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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)14 years in industry

Brandi J Ames

Advisor at PLANMEMBER SECURITIES CORPORATION

Carpinteria, CA | Lerna, IL

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 1:19 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 4
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Aug 1, 2017 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: PLANMEMBER SECURITIES CORPORATION
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: Jun 1, 2012earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 14derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Oct 22, 2014
First registration: Aug 1, 2017
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: BRANDI JEAN BARHORST|BRANDI JEAN BARHORST|BRANDI JEAN SCHWARZ|BRANDI AMES|Brandi Jean Ames
IAPD individual key: 6389517

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
PLANMEMBER SECURITIES CORPORATION	Independent wealth	Feb 2, 2026	n/a	yes	Lerna, IL\|Carpinteria, CA	Current employment
CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 4, 2025	Jan 15, 2026	no	Fairfield, IA\|Lerna, IL	Previous registration
LINCOLN INVESTMENT	Independent wealth	Jan 8, 2025	Apr 24, 2025	no	Fort Washington, PA	Previous registration
OSAIC FA, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Oct 5, 2023	Jan 8, 2025	no	RADNOR, PA\|FORT WAYNE, IN	Previous registration
PRUCO SECURITIES, LLC	No RAUM reported	Aug 1, 2017	Aug 21, 2023	no	CHAMPAIGN, IL\|Swansea, IL\|CHAMPAIGN, IL	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
CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	PLANMEMBER SECURITIES CORPORATION	Jan 15, 2026	Feb 2, 2026	18	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
LINCOLN INVESTMENT	CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	Apr 24, 2025	Aug 4, 2025	102	Firm change	RIA to ibd
OSAIC FA, INC.	LINCOLN INVESTMENT	Jan 8, 2025	Jan 8, 2025	0	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
PRUCO SECURITIES, LLC	OSAIC FA, INC.	Aug 21, 2023	Oct 5, 2023	45	Firm change	Ibd to ibd

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ PLANMEMBER SECURITIES CORPORATIONRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Feb 2, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 4, 2025 to Jan 15, 2026factForm ADV
→ LINCOLN INVESTMENTRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 8, 2025 to Apr 24, 2025factForm ADV
→ OSAIC FA, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 5, 2023 to Jan 8, 2025factForm ADV
→ PRUCO SECURITIES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 1, 2017 to Aug 21, 2023factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jan 15, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Brandi J Ames left Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. for Planmember Securities Corporation (registered 2026-02-02)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Apr 24, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Brandi J Ames left Lincoln Investment for Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. (registered 2025-08-04)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Jan 8, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Brandi J Ames left Osaic Fa, Inc. for Lincoln Investment (registered 2025-01-08)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Aug 21, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Brandi J Ames left Pruco Securities, Llc for Osaic Fa, Inc. (registered 2023-10-05)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago