Charles K. Kniffin

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CRD#: 1262408

Professional summary

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Charles K Kniffin JR, ChFC®, CLU®, who also goes by Charles Kenneth Kniffin Jr, was a registered financial professional .

Charles is a previously registered financial professional and started their career in finance in 1984. Charles had worked at 4 firms and has passed the Series 65, Series 63, SIE and Series 6 exams.

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Aliases

Charles Kenneth Kniffin Jr

Other business activities

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1. 6/9/2004 - OUTSIDE SALES OF NON-VARIABLE INSURANCE 2. 06/25/2014 - DBA ONLY - CHUCK KNIFFIN & ASSOCIATES - SHELTON, CT 3. 10/04/2019 - Moneco Advisors, LLC - Investment related - At reported business location(s) - DBA for LPL Business (entity for LPL business) - start date:09/16/2019 - 160 hrs/mo - 7 hrs during trading. 4. 12/3/2019 - Moneco Advisors - Investment Related - At Reported Business Location(s) - Registered Investment Advisor Hybrid - IAR - Started 11/20/2019 - 80 Hours Per Month/5 Hours During Securities Trading - I provide investment advisory services through Moneco Advisors, an independent investment advisor firm. I started this business activity in 11/2019. I expect to spend approximately 80 hours per month on this activity. Please see the advisory firm's Form ADV for more information about its address, the nature of its business, its owners, and its services at http://www.adviserinfo.sec.gov/IAPD. The firm is separate from and independent of LPL Financial.

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CRS (Client Relationship Summary)

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Certified licenses

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ChFC^®

Chartered Financial Consultant

CLU^®

Chartered Life Underwriter

Experience

Past

December 12, 2019 - December 26, 2023

MONECO ADVISORS

RIA

CRD#: 171922

Shelton, CT

Past

May 27, 2004 - March 26, 2020

LPL FINANCIAL LLC

RIA

CRD#: 6413

SHELTON, CT

Past

May 21, 2004 - January 10, 2024

LPL FINANCIAL LLC

CRD#: 6413

SHELTON, CT

Past

September 22, 1999 - June 1, 2004

WS GRIFFITH SECURITIES, INC.

RIA

CRD#: 10410

TRUMBULL, CT

Past

August 30, 1993 - June 1, 2004

WS GRIFFITH SECURITIES, INC.

CRD#: 10410

HARTFORD, CT

Past

May 10, 1984 - August 30, 1993

VP DISTRIBUTORS LLC

CRD#: 3036

HARTFORD, CT

Primary Firm SEC Registration

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MONECO ADVISORS

CRD#: 171922 / SEC#: 801-80027

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - (7/14/2014 Approved)

State Registrations and Notice Filings

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Exams

State Security Law Exam

IAR

Series 65

Date: 6/4/1999

Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination

State Security Law Exam

Series 63

Date: 3/7/1986

Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Securities Industry Essentials Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 6

Date: 5/9/1984

Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Representative Examination

Current Firm

MONECO ADVISORS

CRD#: 171922 / SEC#: 801-80027

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - (7/14/2014 Approved)

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Contact information

Main Address

2150 Post Road, Suite 201, Fairfield, CT 06824

Mailing Address

Phone number

(203) 319-3550

Established

Firm type

Fiscal year end

# of Employees

SEC notice filing (35 States and Territories)

Documents

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)

Latest Form ADV

Part 2 Brochures

FORM ADV 2A: FIRM BROCHURE (8/18/2025)

WRAP PROGRAM BROCHURE (3/27/2025)

Regulatory assets under management

Total Number of Accounts	6,130
AUM (Assets Under Management)	$ 1,915,081,746

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Charles K. Kniffin

Professional summary

Question & Answer

Aliases

Other business activities

Blog Corner

CRS (Client Relationship Summary)

Certified licenses

Experience

LPL FINANCIAL LLC

LPL FINANCIAL LLC

WS GRIFFITH SECURITIES, INC.

WS GRIFFITH SECURITIES, INC.

VP DISTRIBUTORS LLC

Primary Firm SEC Registration

MONECO ADVISORS

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

Series 65

Date: 6/4/1999

Series 63

Date: 3/7/1986

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Series 6

Date: 5/9/1984

Current Firm

MONECO ADVISORS

Contact information

SEC notice filing (35 States and Territories)

Documents

Part 2 Brochures

Regulatory assets under management

Red Flags

Company Information

MONECO ADVISORS

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