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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)33 years in industry

MARK CHRISTOPHER SHOEMAKER

Advisor at PRIVATE ADVISOR GROUP, LLC

MORRISTOWN, NJ | Porterville, CA

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 7:54 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jun 19, 2003 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: PRIVATE ADVISOR GROUP, 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: Jul 1, 1993earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 33derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S63
First exam: Sep 27, 1993
First registration: Jun 19, 2003
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 2387450

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
PRIVATE ADVISOR GROUP, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 26, 2026	n/a	yes	Porterville, CA\|MORRISTOWN, NJ	Current employment
MARINER ADVISOR NETWORK	Bd affiliated wealth	Apr 20, 2022	Jun 26, 2026	no	Poterville, CA	Previous registration
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Nov 12, 2020	Apr 21, 2022	no	PORTERVILLE, CA\|PORTERVILLE, CA	Previous registration
FIRST ALLIED ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jul 2, 2012	Nov 12, 2020	no	PORTERVILLE, CA\|PORTERVILLE, CA	Previous registration
PACIFIC WEALTH STRATEGIES GROUP, INC.	Independent wealth	Jun 28, 2010	May 19, 2022	no	PORTERVILLE, CA\|SANTA BARBARA, CA	Previous registration
FIRST ALLIED SECURITIES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jun 19, 2003	Jul 2, 2012	no	PORTERVILLE, CA\|PORTERVILLE, 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
MARINER ADVISOR NETWORK	PRIVATE ADVISOR GROUP, LLC	Jun 26, 2026	Jun 26, 2026	0	Bulk transfer	Ibd to ibd
PACIFIC WEALTH STRATEGIES GROUP, INC.	FIRST ALLIED ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	May 19, 2022	Jul 2, 2012	-3,608	Firm change after gap	Other
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	MARINER ADVISOR NETWORK	Apr 21, 2022	Apr 20, 2022	-1	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
FIRST ALLIED ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Nov 12, 2020	Nov 12, 2020	0	Bulk transfer	Ibd to ibd
FIRST ALLIED SECURITIES, INC.	PACIFIC WEALTH STRATEGIES GROUP, INC.	Jul 2, 2012	Jun 28, 2010	-735	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ PRIVATE ADVISOR GROUP, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jun 26, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MARINER ADVISOR NETWORKRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 20, 2022 to Jun 26, 2026factForm ADV
→ PACIFIC WEALTH STRATEGIES GROUP, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 28, 2010 to May 19, 2022factForm ADV
→ CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 12, 2020 to Apr 21, 2022factForm ADV
→ FIRST ALLIED ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 2, 2012 to Nov 12, 2020factForm ADV
→ FIRST ALLIED SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 19, 2003 to Jul 2, 2012factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
May 19, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Mark Christopher Shoemaker left Pacific Wealth Strategies Group, Inc. for First Allied Advisory Services, Inc. (registered 2012-07-02)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Apr 21, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Mark Christopher Shoemaker left Cetera Investment Advisers Llc for Mariner Advisor Network (registered 2022-04-20)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago