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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)27 years in industry

Christopher Ford Wendland

Advisor at LPL FINANCIAL LLC

FORT MYERS, FL

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Relationships: 6
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Oct 30, 1998 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: LPL FINANCIAL LLC
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: Oct 30, 1998earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 27derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Jan 21, 1999
First registration: Oct 30, 1998
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: CHRISTOPHER F WENDLAND
IAPD individual key: 3094388

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
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	May 5, 2025	n/a	yes	FORT MYERS, FL	Current employment
GROVE POINT ADVISORS, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Apr 1, 2021	May 2, 2025	no	ROCKVILLE, MD\|Fort Myers, FL\|ROCKVILLE, MD	Previous registration
H. BECK, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Sep 8, 2011	Apr 1, 2021	no	FORT MYERS, FL\|ROCKVILLE, MD\|ROCKVILLE, MD	Previous registration
NEXT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Feb 25, 2008	Sep 1, 2011	no	HOUSTON, TX\|FORT MEYERS, FL	Previous registration
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL INVESTMENT SERVICES,LLC	No RAUM reported	Mar 9, 2006	Feb 26, 2008	no	FORT MYERS, FL	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Oct 30, 1998	May 5, 2004	no	FORT MYERS, FL	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
GROVE POINT ADVISORS, LLC	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	May 2, 2025	May 5, 2025	3	Bulk transfer	Ibd to ibd
H. BECK, INC.	GROVE POINT ADVISORS, LLC	Apr 1, 2021	Apr 1, 2021	0	Bulk transfer	Ibd to ibd
NEXT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	H. BECK, INC.	Sep 1, 2011	Sep 8, 2011	7	Firm change	Other
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL INVESTMENT SERVICES,LLC	NEXT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	Feb 26, 2008	Feb 25, 2008	-1	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL INVESTMENT SERVICES,LLC	May 5, 2004	Mar 9, 2006	673	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
May 5, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ GROVE POINT ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 1, 2021 to May 2, 2025factForm ADV
→ H. BECK, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 8, 2011 to Apr 1, 2021factForm ADV
→ NEXT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 25, 2008 to Sep 1, 2011factForm ADV
→ NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL INVESTMENT SERVICES,LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 9, 2006 to Feb 26, 2008factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 30, 1998 to May 5, 2004factForm ADV

Dated events

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