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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)39 years in industry

CHRISTOPHER THOMAS DOYLE

Advisor at KINGSWOOD WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC

SAN DIEGO, CA | Suffolk, VA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 8
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Dec 9, 1997 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: KINGSWOOD WEALTH ADVISORS, 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 11, 1987earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 39derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 4derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 7
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 3
Exams: S63
First exam: Aug 11, 1987
First registration: Dec 9, 1997
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: CHRIS DOYLE
IAPD individual key: 1689525

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
KINGSWOOD WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 26, 2022	n/a	yes	Suffolk, VA\|SAN DIEGO, CA	Current employment
BENCHMARK ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	No RAUM reported	Oct 14, 2019	Jan 25, 2022	no	Onancock, VA\|SAN DIEGO, CA	Previous registration
SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jul 2, 2015	Nov 25, 2019	no	Onancock, VA	Previous registration
NEXT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Apr 17, 2014	Jun 30, 2015	no	VIRGINIA BEACH, VA\|HOUSTON, TX\|NORFOLK, VA	Previous registration
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Dec 8, 2010	Apr 28, 2014	no	NORFOLK, VA\|SAN DIEGO, CA\|VIRGINIA BEACH, VA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Aug 5, 2004	Dec 8, 2010	no	NORFOLK, VA\|NORFOLK, VA	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Jun 21, 2002	Aug 13, 2004	no	NORFOLK, VA	Previous registration
WACHOVIA SECURITIES, INC.	n/a	Dec 9, 1997	Jun 21, 2002	no	VIRGINIA BEACH, VA	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
BENCHMARK ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	KINGSWOOD WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC	Jan 25, 2022	Jan 26, 2022	1	Firm change	RIA to RIA
SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.	BENCHMARK ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	Nov 25, 2019	Oct 14, 2019	-42	Firm change after gap	Ibd to new firm
NEXT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.	Jun 30, 2015	Jul 2, 2015	2	Firm change	Other
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	NEXT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	Apr 28, 2014	Apr 17, 2014	-11	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Dec 8, 2010	Dec 8, 2010	0	Firm change	Other
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Aug 13, 2004	Aug 5, 2004	-8	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
WACHOVIA SECURITIES, INC.	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Jun 21, 2002	Jun 21, 2002	0	Bulk transfer	Other

Relationships

Registered with (8)

→ KINGSWOOD WEALTH ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 26, 2022 to presentfactForm ADV
→ BENCHMARK ADVISORY SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 14, 2019 to Jan 25, 2022factForm ADV
→ SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 2, 2015 to Nov 25, 2019factForm ADV
→ NEXT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 17, 2014 to Jun 30, 2015factForm ADV
→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 8, 2010 to Apr 28, 2014factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 5, 2004 to Dec 8, 2010factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 21, 2002 to Aug 13, 2004factForm ADV
→ WACHOVIA SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 9, 1997 to Jun 21, 2002factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jan 25, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Christopher Thomas Doyle left Benchmark Advisory Services, Llc for Kingswood Wealth Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-01-26)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago