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RIA / WealthAdvisor27 years in industry

WILLIAM ROBERT JOINER

Advisor at LEGACY FINANCIAL ADVISORS

SAINT SIMONS ISLAND, GA

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Relationships: 8
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Dec 1, 1998 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: LEGACY FINANCIAL ADVISORS
Current firm class: independent wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Oct 9, 1998earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 27derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 5derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 7
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Oct 9, 1998
First registration: Dec 1, 1998
Dual registered: no
Other names: BOB JOINER|WILLIAM ROBERT JOINER
IAPD individual key: 2232377

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
LEGACY FINANCIAL ADVISORS	Independent wealth	Nov 6, 2020	n/a	yes	SAINT SIMONS ISLAND, GA	Current employment
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 5, 2021	Sep 2, 2021	no	ST. SIMONS ISLAND, GA	Previous registration
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Nov 5, 2020	Dec 31, 2020	no	ST. SIMONS ISLAND, GA	Previous registration
LEGACY FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC	n/a	Dec 8, 2015	Dec 31, 2016	no	SAINT SIMONS ISLAND, GA	Previous registration
FIRST ALLIED ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jul 2, 2012	Nov 13, 2020	no	ST. SIMONS ISLAND, GA\|St. Simons Island, GA	Previous registration
FIRST ALLIED SECURITIES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jan 13, 2009	Jul 2, 2012	no	SAN DIEGO, CA\|ST. SIMONS ISLAND, GA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Mar 23, 2006	Jan 22, 2009	no	SAINT SIMONS ISLAND, GA	Previous registration
VALIC FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Dec 1, 1998	Apr 10, 2006	no	MACON, 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
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	n/a	Sep 2, 2021	n/a	n/a	Departure no registered destination	Departure
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	LEGACY FINANCIAL ADVISORS	Dec 31, 2020	Nov 6, 2020	-55	Firm change after gap	Ibd to RIA
FIRST ALLIED ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	LEGACY FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC	Nov 13, 2020	Dec 8, 2015	-1,802	Firm change after gap	Other
LEGACY FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC	CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Dec 31, 2016	Nov 5, 2020	1,405	Firm change after gap	Other
FIRST ALLIED SECURITIES, INC.	FIRST ALLIED ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Jul 2, 2012	Jul 2, 2012	0	Bulk transfer	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	FIRST ALLIED SECURITIES, INC.	Jan 22, 2009	Jan 13, 2009	-9	Firm change	Other
VALIC FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Apr 10, 2006	Mar 23, 2006	-18	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (7)

→ LEGACY FINANCIAL ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Nov 6, 2020 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 5, 2021 to Sep 2, 2021factForm ADV
→ FIRST ALLIED ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 2, 2012 to Nov 13, 2020factForm ADV
→ LEGACY FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 8, 2015 to Dec 31, 2016factForm ADV
→ FIRST ALLIED SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 13, 2009 to Jul 2, 2012factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 23, 2006 to Jan 22, 2009factForm ADV
→ VALIC FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 1, 1998 to Apr 10, 2006factForm ADV

Dated events

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