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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner27 years in industry

JOHN HO SEO

Advisor at STEWARD PARTNERS INVESTMENT ADVISORY, LLC

STAMFORD, CT | DANVILLE, CA

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 1:21 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Sep 24, 2000 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: STEWARD PARTNERS INVESTMENT ADVISORY, 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: Mar 1, 1999earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 27derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66
First exam: Mar 1, 1999
First registration: Sep 24, 2000
Dual registered: no
Other names: CHONG HO SEO
IAPD individual key: 3175582

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
STEWARD PARTNERS INVESTMENT ADVISORY, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 30, 2025	n/a	yes	STAMFORD, CT\|DANVILLE, CA	Current employment
SIMPLEX WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Former SEC adviser	Jul 14, 2015	Sep 4, 2025	no	DANVILLE, CA	Previous registration
CONSILIUM WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Former SEC adviser	Oct 20, 2010	Sep 4, 2025	no	SAN RAMON, CA\|SAN RAMON, CA\|DANVILLE, CA	Previous registration
LEXINGTON FINANCIAL/LIFE MANAGEMENT, LLC	Independent wealth	Aug 18, 2010	Jan 4, 2011	no	PLEASANT HILL, CA	Previous registration
DESTINATION WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Independent wealth	Jan 12, 2004	Aug 9, 2010	no	WALNUT CREEK, CA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Sep 24, 2000	Apr 19, 2004	no	SAN FRANCISCO, 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
CONSILIUM WEALTH MANAGEMENT	SIMPLEX WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Sep 4, 2025	Jul 14, 2015	-3,705	Firm change after gap	Other
SIMPLEX WEALTH MANAGEMENT	STEWARD PARTNERS INVESTMENT ADVISORY, LLC	Sep 4, 2025	Jun 30, 2025	-66	Firm change after gap	RIA to ibd
LEXINGTON FINANCIAL/LIFE MANAGEMENT, LLC	CONSILIUM WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Jan 4, 2011	Oct 20, 2010	-76	Firm change after gap	Other
DESTINATION WEALTH MANAGEMENT	LEXINGTON FINANCIAL/LIFE MANAGEMENT, LLC	Aug 9, 2010	Aug 18, 2010	9	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	DESTINATION WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Apr 19, 2004	Jan 12, 2004	-98	Firm change after gap	Other

Team moves

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

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
155343:170265:CA:2025-09-04	Sep 4, 2025	Jul 14, 2015	DANVILLE, CA	Firm change after gap
170265:283004:CA:2025-09-04	Sep 4, 2025	Jun 30, 2025	DANVILLE, CA	Firm change after gap

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ STEWARD PARTNERS INVESTMENT ADVISORY, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jun 30, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CONSILIUM WEALTH MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 20, 2010 to Sep 4, 2025factForm ADV
→ SIMPLEX WEALTH MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 14, 2015 to Sep 4, 2025factForm ADV
→ LEXINGTON FINANCIAL/LIFE MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 18, 2010 to Jan 4, 2011factForm ADV
→ DESTINATION WEALTH MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 12, 2004 to Aug 9, 2010factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 24, 2000 to Apr 19, 2004factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Sep 4, 2025
Advisor changed firm
John Ho Seo left Simplex Wealth Management for Steward Partners Investment Advisory, Llc (registered 2025-06-30)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Sep 4, 2025
Advisor changed firm
John Ho Seo left Consilium Wealth Management for Simplex Wealth Management (registered 2015-07-14)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago