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Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.
Registered advisor
David William Romero
Feed of 09/15/2026
At current firm
0 y
since Jan 14, 2026
In the industry
27 y
since Apr 1, 1999 (earliest exam, job or registration)
Prior registered firms
5
IAPD previous registrations
State registrations
1
current, as an IAR
Firms today
1
current registrations
Exams
S63, S66
IA exams only
Book size
not public
not estimated here
Signals
1
dated events on this person
Registration history
IAPD current and previous registrations
- Gateway Wealth Partners, LLC independent RIA currentsince Jan 14, 2026 · Prescott, Az
- Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialists formerJan 23, 2017 to Dec 15, 2025 · Scottsdale, Az
- Wells Fargo Advisors wirehouseJan 3, 2011 to Jan 19, 2017 · Phoenix, Az
- Wells Fargo Investments, LLC unclassifiedAug 16, 2010 to Jan 3, 2011 · Phoenix, Az
- Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated wirehouseOct 23, 2009 to Aug 16, 2010 · Fountain Hills, Az
- Banc Of America Investment Services, Inc. unclassifiedSep 30, 2005 to Oct 23, 2009 · Phoenix, Az
Moves
a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere
- Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialists to Gateway Wealth Partners, LLCleft Dec 15, 2025, registered Jan 14, 2026 (30 days) · RIA to RIA
- Wells Fargo Advisors to Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialistsleft Jan 19, 2017, registered Jan 23, 2017 (4 days) · Other
- Wells Fargo Investments, LLC to Wells Fargo Advisorsleft Jan 3, 2011, registered Jan 3, 2011 (0 days) · corporate re-registration, not a move
- Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated to Wells Fargo Investments, LLCleft Aug 16, 2010, registered Aug 16, 2010 (0 days) · Other
- Banc Of America Investment Services, Inc. to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporatedleft Oct 23, 2009, registered Oct 23, 2009 (0 days) · corporate re-registration, not a move
Signals
- David William Romero left Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialists for Gateway Wealth Partners, Llc (registered 2026-01-14)Dec 15, 2025 · 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
- Independent wealth managerderived
- Years in industry
- 27derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
- Not published
- disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address