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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner36 years in industry

JAMES STEVEN RUSH

Advisor at SIGNATURE FINANCIAL ADVISORS

HOUSTON, TX

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Relationships: 6
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Apr 27, 1990 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: SIGNATURE FINANCIAL ADVISORS
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: Apr 27, 1990earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 36derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 9derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Sep 28, 1998
First registration: Apr 27, 1990
Dual registered: no
IAPD individual key: 3090665

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
SIGNATURE FINANCIAL ADVISORS	State registered	Oct 11, 2016	n/a	yes	HOUSTON, TX	Current employment
WEALTH MENTORS, LLC	n/a	Aug 7, 2009	Dec 31, 2016	no	HOUSTON, TX	Previous registration
AMEGY INVESTMENTS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jan 14, 2009	May 6, 2009	no	CYPRESS, TX\|HOUSTON, TX\|LEAGUE CITY, TX	Previous registration
ZIONS CAPITAL ADVISORS, INC.	Institutional manager	May 8, 2007	Jan 6, 2009	no	LEAGUE CITY, TX	Previous registration
AMEGY INVESTMENTS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Feb 23, 2004	Dec 31, 2006	no	HOUSTON, TX\|HOUSTON, TX\|LEAGUE CITY, TX\|LEAGUE CITY, TX\|DICKINSON, TX\|PASADENA, TX\|PASADENA, TX	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Apr 27, 1990	Feb 20, 2004	no	HOUSTON, 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
WEALTH MENTORS, LLC	SIGNATURE FINANCIAL ADVISORS	Dec 31, 2016	Oct 11, 2016	-81	Firm change after gap	Other
AMEGY INVESTMENTS, INC.	WEALTH MENTORS, LLC	May 6, 2009	Aug 7, 2009	93	Firm change	Other
ZIONS CAPITAL ADVISORS, INC.	AMEGY INVESTMENTS, INC.	Jan 6, 2009	Jan 14, 2009	8	Firm change	Other
AMEGY INVESTMENTS, INC.	ZIONS CAPITAL ADVISORS, INC.	Dec 31, 2006	May 8, 2007	128	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	AMEGY INVESTMENTS, INC.	Feb 20, 2004	Feb 23, 2004	3	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ SIGNATURE FINANCIAL ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Oct 11, 2016 to presentfactForm ADV
→ WEALTH MENTORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 7, 2009 to Dec 31, 2016factForm ADV
→ AMEGY INVESTMENTS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 14, 2009 to May 6, 2009factForm ADV
→ ZIONS CAPITAL ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 8, 2007 to Jan 6, 2009factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 27, 1990 to Feb 20, 2004factForm ADV

Dated events

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