Stan S. Kitashima

CENTAURUS FINANCIAL

Seattle, WA

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CRD#: 2704782

Professional summary

Stan Shoji Kitashima is a registered financial professional currently at CENTAURUS FINANCIAL, INC. located in Seattle, Washington.

Stan is registered as a RR (Registered Representative) and started their career in finance in 1996. Stan has worked at 3 firms and has passed the Series 66, Series 63, SIE, Series 7 and Series 24 exams.

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Certified licenses

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Experience

Current

June 20, 2005 - Present

CENTAURUS FINANCIAL, INC.

RIA

CRD#: 30833

Seattle, WA

Past

June 20, 2005 - December 31, 2020

CENTAURUS FINANCIAL, INC.

RIA

CRD#: 30833

SEATTLE, WA

Past

August 29, 2003 - June 20, 2005

KMS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

RIA

CRD#: 3866

SEATTLE, WA

Past

January 22, 2003 - June 20, 2005

KMS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

CRD#: 3866

SEATTLE, WA

Past

February 6, 1998 - September 21, 2000

KMS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

CRD#: 3866

SEATTLE, WA

Past

March 19, 1996 - February 19, 1998

PACIFIC HARBOR SECURITIES, INC.

CRD#: 8755

HIGHLAND, UT

Primary Firm SEC Registration

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CENTAURUS FINANCIAL, INC.

CRD#: 30833 / SEC#: 801-56882, 8-45185

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (10/8/1999 Approved)

Broker-Dealer Firm Regulated by FINRA (Los Angeles district office)

State Registrations and Notice Filings

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Washington
(6/20/2005)

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Exams

State Security Law Exam

IAR

Series 66

Date: 2/10/2003

Uniform Combined State Law Examination

State Security Law Exam

Series 63

Date: 4/15/1996

Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Securities Industry Essentials Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 7

Date: 1/21/2003

General Securities Representative Examination

Principal/Supervisory Exam

Series 24

Date: 4/15/2006

General Securities Principal Examination

SRO Registrations

FINRA

Current Firm

CENTAURUS FINANCIAL, INC.

CRD#: 30833 / SEC#: 801-56882, 8-45185

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (10/8/1999 Approved)

Broker-Dealer Firm Regulated by FINRA (Los Angeles district office)

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Contact information

Main Address

2300 E. Katella Avenue Suite 200, Anaheim, CA 92806

Mailing Address

2300 E. Katella Avenue Suite #200, Anaheim, CA 92806

Phone number

(714) 456-1790

Established

California since 08/27/1992

Firm type

Corporation

Fiscal year end

April

Firm Size

Large

# of Employees

580

SEC notice filing (53 States and Territories)

FINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)

Documents

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / FINRA)

Latest Form ADV

Part 2 Brochures

CENTAURUS FINANCIAL, INC. FORM ADV PART 2 APPENDIX 1 (7/24/2025)

CENTAURUS FINANCIAL, INC. FORM ADV PART 2A (7/24/2025)

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Position	CRD#
FEDERATION OF FINANCIAL SERVICES	OWNER
KREMER, STEPHEN MARK	OWNER	1188829
RUBINO, MICHAEL PETER	OWNER	1188940
DUHOVIC, JEROME VICTOR	DIRECTOR/EVP/CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER	2123754
DUHOVIC, JEROME VICTOR	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	2123754
KING, JAMES RONALD SR	DIRECTOR/CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD/CEO	269927
KING, PAUL J	DIRECTOR/GENERAL COUNSEL	5017845
KING, WESTLEY HAYES	DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT	2527676
LEJMAN, SHERI J	CFO/SVP/PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER AND PRINCIPAL OPERATIONS OFFICER

Regulatory assets under management

Total Number of Accounts	38,049
AUM (Assets Under Management)	$ 7,336,108,151

Disclosures

Regulatory Event	18
Arbitration	8

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Stan S. Kitashima

Professional summary

Question & Answer

Aliases

Other business activities

Blog Corner

CRS (Client Relationship Summary) - BD

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Certified licenses

Experience

CENTAURUS FINANCIAL, INC.

KMS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

KMS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

KMS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

PACIFIC HARBOR SECURITIES, INC.

Primary Firm SEC Registration

CENTAURUS FINANCIAL, INC.

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

Series 66

Date: 2/10/2003

Series 63

Date: 4/15/1996

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Series 7

Date: 1/21/2003

Series 24

Date: 4/15/2006

FINRA

Current Firm

CENTAURUS FINANCIAL, INC.

Contact information

SEC notice filing (53 States and Territories)

FINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)

Documents

Part 2 Brochures

Direct owners and executive officers

Regulatory assets under management

Disclosures

Red Flags

Company Information

CENTAURUS FINANCIAL, INC.

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