Company: WLTH
Filing Date: 2025-09-29
Form Type: S-1
Source: 0001628280-25-043113
Chunk: 79

Company: WEALTHFRONT CORP
Filing Date: 2025-09-29
Form: S-1
Chunk 79
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 by FINRA. This could delay, or even prevent, our ability to expand our securities and brokerage offerings in the future. The SEC, FINRA, and state securities commissions also have the authority to conduct periodic examinations of Wealthfront Brokerage LLC, and may also institute civil or administrative proceedings, in which they have the authority to seek civil money penalties, disgorgement and other sanctions on Wealthfront Brokerage LLC and its associated persons. Additional sanctions that may be imposed for failure to comply with applicable law include the prohibition of individuals from associating with a broker-dealer or other regulated entity, the suspension or revocation of registrations, disgorgement, civil money penalties, censures and other sanctions. Similarly, state attorneys general and other state regulators, including state securities and financial services regulators, can bring legal actions on behalf of the citizens of their states to assure compliance with state laws. In addition, criminal authorities such as state attorneys general or the U.S. Department of Justice may institute civil or criminal

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proceedings against Wealthfront Brokerage LLC for violating applicable laws, rules, or regulations. The failure by Wealthfront Brokerage LLC to comply with relevant regulations could therefore have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, and financial condition.

Investment Adviser Regulations

Each of Wealthfront Advisers LLC and Wealthfront Strategies LLC is registered and subject to regulation as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), including the antifraud provisions of the Advisers Act and other federal securities laws, and the rules promulgated thereunder. The SEC is authorized to institute civil or administrative proceedings and impose sanctions for violations of the Advisers Act or other federal securities laws against an investment adviser or its supervised persons, ranging from the prohibition of individuals from associating with an investment adviser or other regulated entity, suspension or revocation of registrations, disgorgement, civil money penalties, censures and other sanctions. As investment advisers, Wealthfront Advisers LLC and Wealthfront Strategies LLC each have a fiduciary duty to their respective clients. The SEC has interpreted that fiduciary duty to impose standards, requirements, and limitations on, among other things: investment advice to clients, trading for proprietary, personal and client accounts; allocations of investment opportunities among clients; and execution of transactions. Each of Wealthfront Advisers LLC and Wealthfront Strategies LLC is also subject to additional requirements under the Advisers Act, including,