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William C. Donaldson

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
Smithfield, RI 02917
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CRD#: 4280342
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Professional summary

William Christoper Donaldson, who also goes by William C Donaldson, William Christoper Donaldson, William Christopher Donaldson, is a registered financial professional currently at NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC located in Smithfield, Rhode Island.

William is registered as a RR (Registered Representative) and started their career in finance in 2001. William has worked at 4 firms and has passed the Series 63, Series 99TO, SIE, Series 7 and Series 6 exams.

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Are you a "fiduciary"?
No

Aliases

William C Donaldson | William Christoper Donaldson | William Christopher Donaldson

Other business activities

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Certified licenses

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None

Experience

Current

November 23, 2010 - Present

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

Office #1: 900 Salem Street, Smithfield, RI 02917
BD
CRD#: 13041
Smithfield, RI
Past

November 27, 2006 - March 18, 2009

BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.

BD
CRD#: 16361
WALTHAM, MA
Past

November 17, 2005 - October 20, 2006

JOHN HANCOCK DISTRIBUTORS LLC

BD
CRD#: 5249
BOSTON, MA
Past

May 29, 2001 - November 22, 2005

SIGNATOR INVESTORS, INC.

BD
CRD#: 468
BOSTON, MA

State Registrations and Notice Filings

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Exams

State Security Law Exam
RR
Series 63
Date: 1/17/2007
Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
General Industry/Product Exam
RR
Series 99TO
Date: 1/2/2023
Operations Professional Examination
General Industry/Product Exam
RR
SIE
Date: 10/1/2018
Securities Industry Essentials Examination
General Industry/Product Exam
RR
Series 7
Date: 9/29/2005
General Securities Representative Examination
General Industry/Product Exam
RR
Series 6
Date: 5/26/2001
Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Representative Examination
SRO Registrations
RR
FINRA

Current Firm

NF
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION | NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC | NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

CRD#: 13041 / SEC#: 801-50706, 8-26740

BD
Broker-Dealer Firm Regulated by FINRA (Boston district office)
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Contact information

Main Address
245 Summer Street Mail Zone Z2h, Boston, MA 02210
Mailing Address
Two Destiny Way Mail Zone: Wg3d, Westlake, TX 76262
Phone number
(617) 563-7000
Established
Delaware since 06/08/2000
Firm type
Limited Liability Company
Fiscal year end
December
Firm Size
Large
# of Employees
2,100

FINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)

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Documents

Latest Form ADV

Direct owners and executive officers

NamePositionCRD#
FIDELITY GLOBAL BROKERAGE GROUP, INC.SOLE MEMBER
ADAMS, ROBERT JOHNCHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER/ELECTED MANAGER1291582
CREEDON, ADAM JINTERIM CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER5417517
CRUPI, KAREN MICHELECHIEF LEGAL OFFICER2982229
DYER, JANET MARIECHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER3186352
RHODES, NOAH BUTLERCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER6546392
TESAURO, THOMAS JOHNPRESIDENT1862532
TESAURO, THOMAS JOHNELECTED MANAGER1862532

Disclosures

Regulatory Event47
Civil Event1
Arbitration14

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Company Information

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

CRD#: 13041Smithfield, RI 02917

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