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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Plannerdual registered (broker-dealer)14 years in industry

Jaren Scott Kiser

Advisor at VANGUARD ADVISERS, INC.

CHARLOTTE, NC

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Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Apr 6, 2012 to Sep 14, 2026

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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: Apr 5, 2012earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 14derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S65|S63|S66
First exam: Apr 5, 2012
First registration: Apr 6, 2012
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: Jaren S Kiser|JAREN KISER
IAPD individual key: 5537268

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	Jul 29, 2025	n/a	yes	CHARLOTTE, NC	Current employment
ALPHASTAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT	Independent wealth	Jun 22, 2021	Jan 21, 2025	no	CORNELIUS, NC	Previous registration
UWHARRIE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC.	Independent wealth	Jul 15, 2016	Jan 17, 2019	no	ALBEMARLE, NC	Previous registration
KISER PLANNING & WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	n/a	Oct 26, 2012	Jun 4, 2016	no	MONROE, NC	Previous registration
STERNE AGEE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Apr 6, 2012	Oct 26, 2012	no	CONCORD, NC	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
ALPHASTAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT	VANGUARD ADVISERS, INC.	Jan 21, 2025	Jul 29, 2025	189	Firm change	RIA to ibd
UWHARRIE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC.	ALPHASTAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT	Jan 17, 2019	Jun 22, 2021	887	Firm change after gap	RIA to RIA
KISER PLANNING & WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	UWHARRIE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC.	Jun 4, 2016	Jul 15, 2016	41	Firm change	Other
STERNE AGEE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	KISER PLANNING & WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Oct 26, 2012	Oct 26, 2012	0	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ VANGUARD ADVISERS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Jul 29, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ ALPHASTAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 22, 2021 to Jan 21, 2025factForm ADV
→ UWHARRIE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 15, 2016 to Jan 17, 2019factForm ADV
→ KISER PLANNING & WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 26, 2012 to Jun 4, 2016factForm ADV
→ STERNE AGEE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 6, 2012 to Oct 26, 2012factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jan 21, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Jaren Scott Kiser left Alphastar Capital Management for Vanguard Advisers, Inc. (registered 2025-07-29)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago