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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner21 years in industry

JAMES RUSSELL SCOTT

Advisor at SIMPLICITY WEALTH

Palm Beach, FL | SUMMIT, NJ

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 8:28 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: May 18, 2006 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: SIMPLICITY WEALTH
Current firm class: mixed wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Apr 21, 2005earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 21derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Apr 21, 2005
First registration: May 18, 2006
Dual registered: no
Other names: Russ Scott|James Russell Scott
IAPD individual key: 4920768

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
SIMPLICITY WEALTH	Mixed wealth	Jan 3, 2025	n/a	yes	SUMMIT, NJ\|Palm Beach, FL	Current employment
CONCIERGE FINANCIAL, INC.	n/a	Apr 18, 2018	Oct 21, 2024	no	PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL	Previous registration
REGAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 2, 2015	Apr 11, 2018	no	PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL\|KENTWOOD, MI	Previous registration
BRIGHT OWL INVESTMENT ADVISORS	Former SEC adviser	Jan 8, 2014	Dec 31, 2014	no	PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL\|KENTWOOD, MI	Previous registration
VOYA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 4, 2011	Dec 31, 2013	no	PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL\|MIAMI, FL	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	May 18, 2006	Apr 20, 2009	no	HOUSTON, TX\|HOUSTON, TX\|ADDISON, TX	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
CONCIERGE FINANCIAL, INC.	SIMPLICITY WEALTH	Oct 21, 2024	Jan 3, 2025	74	Firm change	Other
REGAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC	CONCIERGE FINANCIAL, INC.	Apr 11, 2018	Apr 18, 2018	7	Firm change	Other
BRIGHT OWL INVESTMENT ADVISORS	REGAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC	Dec 31, 2014	Feb 2, 2015	33	Firm change	Other
VOYA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	BRIGHT OWL INVESTMENT ADVISORS	Dec 31, 2013	Jan 8, 2014	8	Firm change	Other
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	VOYA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	Apr 20, 2009	Feb 4, 2011	655	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ SIMPLICITY WEALTHRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 3, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CONCIERGE FINANCIAL, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 18, 2018 to Oct 21, 2024factForm ADV
→ REGAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 2, 2015 to Apr 11, 2018factForm ADV
→ BRIGHT OWL INVESTMENT ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 8, 2014 to Dec 31, 2014factForm ADV
→ VOYA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 4, 2011 to Dec 31, 2013factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 18, 2006 to Apr 20, 2009factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Oct 21, 2024
Advisor changed firm
James Russell Scott left Concierge Financial, Inc. for Simplicity Wealth (registered 2025-01-03)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago