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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner11 years in industry

CHRISTOPHER JOHN CERTO

Advisor at LNW

SEATTLE, WA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 6:33 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Dec 22, 2015 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: LNW
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: Jun 1, 2015earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 11derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S63|S66
First exam: Aug 17, 2015
First registration: Dec 22, 2015
Dual registered: no
Other names: CJ CERTO
IAPD individual key: 6523813

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
Lnw	Independent wealth	Dec 3, 2025	n/a	yes	SEATTLE, WA	Current employment
Lnw	Former SEC adviser	May 9, 2024	Dec 4, 2025	no	SEATTLE, WA	Previous registration
LAKE STREET ADVISORS	Former SEC adviser	Sep 22, 2020	Apr 5, 2024	no	PORTSMOUTH, NH\|BOSTON, MA\|BOSTON, MA	Previous registration
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.	National bd RIA	Nov 3, 2017	Sep 30, 2020	no	Burlington, MA\|Lynnfield, MA\|Burlington, MA	Previous registration
STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC	National bd RIA	Dec 22, 2015	Dec 21, 2016	no	MERRIMACK, NH	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
Lnw	Lnw	Dec 4, 2025	Dec 3, 2025	-1	Bulk transfer	RIA to RIA
LAKE STREET ADVISORS	Lnw	Apr 5, 2024	May 9, 2024	34	Firm change	RIA to RIA
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.	LAKE STREET ADVISORS	Sep 30, 2020	Sep 22, 2020	-8	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC	CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.	Dec 21, 2016	Nov 3, 2017	317	Firm change	Ibd to ibd

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ LNWRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Dec 3, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ LNWRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 9, 2024 to Dec 4, 2025factForm ADV
→ LAKE STREET ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 22, 2020 to Apr 5, 2024factForm ADV
→ CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 3, 2017 to Sep 30, 2020factForm ADV
→ STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 22, 2015 to Dec 21, 2016factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Apr 5, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Christopher John Certo left Lake Street Advisors for Lnw (registered 2024-05-09)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago