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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)14 years in industry

Chad Michael Curtis

Advisor at INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC

Vidalia, GA | WOODSTOCK, GA

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Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 11, 2014 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC
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 1, 2012earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 14derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66
First exam: Feb 10, 2014
First registration: Mar 11, 2014
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: CHAD M CURTIS|CHAD MICHAEL CURTIS|Chad Curtis
IAPD individual key: 6035941

Registration history

registration spans on IAPD; the basis says whether the span is a current registration or a prior employment record

Firm	Class	Began	Ended	Current	Branch	Basis
INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 14, 2023	n/a	yes	WOODSTOCK, GA\|Vidalia, GA	Current employment
GRADIENT WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 23, 2020	Sep 12, 2023	no	Woodstock, GA\|ARDEN HILLS, MN\|ARDEN HILLS, MN	Previous registration
REGAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Apr 1, 2019	Jul 23, 2020	no	Alpharetta, GA\|KENTWOOD, MI	Previous registration
BANKERS LIFE ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 28, 2017	Sep 10, 2018	no	Duluth, GA\|CHICAGO, IL	Previous registration
PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 11, 2014	Feb 8, 2017	no	ATLANTA, GA	Previous registration

Moves

a move is two registration dates; a bulk corporate re-registration is typed BULK_TRANSFER and is not a move

From	To	Left	Joined	Gap, days	Kind	Move type
GRADIENT WEALTH MANAGEMENT	INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	Sep 12, 2023	Sep 14, 2023	2	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
REGAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC	GRADIENT WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Jul 23, 2020	Sep 23, 2020	62	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
BANKERS LIFE ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	REGAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC	Sep 10, 2018	Apr 1, 2019	203	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLC	BANKERS LIFE ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Feb 8, 2017	Mar 28, 2017	48	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Sep 14, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ GRADIENT WEALTH MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 23, 2020 to Sep 12, 2023factForm ADV
→ REGAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 1, 2019 to Jul 23, 2020factForm ADV
→ BANKERS LIFE ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 28, 2017 to Sep 10, 2018factForm ADV
→ PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 11, 2014 to Feb 8, 2017factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Sep 12, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Chad Michael Curtis left Gradient Wealth Management for Independent Financial Group, Llc (registered 2023-09-14)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago