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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)32 years in industry

WILLIAM GASTON BAILEY

Advisor at VANGUARD ADVISERS, INC.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 12:59 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jul 29, 2016 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: Feb 4, 1994earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 32derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S63|S65|S66
First exam: Feb 4, 1994
First registration: Jul 29, 2016
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: WILLIAM G BAILEY|BILL BAILEY|WILLIAM BAILEY
IAPD individual key: 2432923

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	Mar 27, 2026	n/a	yes	SCOTTSDALE, AZ	Current employment
EDWARD JONES	National bd RIA	Feb 1, 2024	May 29, 2025	no	INVERNESS, FL\|ST LOUIS, MO\|MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO\|SCOTTSDALE, AZ\|SAN DIEGO, CA\|MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO\|ST LOUIS, MO\|ST. LOUIS, MO\|SCOTTSDALE, AZ\|MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO\|FARMINGTON, NM\|PAYSON, AZ\|DALLAS, TX\|FOND DU LAC, WI\|TYRONE, GA\|Albuquerque, NM\|MT CARMEL, IL\|HALLSVILLE, TX\|Mount Prospect, IL\|BATTLE CREEK, MI\|TEMPE, AZ	Previous registration
FIDELITY PERSONAL AND WORKPLACE ADVISORS	Former SEC adviser	Dec 22, 2021	Jan 24, 2024	no	WESTLAKE, TX	Previous registration
TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Dec 14, 2018	Mar 25, 2019	no	Tacoma, WA	Previous registration
TD AMERITRADE, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Dec 14, 2018	Mar 25, 2019	no	TACOMA, WA	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Jul 29, 2016	Aug 24, 2016	no	SCOTTSDALE, AZ	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
EDWARD JONES	VANGUARD ADVISERS, INC.	May 29, 2025	Mar 27, 2026	302	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
FIDELITY PERSONAL AND WORKPLACE ADVISORS	EDWARD JONES	Jan 24, 2024	Feb 1, 2024	8	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	TD AMERITRADE, INC.	Mar 25, 2019	Dec 14, 2018	-101	Firm change after gap	Other
TD AMERITRADE, INC.	TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	Mar 25, 2019	Dec 14, 2018	-101	Channel change	Other
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	Aug 24, 2016	Dec 14, 2018	842	Firm change after gap	Wirehouse to RIA

Team moves

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

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
250:106715:AZ:2025-05-29	May 29, 2025	Mar 27, 2026	TEMPE, AZ	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ VANGUARD ADVISERS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Mar 27, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ EDWARD JONESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 1, 2024 to May 29, 2025factForm ADV
→ FIDELITY PERSONAL AND WORKPLACE ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 22, 2021 to Jan 24, 2024factForm ADV
→ TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 14, 2018 to Mar 25, 2019factForm ADV
→ TD AMERITRADE, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 14, 2018 to Mar 25, 2019factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 29, 2016 to Aug 24, 2016factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
May 29, 2025
Advisor changed firm
William Gaston Bailey left Edward Jones for Vanguard Advisers, Inc. (registered 2026-03-27)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Jan 24, 2024
Advisor changed firm
William Gaston Bailey left Fidelity Personal And Workplace Advisors for Edward Jones (registered 2024-02-01)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago