	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Feb 23, 2023	Mar 20, 2023	25	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	May 2, 2019	Jan 21, 2020	264	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
SANTANDER SECURITIES	EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	Aug 27, 2018	Sep 24, 2018	28	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
VOYA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	SANTANDER SECURITIES	Aug 30, 2017	Sep 13, 2017	14	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	VOYA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	Aug 21, 2012	Feb 4, 2013	167	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (8)

→ VANGUARD ADVISERS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Mar 12, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ BLUE FINANCIALRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 29, 2025 to Feb 12, 2026factForm ADV
→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 20, 2023 to Jul 3, 2025factForm ADV
→ CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 21, 2020 to Feb 23, 2023factForm ADV
→ EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 24, 2018 to May 2, 2019factForm ADV
→ SANTANDER SECURITIESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 13, 2017 to Aug 27, 2018factForm ADV
→ VOYA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 4, 2013 to Aug 30, 2017factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 30, 2010 to Aug 21, 2012factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Feb 12, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Stephen Ross Hutter left Blue Financial for Vanguard Advisers, Inc. (registered 2026-03-12)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Jul 3, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Stephen Ross Hutter left Lpl Financial Llc for Blue Financial (registered 2025-08-29)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Feb 23, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Stephen Ross Hutter left Cetera Investment Advisers Llc for Lpl Financial Llc (registered 2023-03-20)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago