This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Current firm

CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.

Current firm class

broker-dealer affiliated wealth managerderived

Book size

not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none

Industry start

Feb 15, 1996earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

30derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

9derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

2

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Designations

Certified Financial Planner|Chartered Financial Consultant

Exams

S63|S66

First exam

Feb 15, 1996

First registration

Feb 24, 2006

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

MICHAEL JOE VESTAL|MICHAEL JOE VESTAL|MICHAEL J VESTAL

IAPD individual key

2645401

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:008db2a9-4216-b188-15df-3d2bd3c06894

First observed

Feb 24, 2006

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 7 days ago

Source families

Federal regulator filings

1 registered feed stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.

Resolution

Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.