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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)27 years in industry

MELISSA JOY NORDABY

Advisor at CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.

FAIRFIELD, IA | Bedford, NH

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Relationships: 6
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jun 1, 2001 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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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: Dec 28, 1998earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 27derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 20derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Dec 28, 1998
First registration: Jun 1, 2001
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: MELISSA J NORDABY|MELISSA JOY FERLAND|MELISSA JOY NORDABY|Melissa Nordaby-McDonough|MELISSA JOY NORDABY-MCDONOUGH
IAPD individual key: 2991608

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
CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Apr 17, 2006	n/a	yes	FAIRFIELD, IA\|Bedford, NH	Current employment
INVESTORS CAPITAL ADVISORY	Former SEC adviser	Mar 1, 2006	Apr 19, 2006	no	LYNNFIELD, MA\|LYNNFIELD, MA	Previous registration
MANULIFE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (US) LLC	Asset manager	Jun 13, 2003	Jun 8, 2004	no	BOSTON, MA	Previous registration
JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC	Asset manager	Jun 13, 2003	Jun 8, 2004	no	BOSTON, MA	Previous registration
MANULIFE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (US) LLC	Asset manager	Jun 1, 2001	May 16, 2003	no	PORTSMOUTH, NH	Previous registration
JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC	Asset manager	Jun 1, 2001	May 30, 2003	no	PORTSMOUTH, NH	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
INVESTORS CAPITAL ADVISORY	CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	Apr 19, 2006	Apr 17, 2006	-2	Firm change	Other
JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC	MANULIFE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (US) LLC	Jun 8, 2004	Jun 13, 2003	-361	Firm change after gap	Other
MANULIFE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (US) LLC	INVESTORS CAPITAL ADVISORY	Jun 8, 2004	Mar 1, 2006	631	Firm change after gap	Other
MANULIFE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (US) LLC	JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC	May 16, 2003	Jun 1, 2001	-714	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Apr 17, 2006 to presentfactForm ADV
→ INVESTORS CAPITAL ADVISORYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 1, 2006 to Apr 19, 2006factForm ADV
→ JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 13, 2003 to Jun 8, 2004factForm ADV
→ MANULIFE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (US) LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 13, 2003 to Jun 8, 2004factForm ADV

Dated events

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