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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Plannerdual registered (broker-dealer)27 years in industry

Diego A. Patino

Advisor at TEXAS CAPITAL BANK PRIVATE WEALTH ADVISORS

Houston, TX | DALLAS, TX

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Relationships: 6
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jun 23, 2008 to Sep 15, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: TEXAS CAPITAL BANK PRIVATE WEALTH ADVISORS
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: Dec 30, 1998earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 27derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: Dec 30, 1998
First registration: Jun 23, 2008
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: Diego Alberto Patino|Diego Patino
IAPD individual key: 2996024

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
TEXAS CAPITAL BANK PRIVATE WEALTH ADVISORS	Independent wealth	Dec 12, 2022	n/a	yes	DALLAS, TX\|Houston, TX	Current employment
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Aug 18, 2017	Nov 29, 2022	no	HOUSTON, TX	Previous registration
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	May 9, 2014	Aug 3, 2017	no	HOUSTON, TX	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Oct 22, 2010	May 5, 2014	no	Houston, TX	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO INVESTMENTS, LLC	n/a	Nov 23, 2009	Oct 25, 2010	no	HOUSTON, TX\|HOUSTON, TX\|HOUSTON, TX	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Jun 23, 2008	Nov 25, 2009	no	ADDISON, TX\|HOUSTON, TX	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
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	TEXAS CAPITAL BANK PRIVATE WEALTH ADVISORS	Nov 29, 2022	Dec 12, 2022	13	Firm change	Wirehouse to RIA
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Aug 3, 2017	Aug 18, 2017	15	Firm change	Other
MORGAN STANLEY	CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	May 5, 2014	May 9, 2014	4	Firm change	Other
WELLS FARGO INVESTMENTS, LLC	MORGAN STANLEY	Oct 25, 2010	Oct 22, 2010	-3	Firm change	Other
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	WELLS FARGO INVESTMENTS, LLC	Nov 25, 2009	Nov 23, 2009	-2	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ TEXAS CAPITAL BANK PRIVATE WEALTH ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Dec 12, 2022 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 18, 2017 to Nov 29, 2022factForm ADV
→ CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 9, 2014 to Aug 3, 2017factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 22, 2010 to May 5, 2014factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO INVESTMENTS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 23, 2009 to Oct 25, 2010factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 23, 2008 to Nov 25, 2009factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Nov 29, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Diego A. Patino left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Texas Capital Bank Private Wealth Advisors (registered 2022-12-12)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago