This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Current firm

CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH 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

May 3, 2012earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

14derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

2

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Exams

S66

First exam

Jan 5, 2023

First registration

May 3, 2012

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

JOEL CHRISTOPHER SIMS|Joel C Sims

IAPD individual key

6006071

• Occurred

  May 1, 2026
  Advisor changed firm

  Joel Christopher Sims left Truist Advisory Services, Inc. for Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. (registered 2026-06-03)

  Form ADVobserved 6 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:1fffa1d0-3b60-257b-2383-48f22e980863

First observed

May 3, 2012

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 7 days ago

Source families

Federal regulator filings

1 registered feed stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.

Resolution

Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.