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RIA / WealthAdvisorChartered Financial Consultant41 years in industry

DAVID JAMES CUNNINGHAM

Advisor at SHERPA FINANCIAL GUIDES, INC.

AFTON, VA

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Relationships: 6
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jun 22, 2004 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: SHERPA FINANCIAL GUIDES, INC.
Current firm class: state registeredderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Dec 5, 1984earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 41derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 5derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Chartered Financial Consultant
Exams: S63|S66
First exam: Dec 5, 1984
First registration: Jun 22, 2004
Dual registered: no
Other names: DAVID JAMES CUNNINGHAM|DAVID CUNNINGHAM|DAVE CUNNINGHAM
IAPD individual key: 1316260

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
SHERPA FINANCIAL GUIDES, INC.	State registered	Jun 19, 2021	n/a	yes	AFTON, VA	Current employment
AE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	May 5, 2021	Jun 18, 2021	no	AFTON, VA\|CROZET, VA	Previous registration
AE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Dec 4, 2017	May 4, 2021	no	AFTON, VA\|Crozet, VA	Previous registration
CORECAP ADVISORS	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 30, 2013	Nov 17, 2014	no	AFTON, VA	Previous registration
BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jul 19, 2010	Jul 24, 2013	no	CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA\|CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA\|CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA\|CUMBERLAND, VA\|DILLWYN, VA\|FORK UNION, VA\|MINERAL, VA\|PALMYRA, VA\|CHARLOTTE, NC\|CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA	Previous registration
BERTHEL FISHER & COMPANY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 22, 2004	Dec 31, 2004	no	AFTON, VA\|AFTON, VA	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
AE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	SHERPA FINANCIAL GUIDES, INC.	Jun 18, 2021	Jun 19, 2021	1	Firm change	Ibd to state RIA
CORECAP ADVISORS	AE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Nov 17, 2014	Dec 4, 2017	1,113	Firm change after gap	Other
BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	CORECAP ADVISORS	Jul 24, 2013	Aug 30, 2013	37	Firm change	Other
BERTHEL FISHER & COMPANY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Dec 31, 2004	Jul 19, 2010	2,026	Firm change after gap	Other

Team moves

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

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
282580:314973:VA:2021-06-17	Jun 18, 2021	Jun 19, 2021	CROZET, VA	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ SHERPA FINANCIAL GUIDES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Jun 19, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
→ AE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 5, 2021 to Jun 18, 2021factForm ADV
→ CORECAP ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 30, 2013 to Nov 17, 2014factForm ADV
→ BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 19, 2010 to Jul 24, 2013factForm ADV
→ BERTHEL FISHER & COMPANY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 22, 2004 to Dec 31, 2004factForm ADV

Dated events

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