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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)26 years in industry

HOWARD ALAN SCHACHTER

Advisor at LPL FINANCIAL LLC

MERIDEN, CT | BRISTOL, CT | DANBURY, CT

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 9:09 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 7
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Aug 17, 2000 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: LPL FINANCIAL LLC
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: Aug 12, 2000earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 26derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 4derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66
First exam: Aug 12, 2000
First registration: Aug 17, 2000
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: HOWARD ALAN SCHACHTER
IAPD individual key: 4167589

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
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jul 12, 2022	n/a	yes	DANBURY, CT\|BRISTOL, CT\|MERIDEN, CT	Current employment
WOODBURY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	May 5, 2016	Jul 12, 2022	no	MERIDEN, CT\|MIDDLETOWN, CT\|POUGHKEEPSIE, NY	Previous registration
STRATOS WEALTH PARTNERS, LTD	Bd affiliated wealth	Oct 7, 2010	Dec 31, 2011	no	MIDDLETOWN, CT	Previous registration
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	May 21, 2010	Apr 1, 2016	no	MIDDLETOWN, CT\|MIDDLETOWN, CT\|BEACHWOOD, OH\|MIDDLETOWN, CT	Previous registration
EDWARD JONES	National bd RIA	Nov 9, 2006	May 24, 2010	no	EAST HAMPTON, CT	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Apr 3, 2002	Jan 6, 2004	no	NEW HAVEN, CT	Previous registration
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	National bd RIA	Aug 17, 2000	Apr 8, 2002	no	WOODBRIDGE, CT	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
WOODBURY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Jul 12, 2022	Jul 12, 2022	0	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	STRATOS WEALTH PARTNERS, LTD	Apr 1, 2016	Oct 7, 2010	-2,003	Firm change after gap	Other
STRATOS WEALTH PARTNERS, LTD	WOODBURY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Dec 31, 2011	May 5, 2016	1,587	Firm change after gap	Other
EDWARD JONES	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	May 24, 2010	May 21, 2010	-3	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	EDWARD JONES	Jan 6, 2004	Nov 9, 2006	1,038	Firm change after gap	Wirehouse to ibd
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Apr 8, 2002	Apr 3, 2002	-5	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
421:6413:NY:2022-07-12	Jul 12, 2022	Jul 12, 2022	POUGHKEEPSIE, NY	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 21, 2010 to Apr 1, 2016factForm ADV
→ WOODBURY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 5, 2016 to Jul 12, 2022factForm ADV
→ STRATOS WEALTH PARTNERS, LTDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 7, 2010 to Dec 31, 2011factForm ADV
→ EDWARD JONESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 9, 2006 to May 24, 2010factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 3, 2002 to Jan 6, 2004factForm ADV
→ AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 17, 2000 to Apr 8, 2002factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jul 12, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Howard Alan Schachter left Woodbury Financial Services, Inc. for Lpl Financial Llc (registered 2022-07-12)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago