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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)26 years in industry

DAVID JOHN LAIDLAW

Advisor at SPECTRUM FINANCIAL RESOURCES

TROY, MI

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 9:33 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jul 14, 2006 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: SPECTRUM FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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: Nov 1, 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: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66
First exam: Jul 24, 2001
First registration: Jul 14, 2006
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 4412079

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
SPECTRUM FINANCIAL RESOURCES	Independent wealth	Aug 20, 2026	n/a	yes	TROY, MI	Current employment
NEXT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Sep 21, 2010	Jun 3, 2014	no	TROY, MI\|HOUSTON, TX\|ORCHARD LAKE, MI	Previous registration
FIRST ALLIED ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jan 3, 2007	Apr 20, 2007	no	CHESTERFIELD, MO	Previous registration
FFP ADVISORY SERVICES INC	n/a	Jul 14, 2006	Jan 3, 2007	no	TROY, MI	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
NEXT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	SPECTRUM FINANCIAL RESOURCES	Jun 3, 2014	Aug 20, 2026	4,461	Firm change after gap	Other
FIRST ALLIED ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	NEXT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	Apr 20, 2007	Sep 21, 2010	1,250	Firm change after gap	Other
FFP ADVISORY SERVICES INC	FIRST ALLIED ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Jan 3, 2007	Jan 3, 2007	0	Bulk transfer	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ SPECTRUM FINANCIAL RESOURCESRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Aug 20, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ NEXT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 21, 2010 to Jun 3, 2014factForm ADV
→ FIRST ALLIED ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 3, 2007 to Apr 20, 2007factForm ADV
→ FFP ADVISORY SERVICES INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 14, 2006 to Jan 3, 2007factForm ADV

Dated events

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