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RIA / WealthAdvisor33 years in industry

Richard Sidney Schainker

Advisor at TOWERS WATSON INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.

CHICAGO, IL | San Mateo, 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, 12:18 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 3
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Apr 27, 2006 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: TOWERS WATSON INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.
Current firm class: institutional managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Oct 13, 1992earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 33derivedfrom 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|S66
First exam: Oct 13, 1992
First registration: Apr 27, 2006
Dual registered: no
Other names: RICH SCHAINKER|Richard Sidney Schainker|Richard Schainker
IAPD individual key: 2198011

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
TOWERS WATSON INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Institutional manager	Oct 31, 2024	n/a	yes	San Mateo, CA\|CHICAGO, IL	Current employment
KESTRA ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Dec 15, 2022	Sep 18, 2023	no	San Mateo, CA\|New York, NY\|AUSTIN, TX	Previous registration
NEWFRONT RETIREMENT SERVICES, INC.	Institutional manager	May 17, 2022	Aug 18, 2022	no	SAN MATEO, CA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Jan 9, 2020	Apr 30, 2022	no	SAN FRANCISCO, CA\|LEAWOOD, KS\|SAN FRANCISCO, CA\|BOSTON, MA\|LEAWOOD, KS\|PENNINGTON, NJ	Previous registration
INVESCO ADVISERS, INC.	Asset manager	Jan 1, 2010	Dec 2, 2019	no	ATLANTA, GA	Previous registration
INVESCO AIM PRIVATE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	n/a	Apr 27, 2006	Jan 1, 2010	no	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
KESTRA ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	TOWERS WATSON INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Sep 18, 2023	Oct 31, 2024	409	Firm change after gap	Other
NEWFRONT RETIREMENT SERVICES, INC.	KESTRA ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	Aug 18, 2022	Dec 15, 2022	119	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	NEWFRONT RETIREMENT SERVICES, INC.	Apr 30, 2022	May 17, 2022	17	Firm change	Other
INVESCO ADVISERS, INC.	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Dec 2, 2019	Jan 9, 2020	38	Firm change	Other
INVESCO AIM PRIVATE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	INVESCO ADVISERS, INC.	Jan 1, 2010	Jan 1, 2010	0	Bulk transfer	Other

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ TOWERS WATSON INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Oct 31, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
→ KESTRA ADVISORY SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 15, 2022 to Sep 18, 2023factForm ADV
→ NEWFRONT RETIREMENT SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 17, 2022 to Aug 18, 2022factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 9, 2020 to Apr 30, 2022factForm ADV
→ INVESCO ADVISERS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 1, 2010 to Dec 2, 2019factForm ADV
→ INVESCO AIM PRIVATE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 27, 2006 to Jan 1, 2010factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Sep 18, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Richard Sidney Schainker left Kestra Advisory Services, Llc for Towers Watson Investment Services, Inc. (registered 2024-10-31)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Aug 18, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Richard Sidney Schainker left Newfront Retirement Services, Inc. for Kestra Advisory Services, Llc (registered 2022-12-15)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Apr 30, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Richard Sidney Schainker left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Newfront Retirement Services, Inc. (registered 2022-05-17)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago