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RIA / WealthAdvisorChartered Financial Consultant29 years in industry

DONOVAN DENNY RITTER

Advisor at J. W. COLE ADVISORS, INC.

Irvine, CA | Prescott, AZ | TAMPA, FL

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 10:52 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 7
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Nov 15, 2004 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: J. W. COLE 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: Dec 9, 1996earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 29derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 3
Designations: Chartered Financial Consultant
Exams: S63|S66
First exam: Dec 9, 1996
First registration: Nov 15, 2004
Dual registered: no
IAPD individual key: 2810360

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
J. W. COLE ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Nov 3, 2025	n/a	yes	TAMPA, FL\|Prescott, AZ\|Irvine, CA	Current employment
EMPIRICAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Independent wealth	Nov 21, 2017	Feb 28, 2018	no	Irvine, CA\|SEATTLE, WA	Previous registration
SPECTRUM WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Sep 2, 2014	Nov 3, 2025	no	IRVINE, CA\|PRESCOTT, AZ	Previous registration
INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 2, 2014	Dec 2, 2014	no	IRVINE, CA	Previous registration
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 8, 2009	Sep 12, 2014	no	NEWPORT BEACH, CA	Previous registration
ASSOCIATED PLANNERS INVESTMENT ADVISORY INC	n/a	Nov 15, 2004	Oct 13, 2009	no	NEWPORT BEACH, CA	Previous registration
ASSOCIATED SECURITIES CORP.	n/a	Nov 15, 2004	Sep 8, 2009	no	NEWPORT BEACH, CA\|NEWPORT BEACH, CA	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
SPECTRUM WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	EMPIRICAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Nov 3, 2025	Nov 21, 2017	-2,904	Firm change after gap	Other
EMPIRICAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT	J. W. COLE ADVISORS, INC.	Feb 28, 2018	Nov 3, 2025	2,805	Firm change after gap	RIA to ibd
INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	SPECTRUM WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Dec 2, 2014	Sep 2, 2014	-91	Firm change after gap	Other
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	Sep 12, 2014	Sep 2, 2014	-10	Firm change	Other
ASSOCIATED PLANNERS INVESTMENT ADVISORY INC	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Oct 13, 2009	Sep 8, 2009	-35	Firm change after gap	Other
ASSOCIATED SECURITIES CORP.	ASSOCIATED PLANNERS INVESTMENT ADVISORY INC	Sep 8, 2009	Nov 15, 2004	-1,758	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (7)

→ J. W. COLE ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Nov 3, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ SPECTRUM WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 2, 2014 to Nov 3, 2025factForm ADV
→ EMPIRICAL WEALTH MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 21, 2017 to Feb 28, 2018factForm ADV
→ INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 2, 2014 to Dec 2, 2014factForm ADV
→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 8, 2009 to Sep 12, 2014factForm ADV
→ ASSOCIATED PLANNERS INVESTMENT ADVISORY INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 15, 2004 to Oct 13, 2009factForm ADV
→ ASSOCIATED SECURITIES CORP.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 15, 2004 to Sep 8, 2009factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Nov 3, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Donovan Denny Ritter left Spectrum Wealth Management, Llc for Empirical Wealth Management (registered 2017-11-21)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago