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RIA / WealthAdvisor21 years in industry

THOMAS WALT LIFSON

Advisor at SVB WEALTH

San Francisco, CA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 10:03 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 8
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jun 10, 2005 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: SVB WEALTH
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: Jan 24, 2005earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 21derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 7
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: Jan 24, 2005
First registration: Jun 10, 2005
Dual registered: no
Other names: THOMAS WALT LIFSON|THOMAS WALT LIFSON|Thomas W Lifson
IAPD individual key: 4889592

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
SVB WEALTH	Independent wealth	Jul 8, 2025	n/a	yes	San Francisco, CA	Current employment
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Apr 20, 2017	Feb 26, 2025	no	New York, NY\|SAN FRANCISCO, CA\|Novato, CA	Previous registration
PIPER JAFFRAY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jul 16, 2013	Dec 9, 2013	no	SAN FRANCISCO, CA\|MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Previous registration
INVESCO MANAGED ACCOUNTS, LLC	Other adviser	Feb 6, 2012	Aug 2, 2013	no	SEATTLE, WA	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Jun 1, 2009	Feb 16, 2012	no	PURCHASE, NY	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	n/a	Apr 2, 2007	Jun 1, 2009	no	NEW YORK, NY	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	n/a	Jul 6, 2006	Apr 2, 2007	no	PURCHASE, NY\|SAN RAFAEL, CA	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	n/a	Jun 10, 2005	Jun 7, 2006	no	SAN RAFAEL, CA\|SAN RAFAEL, CA	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
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	SVB WEALTH	Feb 26, 2025	Jul 8, 2025	132	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
PIPER JAFFRAY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	Dec 9, 2013	Apr 20, 2017	1,228	Firm change after gap	Other
INVESCO MANAGED ACCOUNTS, LLC	PIPER JAFFRAY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	Aug 2, 2013	Jul 16, 2013	-17	Firm change	Other
MORGAN STANLEY	INVESCO MANAGED ACCOUNTS, LLC	Feb 16, 2012	Feb 6, 2012	-10	Firm change	Other
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	MORGAN STANLEY	Jun 1, 2009	Jun 1, 2009	0	Bulk transfer	Other
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	Apr 2, 2007	Apr 2, 2007	0	Bulk transfer	Other

Relationships

Registered with (7)

→ SVB WEALTHRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jul 8, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 20, 2017 to Feb 26, 2025factForm ADV
→ PIPER JAFFRAY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 16, 2013 to Dec 9, 2013factForm ADV
→ INVESCO MANAGED ACCOUNTS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 6, 2012 to Aug 2, 2013factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 1, 2009 to Feb 16, 2012factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 2, 2007 to Jun 1, 2009factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 6, 2006 to Apr 2, 2007factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Feb 26, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Thomas Walt Lifson left Citigroup Global Markets Inc. for Svb Wealth (registered 2025-07-08)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago