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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)12 years in industry

Christopher John Kriak

Advisor at FIRST CITIZENS INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.

Lancaster, SC | Raleigh, NC

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 4:44 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Oct 20, 2016 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: FIRST CITIZENS INVESTOR SERVICES, 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: Jun 1, 2014earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 12derivedfrom 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
First exam: Oct 20, 2016
First registration: Oct 20, 2016
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: CHRISTOPHER JOHN KRIAK|CHRISTOPHER J. KRIAK
IAPD individual key: 6215860

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
FIRST CITIZENS INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Oct 4, 2024	n/a	yes	Raleigh, NC\|Lancaster, SC	Current employment
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	May 19, 2023	Oct 10, 2024	no	FORT MILL, SC	Previous registration
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	May 19, 2021	Feb 22, 2023	no	Charlotte, NC	Previous registration
BENCHMARK ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	No RAUM reported	Sep 8, 2020	Apr 28, 2021	no	SAN DIEGO, CA\|Waxhaw, NC	Previous registration
PNC WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Bd affiliated wealth	Oct 20, 2016	Mar 27, 2019	no	Pittsburgh, PA\|CLEVELAND, OH\|PITTSBURGH, PA\|CHARLOTTE, NC	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
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	FIRST CITIZENS INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.	Oct 10, 2024	Oct 4, 2024	-6	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Feb 22, 2023	May 19, 2023	86	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
BENCHMARK ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	Apr 28, 2021	May 19, 2021	21	Firm change	RIA to ibd
PNC WEALTH MANAGEMENT	BENCHMARK ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	Mar 27, 2019	Sep 8, 2020	531	Firm change after gap	Ibd to RIA

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ FIRST CITIZENS INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Oct 4, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 19, 2023 to Oct 10, 2024factForm ADV
→ MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 19, 2021 to Feb 22, 2023factForm ADV
→ BENCHMARK ADVISORY SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 8, 2020 to Apr 28, 2021factForm ADV
→ PNC WEALTH MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 20, 2016 to Mar 27, 2019factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Oct 10, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Christopher John Kriak left Lpl Financial Llc for First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. (registered 2024-10-04)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Feb 22, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Christopher John Kriak left Mml Investors Services, Llc for Lpl Financial Llc (registered 2023-05-19)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago