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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)17 years in industry

QIAN ZHAO

Advisor at STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC

SAN JOSE, CA | LOS GATOS, CA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 8:46 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 7
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Sep 14, 2009 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC
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: Sep 14, 2009earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 17derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S66
First exam: Nov 7, 2019
First registration: Sep 14, 2009
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: Chien Zhao
IAPD individual key: 5683802

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
STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC	National bd RIA	Mar 31, 2025	n/a	yes	SAN JOSE, CA\|LOS GATOS, CA	Current employment
FIDELITY PERSONAL AND WORKPLACE ADVISORS	Former SEC adviser	Jul 26, 2021	Mar 31, 2025	no	LOS GATOS, CA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Feb 23, 2021	May 24, 2021	no	SAN JOSE, CA	Previous registration
EDWARD JONES	National bd RIA	Nov 8, 2019	Jan 28, 2021	no	ST LOUIS, MO\|San Jose, CA\|SAN JOSE, CA\|SAN JOSE, CA	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Oct 10, 2013	May 9, 2014	no	FREMONT, CA\|WALNUT CREEK, CA\|SAN LEANDRO, CA	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Jan 3, 2011	Feb 24, 2012	no	FREMONT, CA\|CUPERTINO, CA\|SAN JOSE, CA	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO INVESTMENTS, LLC	n/a	Sep 14, 2009	Jan 3, 2011	no	FREMONT, CA\|SANTA CLARA, CA\|SAN JOSE, 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
FIDELITY PERSONAL AND WORKPLACE ADVISORS	STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC	Mar 31, 2025	Mar 31, 2025	0	Bulk transfer	Ibd to ibd
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	FIDELITY PERSONAL AND WORKPLACE ADVISORS	May 24, 2021	Jul 26, 2021	63	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd
EDWARD JONES	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Jan 28, 2021	Feb 23, 2021	26	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	EDWARD JONES	May 9, 2014	Nov 8, 2019	2,009	Firm change after gap	Wirehouse to ibd
WELLS FARGO INVESTMENTS, LLC	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Jan 3, 2011	Jan 3, 2011	0	Bulk transfer	Other

Team moves

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

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
7691:288590:CA:2021-05-11	May 24, 2021	Jul 26, 2021	SAN JOSE, CA	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Mar 31, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ FIDELITY PERSONAL AND WORKPLACE ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 26, 2021 to Mar 31, 2025factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 23, 2021 to May 24, 2021factForm ADV
→ EDWARD JONESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 8, 2019 to Jan 28, 2021factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 10, 2013 to May 9, 2014factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO INVESTMENTS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 14, 2009 to Jan 3, 2011factForm ADV

Dated events

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