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RIA / WealthAdvisorChartered Financial Analyst30 years in industry

JAMES RUSSELL FERRIN

Advisor at CAPTRUST

Minnetonka, MN

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Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Aug 3, 2001 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: CAPTRUST
Current firm class: institutional managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Nov 16, 1995earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 30derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Chartered Financial Analyst
Exams: S63
First exam: Nov 16, 1995
First registration: Aug 3, 2001
Dual registered: no
Other names: JIM FERRIN
IAPD individual key: 2668520

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
Captrust	Institutional manager	Apr 26, 2023	n/a	yes	Minnetonka, MN	Current employment
QUANTITATIVE ADVANTAGE, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Mar 28, 2018	Jun 12, 2023	no	MINNETONKA, MN	Previous registration
CURIAN CAPITAL, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Aug 20, 2012	Jun 11, 2013	no	DENVER, CO	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO INVESTMENTS, LLC	n/a	Aug 28, 2002	Jan 2, 2003	no	DENVER, CO	Previous registration
ALLSPRING GLOBAL INVESTMENTS, LLC	Asset manager	Aug 3, 2001	Aug 22, 2002	no	DENVER, CO	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
QUANTITATIVE ADVANTAGE, LLC	Captrust	Jun 12, 2023	Apr 26, 2023	-47	Firm change after gap	Other
CURIAN CAPITAL, LLC	QUANTITATIVE ADVANTAGE, LLC	Jun 11, 2013	Mar 28, 2018	1,751	Firm change after gap	Other
WELLS FARGO INVESTMENTS, LLC	CURIAN CAPITAL, LLC	Jan 2, 2003	Aug 20, 2012	3,518	Firm change after gap	Other
ALLSPRING GLOBAL INVESTMENTS, LLC	WELLS FARGO INVESTMENTS, LLC	Aug 22, 2002	Aug 28, 2002	6	Firm change	Other

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
110575:175112:MN:2023-06-12	Jun 12, 2023	Apr 26, 2023	MINNETONKA, MN	Firm change after gap

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ CAPTRUSTRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Apr 26, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ QUANTITATIVE ADVANTAGE, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 28, 2018 to Jun 12, 2023factForm ADV
→ CURIAN CAPITAL, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 20, 2012 to Jun 11, 2013factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO INVESTMENTS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 28, 2002 to Jan 2, 2003factForm ADV
→ ALLSPRING GLOBAL INVESTMENTS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 3, 2001 to Aug 22, 2002factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jun 12, 2023
Advisor changed firm
James Russell Ferrin left Quantitative Advantage, Llc for Captrust (registered 2023-04-26)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago