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Registered advisor

John Arlington Gholson

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLCBD affiliatedPlymouth, Mn dual registrantIAPD 2487245

Feed of 09/14/2026

Also filed as Jag Gholson

At current firm

1 y

since Oct 3, 2024

In the industry

32 y

since May 16, 1994 (earliest exam, job or registration)

Prior registered firms

IAPD previous registrations

State registrations

current, as an IAR

Firms today

current registrations

Exams

S65, S63

IA exams only

Book size

not public

not estimated here

Signals

dated events on this person

Registration history

IAPD current and previous registrations

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC BD affiliated current
since Oct 3, 2024 · Athens, Ga
Fintrust Capital Advisors, LLC former
Jan 29, 2008 to Oct 3, 2024 · Greenville, Sc
American Securities Group, Inc. unclassified
May 30, 2006 to Mar 10, 2008 · Athens, Ga
Wells Fargo Advisors wirehouse
Mar 9, 2005 to Jan 19, 2006 · Athens, Ga

Moves

a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere

Fintrust Capital Advisors, LLC to Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC
left Oct 3, 2024, registered Oct 3, 2024 (0 days) · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank · moved with a team
American Securities Group, Inc. to Fintrust Capital Advisors, LLC
left Mar 10, 2008, registered Jan 29, 2008 (-41 days) · Other
Wells Fargo Advisors to American Securities Group, Inc.
left Jan 19, 2006, registered May 30, 2006 (131 days) · Other

Signals

John Arlington Gholson left Fintrust Capital Advisors, Llc for Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, Llc (registered 2024-10-03)
Oct 3, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact

Transition signals

Mobility scoring is not published yet. The observable conditions this page will draw on once the historical validation is done: tenure, the firm’s own departures and ownership changes, new state registrations, a new adviser entity with this person on Schedule A, and colleagues’ moves. Until precision and lead time are measured on known moves, no label is printed. Read the methodology.

Provenance

Source: IAPD individual compilation feedreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
Firm class: Broker-dealer affiliated wealth managerderived
Years in industry: 32derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
Not published: disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address