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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner|Chartered Financial Consultantdual registered (broker-dealer)26 years in industry

DAVID BRANDON COTTRELL

Advisor at J. W. COLE ADVISORS, INC.

TAMPA, FL | Belleair, FL | Clearwater, FL

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 11:02 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 9
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Aug 23, 2000 to Sep 14, 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 14, 1999earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 26derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 8
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Certified Financial Planner|Chartered Financial Consultant
Exams: S63|S66|S65
First exam: Dec 14, 1999
First registration: Aug 23, 2000
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 4080311

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	Aug 5, 2026	n/a	yes	Belleair, FL\|TAMPA, FL\|Clearwater, FL	Current employment
PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Apr 7, 2020	Aug 6, 2026	no	Clearwater, FL\|TAMPA, FL\|CLEARWATER, FL	Previous registration
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	National bd RIA	Sep 18, 2017	Mar 13, 2020	no	Tulsa, OK\|Tulsa, OK\|Palm Harbor, FL	Previous registration
PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Apr 4, 2017	Sep 21, 2017	no	Tulsa, OK\|Tulsa, OK\|Edmond, OK	Previous registration
Tradingblock	n/a	Jul 29, 2016	Apr 4, 2017	no	Broken Arrow, OK\|NEWBURY PARK, CA	Previous registration
BROKERSXPRESS LLC	Former SEC adviser	Sep 30, 2008	Sep 21, 2011	no	CHICAGO, IL\|BROKEN ARROW, OK\|HOUSTON, TX	Previous registration
FMSI ADVISERS	Former SEC adviser	Oct 5, 2004	Oct 29, 2008	no	BROKEN ARROW, OK\|BROKEN ARROW, OK	Previous registration
QUESTAR CAPITAL CORPORATION	n/a	Jan 7, 2003	Oct 13, 2004	no	BROKEN ARROW, OK	Previous registration
FFP ADVISORY SERVICES INC	n/a	Aug 23, 2000	Dec 12, 2002	no	BROKEN ARROW, OK	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
PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLC	J. W. COLE ADVISORS, INC.	Aug 6, 2026	Aug 5, 2026	-1	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLC	Mar 13, 2020	Apr 7, 2020	25	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.	AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	Sep 21, 2017	Sep 18, 2017	-3	Firm change	Other
Tradingblock	PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.	Apr 4, 2017	Apr 4, 2017	0	Firm change	Other
BROKERSXPRESS LLC	Tradingblock	Sep 21, 2011	Jul 29, 2016	1,773	Firm change after gap	Other
FMSI ADVISERS	BROKERSXPRESS LLC	Oct 29, 2008	Sep 30, 2008	-29	Firm change	Other
QUESTAR CAPITAL CORPORATION	FMSI ADVISERS	Oct 13, 2004	Oct 5, 2004	-8	Firm change	Other
FFP ADVISORY SERVICES INC	QUESTAR CAPITAL CORPORATION	Dec 12, 2002	Jan 7, 2003	26	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (9)

→ J. W. COLE ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Aug 5, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 7, 2020 to Aug 6, 2026factForm ADV
→ AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 18, 2017 to Mar 13, 2020factForm ADV
→ PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 4, 2017 to Sep 21, 2017factForm ADV
→ TRADINGBLOCKRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 29, 2016 to Apr 4, 2017factForm ADV
→ BROKERSXPRESS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 30, 2008 to Sep 21, 2011factForm ADV
→ FMSI ADVISERSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 5, 2004 to Oct 29, 2008factForm ADV
→ QUESTAR CAPITAL CORPORATIONRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 7, 2003 to Oct 13, 2004factForm ADV
→ FFP ADVISORY SERVICES INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 23, 2000 to Dec 12, 2002factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Aug 6, 2026
Advisor changed firm
David Brandon Cottrell left Park Avenue Securities Llc for J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. (registered 2026-08-05)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago