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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)40 years in industry

JOHN BRIAN FRANKLIN

Advisor at INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC

Shell Knob, MO | SAN DIEGO, 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, 11:30 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 9
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Sep 27, 1995 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL 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: Dec 19, 1985earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 40derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 8
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Dec 19, 1985
First registration: Sep 27, 1995
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: JOHN BRIAN FRANKLIN|John B Franklin
IAPD individual key: 1430877

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
INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 4, 2026	n/a	yes	SAN DIEGO, CA\|Shell Knob, MO\|Shell Knob, MO	Current employment
PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jul 8, 2025	Sep 1, 2026	no	OVERLAND PARK, KS	Previous registration
INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Nov 26, 2019	Jan 2, 2025	no	SHELL KNOB, MO\|SHELL KNOB, MO\|SAN DIEGO, CA	Previous registration
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 7, 2012	Dec 6, 2019	no	OVERLAND PARK, KS\|BRYAN, OH\|OVERLAND PARK, KS\|SHELL KNOB, MO	Previous registration
V WEALTH ADVISORS LLC	Former SEC adviser	Dec 7, 2010	Jan 23, 2012	no	OVERLAND PARK, KS	Previous registration
NRP ADVISORS, INC.	n/a	Nov 20, 2007	Dec 1, 2010	no	LEAWOOD, KS\|KANSAS CITY, MO\|BRYAN, OH	Previous registration
RPCG, INC.	n/a	Sep 1, 2005	Dec 31, 2007	no	KANSAS CITY, MO	Previous registration
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Nov 8, 2002	Dec 3, 2007	no	LEAWOOD, KS\|KANSAS CITY, MO\|KANSAS CITY, MO	Previous registration
PRUDENTIAL EQUITY GROUP, LLC	n/a	Sep 27, 1995	Oct 15, 2002	no	OVERLAND PARK, KS	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
PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.	INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	Sep 1, 2026	Sep 4, 2026	3	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.	Jan 2, 2025	Jul 8, 2025	187	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	Dec 6, 2019	Nov 26, 2019	-10	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
V WEALTH ADVISORS LLC	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Jan 23, 2012	Feb 7, 2012	15	Firm change	Other
NRP ADVISORS, INC.	V WEALTH ADVISORS LLC	Dec 1, 2010	Dec 7, 2010	6	Firm change	Other
RPCG, INC.	NRP ADVISORS, INC.	Dec 31, 2007	Nov 20, 2007	-41	Firm change after gap	Other
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	RPCG, INC.	Dec 3, 2007	Sep 1, 2005	-823	Firm change after gap	Other
PRUDENTIAL EQUITY GROUP, LLC	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Oct 15, 2002	Nov 8, 2002	24	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (7)

→ INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 26, 2019 to Jan 2, 2025factForm ADV
→ PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 8, 2025 to Sep 1, 2026factForm ADV
→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 7, 2012 to Dec 6, 2019factForm ADV
→ V WEALTH ADVISORS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 7, 2010 to Jan 23, 2012factForm ADV
→ NRP ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 20, 2007 to Dec 1, 2010factForm ADV
→ RPCG, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 1, 2005 to Dec 31, 2007factForm ADV
→ PRUDENTIAL EQUITY GROUP, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 27, 1995 to Oct 15, 2002factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Sep 1, 2026
Advisor changed firm
John Brian Franklin left Principal Securities, Inc. for Independent Financial Group, Llc (registered 2026-09-04)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Jan 2, 2025
Advisor changed firm
John Brian Franklin left Independent Financial Group, Llc for Principal Securities, Inc. (registered 2025-07-08)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago