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RIA / WealthAdvisorChartered Financial Consultantdual registered (broker-dealer)29 years in industry

DAVID LAWRENCE HULL

Advisor at ESI FINANCIAL ADVISORS

HAUPPAUGE, NY

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jun 21, 2004 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: ESI FINANCIAL ADVISORS
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: Dec 18, 1996earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 29derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Chartered Financial Consultant
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: Dec 18, 1996
First registration: Jun 21, 2004
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: DAVE HULL
IAPD individual key: 1986074

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
ESI FINANCIAL ADVISORS	Independent wealth	Oct 9, 2025	n/a	yes	HAUPPAUGE, NY	Current employment
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 10, 2023	Oct 1, 2025	no	UNIONDALE, NY	Previous registration
SECURIAN FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jan 31, 2023	Aug 10, 2023	no	ST. PAUL, MN\|UNIONDALE, NY	Previous registration
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 31, 2020	Feb 1, 2023	no	WESTBURY, NY\|WESTBURY, NY	Previous registration
OSAIC FA, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Aug 15, 2011	Feb 1, 2014	no	NEW YORK, NY\|MELVILLE, NY\|JERICHO, NY\|HUNTINGTON STATION, NY	Previous registration
HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, LLC	Independent wealth	Jun 21, 2004	Jul 28, 2011	no	UNIONDALE, NY\|UNIONDALE, NY	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
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	ESI FINANCIAL ADVISORS	Oct 1, 2025	Oct 9, 2025	8	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
SECURIAN FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Aug 10, 2023	Aug 10, 2023	0	Bulk transfer	RIA to ibd
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	SECURIAN FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Feb 1, 2023	Jan 31, 2023	-1	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
OSAIC FA, INC.	CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Feb 1, 2014	Aug 31, 2020	2,403	Firm change after gap	Other
HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, LLC	OSAIC FA, INC.	Jul 28, 2011	Aug 15, 2011	18	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ ESI FINANCIAL ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Oct 9, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 10, 2023 to Oct 1, 2025factForm ADV
→ SECURIAN FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 31, 2023 to Aug 10, 2023factForm ADV
→ OSAIC FA, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 15, 2011 to Feb 1, 2014factForm ADV
→ HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 21, 2004 to Jul 28, 2011factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Oct 1, 2025
Advisor changed firm
David Lawrence Hull left Cetera Investment Advisers Llc for Esi Financial Advisors (registered 2025-10-09)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Feb 1, 2023
Advisor changed firm
David Lawrence Hull left Cetera Investment Advisers Llc for Securian Financial Services, Inc. (registered 2023-01-31)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago