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RIA / WealthAdvisor19 years in industry

CHRISTOPHER JAMES WILLIAMS

Advisor at CAPITAL FIDUCIARY ADVISORS

ASHBURN, VA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 5:38 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Feb 21, 2007 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: CAPITAL FIDUCIARY ADVISORS
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 20, 2007earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 19derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 5derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66
First exam: Feb 20, 2007
First registration: Feb 21, 2007
Dual registered: no
Other names: CHRISTOPHER J WILLIAMS|CHRIS WILLIAMS
IAPD individual key: 5236046

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
CAPITAL FIDUCIARY ADVISORS	State registered	Jul 14, 2021	n/a	yes	ASHBURN, VA	Current employment
Andersen	Independent wealth	May 24, 2016	Jul 14, 2021	no	MCLEAN, VA	Previous registration
CAPITAL FIDUCIARY ADVISORS, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jul 20, 2011	Jul 8, 2016	no	RESTON, VA	Previous registration
CAPITAL FIDUCIARY ADVISORS, INC.	n/a	Jan 26, 2010	Sep 23, 2011	no	LEESBURG, VA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Feb 21, 2007	Dec 22, 2008	no	VIENNA, VA	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
Andersen	CAPITAL FIDUCIARY ADVISORS	Jul 14, 2021	Jul 14, 2021	0	Firm change	RIA to state RIA
CAPITAL FIDUCIARY ADVISORS, LLC	Andersen	Jul 8, 2016	May 24, 2016	-45	Firm change after gap	Other
CAPITAL FIDUCIARY ADVISORS, INC.	CAPITAL FIDUCIARY ADVISORS, LLC	Sep 23, 2011	Jul 20, 2011	-65	Firm change after gap	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	CAPITAL FIDUCIARY ADVISORS, INC.	Dec 22, 2008	Jan 26, 2010	400	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ CAPITAL FIDUCIARY ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jul 14, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
→ ANDERSENRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 24, 2016 to Jul 14, 2021factForm ADV
→ CAPITAL FIDUCIARY ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 20, 2011 to Jul 8, 2016factForm ADV
→ CAPITAL FIDUCIARY ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 26, 2010 to Sep 23, 2011factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 21, 2007 to Dec 22, 2008factForm ADV

Dated events

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