John W. Seraphin

PHIN WEALTH

MIDDLEBURG, VA

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CRD#: 6743001

Professional summary

John Ward Seraphin, CFP®, who also goes by Jake Seraphin, is a registered financial advisor currently at PHIN WEALTH located in Middleburg, Virginia.

John is registered as an IAR (Investment Advisor Representative) and started their career in finance in 2019. John has worked at 4 firms and has passed the Series 66, Series 7TO and SIE exams.

At a Glance

Always Fiduciary

Min. Asset: Under $50K

Services Offered

Investment Planning

Insurance Planning

Retirement Planning

Comprehensive Financial Planning

Employee and Employer Plan Benefits

Estate Planning

Tax Planning

Aliases

Jake Seraphin

Other business activities

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Certified licenses

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CFP^®

Certified Financial Planner

Start date: 2019

Experience

Current

August 11, 2026 - Present

PHIN WEALTH

RIA

CRD#: 343067

MIDDLEBURG, VA

Past

March 1, 2022 - July 6, 2026

STEIGERWALD, GORDON & KOCH - WEALTH ADVISORS

RIA

CRD#: 111685

LEESBURG, VA

Past

July 9, 2019 - November 23, 2021

EAGLE STRATEGIES LLC

RIA

CRD#: 110826

VIENNA, VA

Past

January 31, 2019 - November 23, 2021

NYLIFE SECURITIES LLC

CRD#: 5167

VIENNA, VA

State Registrations and Notice Filings

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IAR

means the advisor is registered as an Investment Advisor Representative in this state and is authorized to provide investment advice to clients there.

Highlighted states indicate IAR registrations

IAR

Virginia
(8/11/2026)

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Exams

State Security Law Exam

IAR

Series 66

Date: 6/14/2019

Uniform Combined State Law Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 7TO

Date: 1/31/2019

General Securities Representative Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

SIE

Date: 12/5/2018

Securities Industry Essentials Examination

Current Firm

PHIN WEALTH

PHIN WEALTH | PHIN WEALTH PLANNING, LLC

CRD#: 343067 / SEC#:

Virginia

Registered Investment Advisory firm - (8/11/2026 Approved)

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Contact information

Main Address

Middleburg, VA

Mailing Address

P.o. Box 466, Middleburg, VA 20118

Phone number

(571) 480-3330

Established

Firm type

Fiscal year end

# of Employees

Documents

Latest Form ADV

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John W. Seraphin

Professional summary

At a Glance

Services Offered

Aliases

Other business activities

Blog Corner

CRS (Client Relationship Summary) - RIA

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Certified licenses

Experience

PHIN WEALTH

STEIGERWALD, GORDON & KOCH - WEALTH ADVISORS

EAGLE STRATEGIES LLC

NYLIFE SECURITIES LLC

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

Series 66

Date: 6/14/2019

Series 7TO

Date: 1/31/2019

SIE

Date: 12/5/2018

Current Firm

PHIN WEALTH

Contact information

Documents

Red Flags

Company Information

PHIN WEALTH

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