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RIA / WealthAdvisorChartered Financial Consultantdual registered (broker-dealer)27 years in industry

GARY MICHAEL COWLES

Advisor at LPL FINANCIAL LLC

ROCKPORT, MA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 11:25 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Aug 7, 2008 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: LPL FINANCIAL LLC
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 18, 1998earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 27derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Chartered Financial Consultant
Exams: S63
First exam: Dec 18, 1998
First registration: Aug 7, 2008
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 2228339

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
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 16, 2026	n/a	yes	ROCKPORT, MA	Current employment
CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 12, 2019	Mar 5, 2026	no	Londonderry, NH\|Rockport, MA	Previous registration
THE COWLES GROUP	n/a	Oct 2, 2014	Feb 5, 2024	no	LONDONDERRY, NH	Previous registration
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 5, 2014	Aug 31, 2017	no	LONDONDERRY, NH\|LONDONBERRY, NH\|FORT MILL, SC	Previous registration
CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS	Former SEC adviser	Sep 10, 2012	Mar 20, 2014	no	RALEIGH, NC\|WOBURN, MA	Previous registration
LIGHTHOUSE CAPITAL, LLC	State registered	Aug 7, 2008	Oct 26, 2012	no	BOSTON, MA	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
CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Mar 5, 2026	Mar 16, 2026	11	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
THE COWLES GROUP	CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	Feb 5, 2024	Aug 12, 2019	-1,638	Firm change after gap	Other
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	THE COWLES GROUP	Aug 31, 2017	Oct 2, 2014	-1,064	Firm change after gap	Other
CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Mar 20, 2014	Mar 5, 2014	-15	Firm change	Other
LIGHTHOUSE CAPITAL, LLC	CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS	Oct 26, 2012	Sep 10, 2012	-46	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 5, 2014 to Aug 31, 2017factForm ADV
→ CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 12, 2019 to Mar 5, 2026factForm ADV
→ THE COWLES GROUPRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 2, 2014 to Feb 5, 2024factForm ADV
→ CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 10, 2012 to Mar 20, 2014factForm ADV
→ LIGHTHOUSE CAPITAL, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 7, 2008 to Oct 26, 2012factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Mar 5, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Gary Michael Cowles left Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. for Lpl Financial Llc (registered 2026-03-16)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Feb 5, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Gary Michael Cowles left The Cowles Group for Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. (registered 2019-08-12)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago