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RIA / WealthAdvisor46 years in industry

RONALD LEE SMITH

Advisor at CHIEF ADVISORS CORP

SALINA, KS | Wichita, KS

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 2:51 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jan 2, 2001 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: CHIEF ADVISORS CORP
Current firm class: state registeredderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Feb 19, 1980earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 46derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Feb 19, 1980
First registration: Jan 2, 2001
Dual registered: no
Other names: RON SMITH
IAPD individual key: 706208

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
CHIEF ADVISORS CORP	State registered	Dec 1, 2025	n/a	yes	SALINA, KS\|Wichita, KS	Current employment
OSAIC WEALTH, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 14, 2024	Dec 2, 2025	no	WICHITA, KS	Previous registration
SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Aug 8, 2006	Jun 14, 2024	no	WICHITA, KS\|WICHITA, KS\|WICHITA, KS\|Wichita, KS	Previous registration
NTB ADVISORS, A DIVISION OF NTB FINANCIAL CORPORATION	Former SEC adviser	Dec 1, 2004	Jul 18, 2006	no	WICHITA, KS	Previous registration
CHAPMAN SECURITIES, INC.	n/a	Jan 2, 2001	Aug 11, 2004	no	WICHITA, KS	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
OSAIC WEALTH, INC.	CHIEF ADVISORS CORP	Dec 2, 2025	Dec 1, 2025	-1	Firm change	Ibd to state RIA
SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.	OSAIC WEALTH, INC.	Jun 14, 2024	Jun 14, 2024	0	Bulk transfer	Ibd to ibd
NTB ADVISORS, A DIVISION OF NTB FINANCIAL CORPORATION	SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.	Jul 18, 2006	Aug 8, 2006	21	Firm change	Other
CHAPMAN SECURITIES, INC.	NTB ADVISORS, A DIVISION OF NTB FINANCIAL CORPORATION	Aug 11, 2004	Dec 1, 2004	112	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ CHIEF ADVISORS CORPRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Dec 1, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ OSAIC WEALTH, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 14, 2024 to Dec 2, 2025factForm ADV
→ SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 8, 2006 to Jun 14, 2024factForm ADV
→ NTB ADVISORS, A DIVISION OF NTB FINANCIAL CORPORATIONRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 1, 2004 to Jul 18, 2006factForm ADV
→ CHAPMAN SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 2, 2001 to Aug 11, 2004factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Dec 2, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Ronald Lee Smith left Osaic Wealth, Inc. for Chief Advisors Corp (registered 2025-12-01)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago