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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner10 years in industry

KENNETH CHAVIS

Advisor at VERSANT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.

PHOENIX, AZ

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Relationships: 4
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jan 8, 2018 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: VERSANT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
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: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S65
First exam: Jan 6, 2018
First registration: Jan 8, 2018
Dual registered: no
Other names: KENNETH CHAVIS
IAPD individual key: 6334068

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
VERSANT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.	Independent wealth	May 25, 2023	n/a	yes	PHOENIX, AZ	Current employment
HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 8, 2021	May 31, 2023	no	Los Angeles, CA	Previous registration
MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC.	Independent wealth	Feb 9, 2021	Mar 1, 2021	no	SCOTTSDALE, AZ	Previous registration
EMPIRICAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Independent wealth	Jan 8, 2018	May 12, 2020	no	Portland, OR\|Portland, OR\|SEATTLE, WA	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
HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC	VERSANT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.	May 31, 2023	May 25, 2023	-6	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC.	HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC	Mar 1, 2021	Mar 8, 2021	7	Firm change	RIA to ibd
EMPIRICAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT	MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC.	May 12, 2020	Feb 9, 2021	273	Firm change	RIA to RIA

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ VERSANT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
May 25, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 8, 2021 to May 31, 2023factForm ADV
→ MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 9, 2021 to Mar 1, 2021factForm ADV
→ EMPIRICAL WEALTH MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 8, 2018 to May 12, 2020factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
May 31, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Kenneth Chavis left Hightower Advisors, Llc for Versant Capital Management, Inc. (registered 2023-05-25)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago