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KEVIN BARNES

Advisor at KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS ASSET ADVISORS LLC

NEW HAVEN, CT | Simpsonville, SC

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 9:47 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 3
On other graphs: 0
Observed: May 4, 2017 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS ASSET ADVISORS LLC
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: Jan 1, 2014earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 12derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: Feb 11, 2014
First registration: May 4, 2017
Dual registered: no
Other names: KEVIN MATTHEW BARNES|Kevin Barnes|KEVIN M BARNES
IAPD individual key: 6283816

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
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS ASSET ADVISORS LLC	Institutional manager	Mar 16, 2026	n/a	yes	Simpsonville, SC\|NEW HAVEN, CT	Current employment
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.	National bd RIA	Oct 2, 2024	Nov 25, 2025	no	Greenville, SC	Previous registration
FIDELITY PERSONAL AND WORKPLACE ADVISORS	Former SEC adviser	May 8, 2024	Sep 5, 2024	no	FRANKLIN, TN	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Nov 9, 2018	Mar 26, 2024	no	Greenville, SC	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	May 4, 2017	Nov 15, 2018	no	GREENVILLE, SC	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
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.	KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS ASSET ADVISORS LLC	Nov 25, 2025	Mar 16, 2026	111	Firm change	Other
FIDELITY PERSONAL AND WORKPLACE ADVISORS	CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.	Sep 5, 2024	Oct 2, 2024	27	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
MORGAN STANLEY	FIDELITY PERSONAL AND WORKPLACE ADVISORS	Mar 26, 2024	May 8, 2024	43	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	MORGAN STANLEY	Nov 15, 2018	Nov 9, 2018	-6	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS ASSET ADVISORS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Mar 16, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 2, 2024 to Nov 25, 2025factForm ADV
→ FIDELITY PERSONAL AND WORKPLACE ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 8, 2024 to Sep 5, 2024factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 9, 2018 to Mar 26, 2024factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 4, 2017 to Nov 15, 2018factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Nov 25, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Kevin Barnes left Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. for Knights Of Columbus Asset Advisors Llc (registered 2026-03-16)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Sep 5, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Kevin Barnes left Fidelity Personal And Workplace Advisors for Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (registered 2024-10-02)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Mar 26, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Kevin Barnes left Morgan Stanley for Fidelity Personal And Workplace Advisors (registered 2024-05-08)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago