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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner21 years in industry

PAUL J SAAD

Advisor at COLLABRIA CAPITAL, INC

WALNUT CREEK, CA

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Relationships: 4
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Sep 24, 2004 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: COLLABRIA CAPITAL, 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: Sep 23, 2004earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 21derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 14derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66
First exam: Sep 23, 2004
First registration: Sep 24, 2004
Dual registered: no
IAPD individual key: 4811313

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
COLLABRIA CAPITAL, INC	State registered	Mar 28, 2012	n/a	yes	WALNUT CREEK, CA	Current employment
CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	May 24, 2011	Jun 15, 2011	no	WALNUT CREEK, CA	Previous registration
SAFEGUARD FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE SERVICES	Former SEC adviser	Jun 18, 2009	May 21, 2012	no	SAN RAMON, CA\|DANVILLE, CA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Sep 24, 2004	Jun 3, 2009	no	SAN RAMON, CA\|OAKLAND, CA\|OAKLAND, CA	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
SAFEGUARD FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE SERVICES	CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	May 21, 2012	May 24, 2011	-363	Firm change after gap	Other
CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	COLLABRIA CAPITAL, INC	Jun 15, 2011	Mar 28, 2012	287	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	SAFEGUARD FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE SERVICES	Jun 3, 2009	Jun 18, 2009	15	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ COLLABRIA CAPITAL, INCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Mar 28, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
→ SAFEGUARD FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE SERVICESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 18, 2009 to May 21, 2012factForm ADV
→ CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 24, 2011 to Jun 15, 2011factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 24, 2004 to Jun 3, 2009factForm ADV

Dated events

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