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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)39 years in industry

JOHN EDWARD HOFFMAN

Advisor at EMERSON EQUITY LLC

Irvine, CA | San Diego, CA

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Relationships: 6
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Feb 27, 2002 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: EMERSON EQUITY LLC
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: Mar 13, 1987earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 39derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 6derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Mar 13, 1987
First registration: Feb 27, 2002
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 1582096

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
EMERSON EQUITY LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 19, 2020	n/a	yes	San Diego, CA\|Irvine, CA	Current employment
CENTAURUS FINANCIAL, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jul 25, 2014	Dec 31, 2019	no	LEESBURG, VA\|SAN DIEGO, CA\|LEESBURG, VA\|ANAHEIM, CA	Previous registration
INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Oct 21, 2005	Jul 24, 2014	no	SAN DIEGO, CA\|SAN DIEGO, CA	Previous registration
FINANCIAL DESIGNS LTD.	n/a	May 13, 2005	Jul 30, 2014	no	SAN DIEGO, CA\|SAN DIEGO, CA	Previous registration
INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	n/a	Feb 23, 2005	Oct 21, 2005	no	SAN DIEGO, CA	Previous registration
SENTRA SECURITIES CORPORATION	n/a	Feb 27, 2002	Dec 31, 2004	no	SAN DIEGO, 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
CENTAURUS FINANCIAL, INC.	EMERSON EQUITY LLC	Dec 31, 2019	Mar 19, 2020	79	Firm change	Other
FINANCIAL DESIGNS LTD.	INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	Jul 30, 2014	Oct 21, 2005	-3,204	Firm change after gap	Other
INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	CENTAURUS FINANCIAL, INC.	Jul 24, 2014	Jul 25, 2014	1	Firm change	Other
INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	FINANCIAL DESIGNS LTD.	Oct 21, 2005	May 13, 2005	-161	Firm change after gap	Other
SENTRA SECURITIES CORPORATION	INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	Dec 31, 2004	Feb 23, 2005	54	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ EMERSON EQUITY LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Mar 19, 2020 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CENTAURUS FINANCIAL, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 25, 2014 to Dec 31, 2019factForm ADV
→ FINANCIAL DESIGNS LTD.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 13, 2005 to Jul 30, 2014factForm ADV
→ INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 21, 2005 to Jul 24, 2014factForm ADV
→ INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 23, 2005 to Oct 21, 2005factForm ADV
→ SENTRA SECURITIES CORPORATIONRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 27, 2002 to Dec 31, 2004factForm ADV

Dated events

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