This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Current firm

CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.

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

Aug 1, 2001earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

25derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

4

Current registrations

1

Registered states

2

Exams

S63|S65

First exam

Jan 26, 2019

First registration

Jan 28, 2019

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

IAPD individual key

3264684

• Occurred

  Apr 3, 2026
  Advisor changed firm

  Michael Sean Primo left Dempsey Lord Smith, Llc for Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. (registered 2025-11-25)

  Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
• Occurred

  Aug 23, 2024
  Advisor changed firm

  Michael Sean Primo left Blackridge Asset Management, Llc for Dempsey Lord Smith, Llc (registered 2024-08-26)

  Form ADVobserved 6 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:379faaa1-e5a5-507f-65da-fe54c81bb4ae

First observed

Jan 28, 2019

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 7 days ago

Source families

Federal regulator filings

1 registered feed stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.

Resolution

Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.