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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner23 years in industry

JOHN EDWARD LINE

Advisor at JOHN LINE, CPA, INC.

DALLAS, TX

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 8:19 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Apr 23, 2004 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: JOHN LINE, CPA, INC.
Current firm class: state registeredderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Jun 26, 2003earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 23derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 5derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S65
First exam: Jun 26, 2003
First registration: Apr 23, 2004
Dual registered: no
Other names: JOHNNY LINE|JOHNNY EDWARD LINE
IAPD individual key: 4793414

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
JOHN LINE, CPA, INC.	State registered	Nov 30, 2020	n/a	yes	DALLAS, TX	Current employment
PALADINI FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Apr 18, 2008	Apr 1, 2021	no	ARLINGTON, TX	Previous registration
LINE WEALTH, INC.	n/a	Mar 6, 2008	Dec 31, 2010	no	DALLAS, TX\|DALLAS, TX	Previous registration
CAIN, WATTERS & ASSOCIATES, LLC	Independent wealth	Apr 23, 2004	Jan 15, 2008	no	DALLAS, TX	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
PALADINI FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC	JOHN LINE, CPA, INC.	Apr 1, 2021	Nov 30, 2020	-122	Firm change after gap	RIA to state RIA
LINE WEALTH, INC.	PALADINI FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC	Dec 31, 2010	Apr 18, 2008	-987	Firm change after gap	Other
CAIN, WATTERS & ASSOCIATES, LLC	LINE WEALTH, INC.	Jan 15, 2008	Mar 6, 2008	51	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ JOHN LINE, CPA, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Nov 30, 2020 to presentfactForm ADV
→ PALADINI FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 18, 2008 to Apr 1, 2021factForm ADV
→ LINE WEALTH, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 6, 2008 to Dec 31, 2010factForm ADV
→ CAIN, WATTERS & ASSOCIATES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 23, 2004 to Jan 15, 2008factForm ADV

Dated events

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