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Karen Saperston

Chief Compliance Officer at Saperston Legacy Advisors

No current adviser or broker registrationUpdated

Karen Saperston is Chief Compliance Officer of Saperston Legacy Advisors, Inc., a Hamburg investment adviser managing $181M. Karen Saperston has passed 10 licensing exams.

10
Licensing exams

From the IAPD record, checked 22 October 2026SEC record

Career

Karen Saperston has been Chief Compliance Officer of Saperston Legacy Advisors since February 2026, is a control person of the firm and directly owns under 5% of it.

Saperston Legacy Advisors, Inc. is a Hamburg, NY firm with $181M under management, 436 clients and 4 advisers across 2 offices, as of its March 2026 filing.

No adviser firm registrations are on Karen Saperston’s record.

Credentials and registrations

Examinations

Series 102 January 2023
Name
General Securities Sales Supervisor - General Module Examination
Series 92 January 2023
Name
General Securities Sales Supervisor - Options Module Examination
Series 52TO2 January 2023
Name
Municipal Securities Representative Examination
Series 99TO2 January 2023
Name
Operations Professional Examination
SIECredited
Name
Securities Industry Essentials Examination
Series 5327 September 2017
Name
Municipal Securities Principal Examination
Series 2428 October 1991
Name
General Securities Principal Examination
Series 428 January 1991
Name
Registered Options Principal Examination
Series 636 November 1990
Name
Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
Series 826 October 1990
Name
General Securities Sales Supervisor Examination (Options Module & General Module)
Series 715 July 1989
Name
General Securities Representative Examination

Key facts

Full name
Karen Leber Saperston
CRD
1921232
Firm
Saperston Legacy Advisors · CRD 105849
Role
Chief Compliance Officer
Registration
No current adviser or broker registration
Disciplinary history
Not yet shown here · SEC record

Common questions

Where does Karen Saperston work?

Karen Saperston has been Chief Compliance Officer of Saperston Legacy Advisors, Inc. since February 2026, and is a control person of the firm.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 9 March 2026

Does Karen Saperston have a current investment-adviser registration?

Karen Saperston has no current investment-adviser or broker registration.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 22 October 2026

What exams has Karen Saperston passed?

Karen Saperston has passed 10 licensing exams: the Series 7, Series 8, Series 63, Series 4, Series 24, Series 53, Series 10, Series 9, Series 52TO and Series 99TO. The earliest, the Series 7, was passed in July 1989. FINRA credited Karen Saperston with the SIE, which began in October 2018.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 22 October 2026

Is Karen Saperston registered with FINRA?

No. Karen Saperston has no current broker registration.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 22 October 2026

How can I verify Karen Saperston’s record?

Search CRD 1921232 on the SEC’s adviser search (adviserinfo.sec.gov), which publishes Karen Saperston’s full registration record.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 22 October 2026

Leadership at Saperston Legacy Advisors

Sources

  1. IAPD individual record, CRD 1921232, checked 22 October 2026. Registration status, employment history and examinations.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of Saperston Legacy Advisors, Inc., filed 9 March 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.