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RIA / WealthAdvisor31 years in industry

DOUGLAS HART BIRNIE

Advisor at PIEDMONT WEALTH ADVISORY

RESTON, VA

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Relationships: 6
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Sep 10, 1996 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: PIEDMONT WEALTH ADVISORY
Current firm class: independent wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Sep 18, 1995earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 31derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Sep 18, 1995
First registration: Sep 10, 1996
Dual registered: no
IAPD individual key: 2646049

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
PIEDMONT WEALTH ADVISORY	Independent wealth	Nov 25, 2024	n/a	yes	RESTON, VA	Current employment
WHITE OAK WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Independent wealth	Jan 3, 2019	Dec 31, 2024	no	COLUMBIA, MD	Previous registration
HAYDEN ROYAL	Former SEC adviser	Mar 3, 2017	Jan 4, 2019	no	Herndon, VA\|CHARLOTTE, NC	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Feb 20, 2009	Mar 8, 2017	no	MCLEAN, VA\|SOUTH RIDING, VA\|MCLEAN, VA\|MCLEAN, VA\|CHANTILLY, VA\|CHANTILLY, VA	Previous registration
BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	n/a	Mar 14, 2003	Feb 27, 2009	no	MCLEAN, VA\|MCLEAN, VA\|MCLEAN, VA	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	n/a	Sep 10, 1996	Mar 19, 2003	no	ALEXANDRIA, 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
WHITE OAK WEALTH MANAGEMENT	PIEDMONT WEALTH ADVISORY	Dec 31, 2024	Nov 25, 2024	-36	Firm change after gap	RIA to new firm
HAYDEN ROYAL	WHITE OAK WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Jan 4, 2019	Jan 3, 2019	-1	Firm change	RIA to new firm
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	HAYDEN ROYAL	Mar 8, 2017	Mar 3, 2017	-5	Firm change	Other
BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Feb 27, 2009	Feb 20, 2009	-7	Firm change	Other
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Mar 19, 2003	Mar 14, 2003	-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
299021:333693:MD:2024-12-31	Dec 31, 2024	Nov 25, 2024	COLUMBIA, MD	Firm change after gap
170037:299021:NC:2019-01-04	Jan 4, 2019	Jan 3, 2019	CHARLOTTE, NC	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ PIEDMONT WEALTH ADVISORYRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Nov 25, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
→ WHITE OAK WEALTH MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 3, 2019 to Dec 31, 2024factForm ADV
→ HAYDEN ROYALRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 3, 2017 to Jan 4, 2019factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 20, 2009 to Mar 8, 2017factForm ADV
→ BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 14, 2003 to Feb 27, 2009factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 10, 1996 to Mar 19, 2003factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Dec 31, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Douglas Hart Birnie left White Oak Wealth Management for Piedmont Wealth Advisory (registered 2024-11-25)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago