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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)31 years in industry

Brent L Blaus

Advisor at WESBANCO SECURITIES, INC.

Bellevue, OH | WHEELING, WV

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 8:44 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jul 28, 2010 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: WESBANCO SECURITIES, INC.
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: Nov 25, 1994earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 31derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: Nov 25, 1994
First registration: Jul 28, 2010
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: BRENT LUDIS BLAUS
IAPD individual key: 2563015

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
WESBANCO SECURITIES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 3, 2025	n/a	yes	WHEELING, WV\|Bellevue, OH	Current employment
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	May 3, 2021	Sep 3, 2025	no	SANDUSKY, OH\|NORWALK, OH\|MENTOR, OH\|NORTH CANTON, OH\|WILLARD, OH\|ASHLAND, OH\|FAIRLAWN, OH\|CHARDON, OH\|SAN DIEGO, CA\|Bellevue, OH\|BELLEVUE, OH\|AVON, OH	Previous registration
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 29, 2019	May 3, 2021	no	BELLEVUE, OH	Previous registration
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	National bd RIA	Jun 22, 2018	Jan 14, 2019	no	Lorrain, OH	Previous registration
INVESTMENT PROFESSIONALS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Nov 21, 2012	Sep 24, 2018	no	SAN ANTONIO, TX\|Lorain, OH\|Lorain, OH\|Danville, KY	Previous registration
HUNTINGTON FINANCIAL ADVISORS	Bd affiliated wealth	Jul 28, 2010	Nov 30, 2012	no	HERMITAGE, PA	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
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	WESBANCO SECURITIES, INC.	Sep 3, 2025	Sep 3, 2025	0	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	May 3, 2021	May 3, 2021	0	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Jan 14, 2019	Jan 29, 2019	15	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
INVESTMENT PROFESSIONALS, INC.	AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	Sep 24, 2018	Jun 22, 2018	-94	Bulk transfer	Ibd to ibd
HUNTINGTON FINANCIAL ADVISORS	INVESTMENT PROFESSIONALS, INC.	Nov 30, 2012	Nov 21, 2012	-9	Firm change	Other

Team moves

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

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
6413:43276:OH:2025-09-03	Sep 3, 2025	Sep 3, 2025	AVON, OH	Firm change
105644:6413:OH:2021-05-03	May 3, 2021	May 3, 2021	BELLEVUE, OH	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ WESBANCO SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Sep 3, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 3, 2021 to Sep 3, 2025factForm ADV
→ CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 29, 2019 to May 3, 2021factForm ADV
→ AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 22, 2018 to Jan 14, 2019factForm ADV
→ INVESTMENT PROFESSIONALS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 21, 2012 to Sep 24, 2018factForm ADV
→ HUNTINGTON FINANCIAL ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 28, 2010 to Nov 30, 2012factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Sep 3, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Brent L Blaus left Lpl Financial Llc for Wesbanco Securities, Inc. (registered 2025-09-03)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago