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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner14 years in industry

Karl Gregory Salocks

Advisor at CWM, LLC

San Rafael, CA | OMAHA, NE | Walnut Creek, CA

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 11:20 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 9
Dated events: 3
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Aug 24, 2012 to Sep 15, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: CWM, 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: Aug 22, 2012earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 14derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 8
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66
First exam: Aug 22, 2012
First registration: Aug 24, 2012
Dual registered: no
Other names: KARL GREGORY SALOCKS|KARL G SALOCKS
IAPD individual key: 6086607

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
CWM, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 10, 2026	n/a	yes	OMAHA, NE\|Walnut Creek, CA\|San Rafael, CA	Current employment
DESTINATION WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Independent wealth	Mar 4, 2025	Oct 6, 2025	no	WALNUT CREEK, CA	Previous registration
SIERRA PACIFIC PRIVATE WEALTH, LLC	Independent wealth	Sep 23, 2024	Jan 3, 2025	no	PLEASANTON, CA	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Aug 16, 2016	Mar 22, 2024	no	Walnut Creek, CA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Jan 29, 2016	Jul 7, 2016	no	DANVILLE, CA\|LIVERMORE, CA\|DANVILLE, CA	Previous registration
PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Nov 3, 2015	Jan 19, 2016	no	WALNUT CREEK, CA	Previous registration
WADDELL & REED	Former SEC adviser	Jul 1, 2015	Aug 27, 2015	no	SAN MATEO, CA	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Jul 12, 2013	May 21, 2015	no	San Francisco, CA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Aug 24, 2012	Dec 4, 2012	no	OAKLAND, CA	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
DESTINATION WEALTH MANAGEMENT	CWM, LLC	Oct 6, 2025	Feb 10, 2026	127	Firm change	RIA to ibd
SIERRA PACIFIC PRIVATE WEALTH, LLC	DESTINATION WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Jan 3, 2025	Mar 4, 2025	60	Firm change	RIA to RIA
MORGAN STANLEY	SIERRA PACIFIC PRIVATE WEALTH, LLC	Mar 22, 2024	Sep 23, 2024	185	Firm change	Wirehouse to RIA
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	MORGAN STANLEY	Jul 7, 2016	Aug 16, 2016	40	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Jan 19, 2016	Jan 29, 2016	10	Firm change	Other
WADDELL & REED	PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.	Aug 27, 2015	Nov 3, 2015	68	Firm change	Other
MORGAN STANLEY	WADDELL & REED	May 21, 2015	Jul 1, 2015	41	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	MORGAN STANLEY	Dec 4, 2012	Jul 12, 2013	220	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
7691:149777:CA:2016-07-07	Jul 7, 2016	Aug 16, 2016	DANVILLE, CA	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (7)

→ CWM, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Feb 10, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ DESTINATION WEALTH MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 4, 2025 to Oct 6, 2025factForm ADV
→ SIERRA PACIFIC PRIVATE WEALTH, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 23, 2024 to Jan 3, 2025factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 16, 2016 to Mar 22, 2024factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 29, 2016 to Jul 7, 2016factForm ADV
→ PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 3, 2015 to Jan 19, 2016factForm ADV
→ WADDELL & REEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 1, 2015 to Aug 27, 2015factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Oct 6, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Karl Gregory Salocks left Destination Wealth Management for Cwm, Llc (registered 2026-02-10)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Jan 3, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Karl Gregory Salocks left Sierra Pacific Private Wealth, Llc for Destination Wealth Management (registered 2025-03-04)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Mar 22, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Karl Gregory Salocks left Morgan Stanley for Sierra Pacific Private Wealth, Llc (registered 2024-09-23)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago