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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

Silas John Newkirk

Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, IncorporatedBD affiliatedSt. Louis, Mo dual registrantIAPD 7069590

Feed of 09/15/2026

Also filed as Silas Newkirk

At current firm

0 y

since Jul 6, 2026

In the industry

14 y

since Mar 1, 2012 (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

Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Incorporated BD affiliated current
since Jul 6, 2026 · Chehalis, Wa
Stifel Independent Advisors, LLC BD affiliated
Feb 6, 2024 to Jul 10, 2026 · St. Louis, Mo
Wells Fargo Advisors wirehouse
May 12, 2020 to Feb 12, 2024 · Olympia, Wa

Moves

a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere

Stifel Independent Advisors, LLC to Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Incorporated
left Jul 10, 2026, registered Jul 6, 2026 (-4 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to another · moved with a team
Wells Fargo Advisors to Stifel Independent Advisors, LLC
left Feb 12, 2024, registered Feb 6, 2024 (-6 days) · Wirehouse to affiliated broker-dealer or bank

Signals

Silas John Newkirk left Stifel Independent Advisors, Llc for Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Incorporated (registered 2026-07-06)
Jul 10, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Silas John Newkirk left Wells Fargo Advisors for Stifel Independent Advisors, Llc (registered 2024-02-06)
Feb 12, 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: 14derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
Not published: disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address