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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)26 years in industry

Kent B Smothers

Advisor at EDWARD JONES

Battle Ground, WA | ST. LOUIS, MO

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 1:20 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 28, 2006 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: EDWARD JONES
Current firm class: national broker-dealer RIAderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Mar 20, 2000earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 26derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: Mar 20, 2000
First registration: Mar 28, 2006
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: KENT BRADY SMOTHERS
IAPD individual key: 4143455

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
EDWARD JONES	National bd RIA	Jul 14, 2025	n/a	yes	Battle Ground, WA\|ST. LOUIS, MO	Current employment
EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 8, 2021	Jul 7, 2025	no	Battleground, WA\|GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO	Previous registration
TPG FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC	Mixed wealth	Jan 28, 2019	Sep 8, 2020	no	PORTLAND, OR	Previous registration
PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 27, 2007	Jan 14, 2019	no	LAKE OSWEGO, OR\|LAKE OSWEGO, OR\|LAKE OSWEGO, OR\|DES MOINES, IA\|LAKE OSWEGO, OR\|LAKE OSWEGO, OR	Previous registration
AMERITAS ADVISORY SERVICES	Former SEC adviser	Mar 28, 2006	Feb 22, 2007	no	BEAVERTON, OR\|BEAVERTON, OR	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
EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC	EDWARD JONES	Jul 7, 2025	Jul 14, 2025	7	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
TPG FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC	EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC	Sep 8, 2020	Jan 8, 2021	122	Firm change	Other
PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.	TPG FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC	Jan 14, 2019	Jan 28, 2019	14	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
AMERITAS ADVISORY SERVICES	PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.	Feb 22, 2007	Feb 27, 2007	5	Firm change	Other

Team moves

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

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
112058:250:CO:2025-07-01	Jul 7, 2025	Jul 14, 2025	GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ EDWARD JONESRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jul 14, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 8, 2021 to Jul 7, 2025factForm ADV
→ TPG FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 28, 2019 to Sep 8, 2020factForm ADV
→ PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 27, 2007 to Jan 14, 2019factForm ADV
→ AMERITAS ADVISORY SERVICESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 28, 2006 to Feb 22, 2007factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jul 7, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Kent B Smothers left Empower Advisory Group, Llc for Edward Jones (registered 2025-07-14)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago