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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner21 years in industry

THOMAS B UNDERWOOD

Advisor at BRIGHT WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC

LEWISVILLE, TX | Ashland, VA

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Relationships: 5
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jan 23, 2012 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: BRIGHT WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC
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: May 1, 2005earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 21derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66
First exam: Jan 20, 2012
First registration: Jan 23, 2012
Dual registered: no
Other names: THOMAS UNDERWOOD
IAPD individual key: 6006367

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
BRIGHT WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Independent wealth	Sep 12, 2024	n/a	yes	LEWISVILLE, TX\|Ashland, VA	Current employment
CARY STREET PARTNERS	Bd affiliated wealth	Apr 26, 2023	Aug 29, 2024	no	GLEN ALLEN, VA	Previous registration
TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 17, 2021	Apr 27, 2023	no	DALLAS, TX\|VIRGINIA BEACH, VA	Previous registration
BB&T SECURITIES, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jan 2, 2018	Feb 17, 2021	no	CHARLOTTE, NC\|FREDERICKSBURG, VA\|RICHMOND, VA\|VIRGINIA BEACH, VA\|DALLAS, TX	Previous registration
BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jan 23, 2012	Jan 2, 2018	no	CHARLOTTE, NC\|DALLAS, TX\|DALLAS, TX\|DALLAS, TX\|DALLAS, TX\|FREDERICKSBURG, 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
CARY STREET PARTNERS	BRIGHT WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Aug 29, 2024	Sep 12, 2024	14	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	CARY STREET PARTNERS	Apr 27, 2023	Apr 26, 2023	-1	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
BB&T SECURITIES, LLC	TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Feb 17, 2021	Feb 17, 2021	0	Bulk transfer	Ibd to ibd
BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	BB&T SECURITIES, LLC	Jan 2, 2018	Jan 2, 2018	0	Bulk transfer	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ BRIGHT WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Sep 12, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CARY STREET PARTNERSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 26, 2023 to Aug 29, 2024factForm ADV
→ TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 17, 2021 to Apr 27, 2023factForm ADV
→ BB&T SECURITIES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 2, 2018 to Feb 17, 2021factForm ADV
→ BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 23, 2012 to Jan 2, 2018factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Aug 29, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Thomas B Underwood left Cary Street Partners for Bright Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2024-09-12)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Apr 27, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Thomas B Underwood left Truist Advisory Services, Inc. for Cary Street Partners (registered 2023-04-26)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago