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RIA / WealthAdvisorChartered Financial Analyst15 years in industry

JOHN DAVID GARDNER

Advisor at APTUS CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC

FAIRHOPE, AL

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Relationships: 4
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Sep 27, 2010 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: APTUS CAPITAL ADVISORS, 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: Sep 24, 2010earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 15derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 13derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Chartered Financial Analyst
Exams: S66
First exam: Sep 24, 2010
First registration: Sep 27, 2010
Dual registered: no
IAPD individual key: 5821010

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
APTUS CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC	Independent wealth	Jul 8, 2013	n/a	yes	FAIRHOPE, AL	Current employment
CORNERSTONE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING,LLC	Former SEC adviser	Mar 7, 2013	Jul 8, 2013	no	DAPHNE, AL	Previous registration
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.	Wirehouse	Mar 30, 2011	Jun 26, 2012	no	Miamisburg, OH	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Sep 27, 2010	Apr 11, 2011	no	DAYTON, OH	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
CORNERSTONE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING,LLC	APTUS CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC	Jul 8, 2013	Jul 8, 2013	0	Firm change	Other
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.	CORNERSTONE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING,LLC	Jun 26, 2012	Mar 7, 2013	254	Firm change	Other
MORGAN STANLEY	UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.	Apr 11, 2011	Mar 30, 2011	-12	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ APTUS CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jul 8, 2013 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CORNERSTONE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING,LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 7, 2013 to Jul 8, 2013factForm ADV
→ UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 30, 2011 to Jun 26, 2012factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 27, 2010 to Apr 11, 2011factForm ADV

Dated events

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