William Paine has been an investment adviser representative at Front Row Advisors since April 2017, and is not listed among the firm’s executive officers or direct owners. William Paine holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Georgetown University.
Front Row Advisors LLC is a Tiburon, CA firm with $420M under management, 184 clients and 8 advisers in one office, as of its March 2026 filing.
Bill Paine is Advisor of GenCap Portfolio Management. He has more than 25 years of investment experience in institutional fixed-income sales and private client portfolio management, beginning as an institutional fixed-income salesman at Spear, Leeds & Kellogg, Goldman Sachs and FTN Financial. He later worked as a Private Client Portfolio Manager at Raub Brock Capital Management and, before joining GenCap, at Cloudwords, a technology company.
William Paine’s longest registration is the current one, 9 years at Front Row Advisors since 2017. Before joining Front Row Advisors in 2017, William Paine was registered through Wunderlich Securities, Inc. and Stone & Youngberg LLC.
- Gencap Portfolio ManagementCurrent– present · 9 yearsTiburon, CA · Adviser representative · Firm CRD 269910
- Wunderlich Securities, Inc.– · under a yearSan Francisco, CA · Adviser representative · Firm CRD 2543
- Stone & Youngberg LLC– · under a yearSan Francisco, CA · Adviser representative · Firm CRD 795
- Raub/Brock Capital Management, Inc.– · 2 yearsLarkspur, CA · Adviser representative · Firm CRD 118034
Investment adviser representative registrations
William Paine is registered as an investment adviser representative in 2 states. The first approvals date from April 2017; the most recent is Texas, in November 2017.
- CaliforniaSince 6 April 2017
- TexasSince 2 November 2017
Examinations
| Exam | Name | Passed |
|---|---|---|
| Series 65 | Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination | 6 April 2017 |
| SIE | Securities Industry Essentials Examination | Credited |
| Series 63 | Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination | 26 May 2009 |
| Series 7 | General Securities Representative Examination | 19 May 2009 |
| Series 10 | General Securities Sales Supervisor - General Module Examination | 2 July 2002 |
| Series 9 | General Securities Sales Supervisor - Options Module Examination | 25 June 2002 |
| Series 24 | General Securities Principal Examination | 21 August 2001 |
- Name
- Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
- Name
- Securities Industry Essentials Examination
- Name
- Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
- Name
- General Securities Representative Examination
- Name
- General Securities Sales Supervisor - General Module Examination
- Name
- General Securities Sales Supervisor - Options Module Examination
- Name
- General Securities Principal Examination
- Full name
- William A Paine
- CRD
- 2218036
- Firm
- Front Row Advisors · CRD 269910
- Office
- 1100 MAR WEST STREET, SUITE C, Tiburon, CA 94920
- Registration
- Investment adviser registration
- In the industry since
- May 2013
- Disciplinary history
- Not yet shown here · SEC record
- Firm bio
- gencappm.com
Where does William Paine work?
William Paine is an investment adviser representative registered through Front Row Advisors LLC since April 2017, and is not listed among the firm’s executive officers or direct owners.
Is William Paine a financial advisor?
Yes. William Paine has a current investment-adviser registration in California and Texas, through Front Row Advisors since April 2017.
How many years of experience does William Paine have?
William Paine has 13 years in the financial industry, since May 2013, across 4 adviser firms.
What exams has William Paine passed?
William Paine has passed 6 licensing exams: the Series 24, Series 9, Series 10, Series 7, Series 63 and Series 65. The earliest, the Series 24, was passed in August 2001. FINRA credited William Paine with the SIE, which began in October 2018.
Where did William Paine work before Front Row Advisors?
Before Front Row Advisors, William Paine was registered through Wunderlich Securities, Inc., September 2011 to February 2012; Stone & Youngberg LLC, April 2009 to October 2009; Raub/Brock Capital Management, Inc., May 2006 to April 2009.
Where is William Paine based?
William Paine’s registered office is in Tiburon, CA.
Is William Paine registered with FINRA?
No. William Paine has no current broker registration.
How can I verify William Paine’s record?
Search CRD 2218036 on the SEC’s adviser search (adviserinfo.sec.gov), which publishes William Paine’s full registration record.