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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)22 years in industry

RICHARD HANSFORD DIX

Advisor at CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.

Baltimore, MD | Shrewsbury, PA | Hunt Valley, MD | Towson, MD

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 1:05 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 8
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: May 10, 2004 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Facts

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Current firm: CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.
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: May 7, 2004earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 22derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 4derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 7
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S66
First exam: May 7, 2004
First registration: May 10, 2004
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 4730925

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
CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Nov 10, 2021	n/a	yes	Hunt Valley, MD\|Baltimore, MD\|Towson, MD\|Shrewsbury, PA	Current employment
SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Sep 18, 2020	Nov 10, 2021	no	TOWSON, MD	Previous registration
THE MARSHALL FINANCIAL GROUP LLC	Independent wealth	Mar 1, 2018	May 31, 2019	no	Towson, MD	Previous registration
SSN ADVISORY, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Dec 7, 2016	Sep 18, 2020	no	Towson, MD	Previous registration
HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, LLC	Independent wealth	Jun 13, 2011	Dec 15, 2016	no	TOWSON, MD	Previous registration
ESI FINANCIAL ADVISORS	Independent wealth	May 15, 2007	Jun 8, 2011	no	TIMONIUM, MD	Previous registration
MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Aug 6, 2004	May 14, 2007	no	ELKRIDGE, MD\|BALITMORE, MD	Previous registration
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	National bd RIA	May 10, 2004	Jun 25, 2004	no	OWING MILLS, MD	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
SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.	CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	Nov 10, 2021	Nov 10, 2021	0	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
SSN ADVISORY, INC.	THE MARSHALL FINANCIAL GROUP LLC	Sep 18, 2020	Mar 1, 2018	-932	Firm change after gap	Ibd to RIA
THE MARSHALL FINANCIAL GROUP LLC	SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.	May 31, 2019	Sep 18, 2020	476	Firm change after gap	RIA to ibd
HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, LLC	SSN ADVISORY, INC.	Dec 15, 2016	Dec 7, 2016	-8	Firm change	Other
ESI FINANCIAL ADVISORS	HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, LLC	Jun 8, 2011	Jun 13, 2011	5	Firm change	Other
MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	ESI FINANCIAL ADVISORS	May 14, 2007	May 15, 2007	1	Firm change	Other
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Jun 25, 2004	Aug 6, 2004	42	Firm change	Other

Team moves

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

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
110518:134139:MD:2021-11-10	Nov 10, 2021	Nov 10, 2021	TOWSON, MD	Firm change
126090:146362:MD:2020-09-18	Sep 18, 2020	Mar 1, 2018	TOWSON, MD	Firm change after gap
146362:110518:MD:2019-05-31	May 31, 2019	Sep 18, 2020	TOWSON, MD	Firm change after gap
4031:126090:MD:2016-12-15	Dec 15, 2016	Dec 7, 2016	TOWSON, MD	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (8)

→ CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Nov 10, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
→ SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 18, 2020 to Nov 10, 2021factForm ADV
→ SSN ADVISORY, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 7, 2016 to Sep 18, 2020factForm ADV
→ THE MARSHALL FINANCIAL GROUP LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 1, 2018 to May 31, 2019factForm ADV
→ HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 13, 2011 to Dec 15, 2016factForm ADV
→ ESI FINANCIAL ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 15, 2007 to Jun 8, 2011factForm ADV
→ MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 6, 2004 to May 14, 2007factForm ADV
→ AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 10, 2004 to Jun 25, 2004factForm ADV

Dated events

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