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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Plannerdual registered (broker-dealer)22 years in industry

RON FRANKLIN LINTON

Advisor at LEVEL FOUR ADVISORY SERVICES

Clayton, NC

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 7:14 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 12, 2004 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: LEVEL FOUR ADVISORY SERVICES
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: Oct 31, 2003earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 22derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66
First exam: Oct 31, 2003
First registration: Mar 12, 2004
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: RON F LINTON
IAPD individual key: 4667461

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
LEVEL FOUR ADVISORY SERVICES	Bd affiliated wealth	Dec 8, 2025	n/a	yes	Clayton, NC	Current employment
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 26, 2013	Dec 11, 2025	no	RALEIGH, NC\|CLAYTON, NC\|CLAYTON, NC\|CARY, NC\|FUQUAY-VARINA, NC	Previous registration
FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jul 18, 2011	Jun 28, 2013	no	RALEIGH, NC\|CARY, NC\|RALEIGH, NC\|RALEIGH, NC\|GARNER, NC\|RALEIGH, NC	Previous registration
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	National bd RIA	Mar 12, 2004	Jul 13, 2011	no	RALEIGH, NC\|RALEIGH, NC	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
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	LEVEL FOUR ADVISORY SERVICES	Dec 11, 2025	Dec 8, 2025	-3	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, INC.	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Jun 28, 2013	Jun 26, 2013	-2	Firm change	Other
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, INC.	Jul 13, 2011	Jul 18, 2011	5	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ LEVEL FOUR ADVISORY SERVICESRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Dec 8, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 26, 2013 to Dec 11, 2025factForm ADV
→ FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 18, 2011 to Jun 28, 2013factForm ADV
→ EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 12, 2004 to Jul 13, 2011factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Dec 11, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Ron Franklin Linton left Lpl Financial Llc for Level Four Advisory Services (registered 2025-12-08)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago