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Registered advisor

John Helms

Sarasota Capital Strategies,Inc.formerOsprey, Fl dual registrantIAPD 2596654

Certified Financial Planner · Chartered Financial Consultant

Feed of 09/15/2026

Also filed as John Edward IV Helms

At current firm

1 y

since Jul 3, 2025

In the industry

33 y

since May 1, 1993 (earliest exam, job or registration)

Prior registered firms

IAPD previous registrations

State registrations

current, as an IAR

Firms today

current registrations

Exams

S63

IA exams only

Book size

not public

not estimated here

Signals

dated events on this person

Registration history

IAPD current and previous registrations

Sarasota Capital Strategies,Inc. former current
since Jul 3, 2025 · Sarasota, Fl
Accurate Wealth Management, LLC independent RIA
Apr 22, 2020 to Mar 16, 2022 · Wesley Chapel, Fl
J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. BD affiliated
Apr 23, 2019 to Apr 24, 2020 · Sarasota, Fl
Global Financial Private Capital, Inc. former
Jul 20, 2018 to Apr 24, 2019 · Sarasota, Fl
Sarasota Capital Strategies,Inc. former
Nov 8, 2012 to Aug 7, 2014 · Osprey, Fl
Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC BD affiliated
Sep 13, 2000 to Apr 2, 2004 · Tampa, Fl

Moves

a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere

Accurate Wealth Management, LLC to Sarasota Capital Strategies,Inc.
left Mar 16, 2022, registered Jul 3, 2025 (1205 days) · Other
J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. to Accurate Wealth Management, LLC
left Apr 24, 2020, registered Apr 22, 2020 (-2 days) · RIA to RIA
Global Financial Private Capital, Inc. to J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc.
left Apr 24, 2019, registered Apr 23, 2019 (-1 days) · corporate re-registration, not a move
Sarasota Capital Strategies,Inc. to Global Financial Private Capital, Inc.
left Aug 7, 2014, registered Jul 20, 2018 (1443 days) · Other
Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC to Sarasota Capital Strategies,Inc.
left Apr 2, 2004, registered Nov 8, 2012 (3142 days) · Other

Signals

John Helms left Accurate Wealth Management, Llc for Sarasota Capital Strategies,Inc. (registered 2025-07-03)
Mar 16, 2022 · 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: Former SEC-registered adviserderived
Years in industry: 33derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
Not published: disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address