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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)10 years in industry

Bashar K. Baraz

Advisor at HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, LLC

BOCA RATON, FL

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Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 15, 2017 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, LLC
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: May 1, 2016earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 10derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S66
First exam: Mar 13, 2017
First registration: Mar 15, 2017
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: Ben Baraz|Bashar Baraz
IAPD individual key: 6728029

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
HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, LLC	Independent wealth	Jul 2, 2025	n/a	yes	BOCA RATON, FL	Current employment
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 11, 2019	May 23, 2025	no	ST. AUGUSTINE, FL\|WINDERMERE, FL\|Coral Gables, FL	Previous registration
SECURIAN FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Sep 13, 2018	May 7, 2019	no	Jacksonville, FL	Previous registration
CAMARDA WEALTH ADVISORY GROUP	Independent wealth	Nov 1, 2017	Aug 29, 2018	no	FLEMING ISLAND, FL	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Mar 15, 2017	Oct 18, 2017	no	JACKSONVILLE, FL	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
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, LLC	May 23, 2025	Jul 2, 2025	40	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
SECURIAN FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	May 7, 2019	Jun 11, 2019	35	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
CAMARDA WEALTH ADVISORY GROUP	SECURIAN FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Aug 29, 2018	Sep 13, 2018	15	Firm change	RIA to ibd
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	CAMARDA WEALTH ADVISORY GROUP	Oct 18, 2017	Nov 1, 2017	14	Firm change	Wirehouse to RIA

Team moves

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

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
113784:15296:FL:2018-08-29	Aug 29, 2018	Sep 13, 2018	FLEMING ISLAND, FL	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jul 2, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 11, 2019 to May 23, 2025factForm ADV
→ SECURIAN FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 13, 2018 to May 7, 2019factForm ADV
→ CAMARDA WEALTH ADVISORY GROUPRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 1, 2017 to Aug 29, 2018factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 15, 2017 to Oct 18, 2017factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
May 23, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Bashar K. Baraz left Mml Investors Services, Llc for Hornor, Townsend & Kent, Llc (registered 2025-07-02)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago