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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)42 years in industry

MICHAEL WAYNE FAVORITE

Advisor at CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.

Santa Maria, CA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 4:56 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: May 12, 2003 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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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: Mar 26, 1984earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 42derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: Mar 26, 1984
First registration: May 12, 2003
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: MIKAL FAVORITE|MIKAL FAVORITE
IAPD individual key: 1230977

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
CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Dec 9, 2022	n/a	yes	Santa Maria, CA	Current employment
CANTELLA & CO., INC.	Former SEC adviser	Oct 27, 2010	Jun 1, 2023	no	Santa Maria, CA\|NIPOMO, CA\|Malden, MA\|MALDEN, MA	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Jan 1, 2008	Oct 19, 2010	no	SANTA MARIA, CA	Previous registration
A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.	n/a	Oct 3, 2005	Jan 1, 2008	no	SANTA MARIA, CA\|SANTA MARIA, CA\|ST. LOUIS, MO	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	May 12, 2003	Oct 4, 2005	no	SANTA MARIA, CA	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
CANTELLA & CO., INC.	CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	Jun 1, 2023	Dec 9, 2022	-174	Bulk transfer	Ibd to ibd
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	CANTELLA & CO., INC.	Oct 19, 2010	Oct 27, 2010	8	Firm change	Other
A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Jan 1, 2008	Jan 1, 2008	0	Bulk transfer	Other
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.	Oct 4, 2005	Oct 3, 2005	-1	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Dec 9, 2022 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CANTELLA & CO., INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 27, 2010 to Jun 1, 2023factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 1, 2008 to Oct 19, 2010factForm ADV
→ A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 3, 2005 to Jan 1, 2008factForm ADV

Dated events

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