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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

Betsy Joann Cole

Clearstead; Clearstead Advisory Solutionsindependent RIASeattle, Wa IA-onlyIAPD 4667304

Feed of 09/15/2026

Also filed as Betsy Joann Kellenbeck

At current firm

0 y

since Feb 26, 2026

In the industry

22 y

since Aug 2, 2004 (earliest exam, job or registration)

Prior registered firms

IAPD previous registrations

State registrations

current, as an IAR

Firms today

current registrations

Exams

S66

IA exams only

Book size

not public

not estimated here

Signals

dated events on this person

Registration history

IAPD current and previous registrations

Clearstead; Clearstead Advisory Solutions independent RIA current
since Feb 26, 2026 · Seattle, Wa
The Clarius Group, LLC former
Dec 12, 2021 to Feb 18, 2026 · Seattle, Wa
Highland Private Wealth Management former
Jun 19, 2019 to Nov 19, 2021 · Bellevue, Wa
Newground Social Investment independent RIA
Aug 1, 2017 to Jun 21, 2019 · Seattle, Wa
D.A. Davidson & Co. independent RIA
Dec 18, 2015 to Jul 6, 2017 · Bellevue, Wa
Trutina Financial former
Nov 29, 2011 to Nov 19, 2015 · Bellevue, Wa
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC national BD
Jul 7, 2011 to Nov 10, 2011 · Renton, Wa
Wells Fargo Advisors wirehouse
Jan 1, 2008 to Jan 6, 2011 · Bellingham, Wa
A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. unclassified
May 17, 2005 to Jan 1, 2008 · Bellingham, Wa
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC national BD
Oct 19, 2004 to Feb 14, 2005 · Seattle, Wa

Moves

a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere

The Clarius Group, LLC to Clearstead; Clearstead Advisory Solutions
left Feb 18, 2026, registered Feb 26, 2026 (8 days) · RIA to RIA · moved with a team
Highland Private Wealth Management to The Clarius Group, LLC
left Nov 19, 2021, registered Dec 12, 2021 (23 days) · RIA to RIA
Newground Social Investment to Highland Private Wealth Management
left Jun 21, 2019, registered Jun 19, 2019 (-2 days) · Other
D.A. Davidson & Co. to Newground Social Investment
left Jul 6, 2017, registered Aug 1, 2017 (26 days) · Other
Trutina Financial to D.A. Davidson & Co.
left Nov 19, 2015, registered Dec 18, 2015 (29 days) · Other
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC to Trutina Financial
left Nov 10, 2011, registered Nov 29, 2011 (19 days) · Other
Wells Fargo Advisors to Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
left Jan 6, 2011, registered Jul 7, 2011 (182 days) · Wirehouse to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. to Wells Fargo Advisors
left Jan 1, 2008, registered Jan 1, 2008 (0 days) · corporate re-registration, not a move
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC to A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.
left Feb 14, 2005, registered May 17, 2005 (92 days) · Other

Signals

Betsy Joann Cole left The Clarius Group, Llc for Clearstead; Clearstead Advisory Solutions (registered 2026-02-26)
Feb 18, 2026 · 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: 22derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
Not published: disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address