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Smita Chari

FORGE SECURITIES
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
·CRD# 6453831·11 years experience

Professional Summary

Smita Chari, who also goes by Smita Chari, Smita Keshav Chari, is a registered financial advisor currently at FORGE SECURITIES LLC located in San Francisco, California. Smita is registered as a RR (Registered Representative) and started their career in finance in 2015. Smita has worked at 4 firms and has passed the Series 99 and Series 24 exams.

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Best-Interest Standard

Fiduciary Standard

Fee Structure

Account Minimum

Active Clients

Fiduciary Standard

Fee Structure

Account Minimum

Active Clients

Other Aliases

Smita Chari, Smita Keshav Chari

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Years of Experience

11 years in the financial services industry

Current & Past Employments

FORGE SECURITIES LLC·CRD# 134596
BD
4 Embarcadero Center Suite 1500, San Francisco, CA 94111
April 21, 2025 - Present
STOCKPILE INVESTMENTS, INC.·CRD# 156170
BD
San Francisco, CA
January 11, 2024 - February 3, 2025
BANCWEST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.·CRD# 29357
BD
Omaha, NE
January 25, 2022 - September 14, 2023
NOMURA SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.·CRD# 4297
BD
New York, NY
November 4, 2015 - November 25, 2016

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Current Firm

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FORGE SECURITIES LLC

FORGE SECURITIES LLC | SHARESPOST FINANCIAL CORPORATION | PERLINSKI & ASSOCIATES

CRD#: 134596 / SEC#: 8-66846
BD
Broker-Dealer Firm Regulated by FINRA (San Francisco district office)

Contact Information

Main Address

4 Embarcadero Center Suite 1500, San Francisco, CA 94111

Mailing Address

4 Embarcadero Center Suite 1500, San Francisco, CA 94111

Phone Number

(800) 279-7754

Established

Delaware since 06/03/2021

Firm Type

Limited Liability Company

Fiscal Year End

December

Firm Size

Small

FINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)

Registered to provide investment advisory services in 0 US states and territories.

Documents

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / FINRA)

Direct owners and executive officers

NamePositionCRD#
FORGE FINANCIAL HOLDING INCOWNER—
FLAVIANI, SANDRA STEPHANIEPFO2831682
GRIMES, WILLIAM CHARLESPRESIDENT & EVP, HEAD OF GLOBAL CAPITAL MARKETS5909538
MCGRATH, SHILPICHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER5126346
PRICE, JEVON TPOO2948372

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State Registrations and Notice Filings

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Exams

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Series 99 — Operations Professional Examination

Passed Nov 2015About the Series 99 exam

Series 24 — General Securities Principal Examination

Passed Feb 2024About the Series 24 exam
FINRA
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CRS (Client Relationship Summary) - BD

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CRS (Customer Relationship Summary)

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