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RIA / WealthAdvisor19 years in industry

James Larkin Braxton

Advisor at SWMG, LLC

FORT WORTH, TX

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 4:48 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Aug 9, 2007 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: SWMG, LLC
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: Apr 1, 2007earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 19derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Jul 10, 2007
First registration: Aug 9, 2007
Dual registered: no
Other names: James L Braxton|James Larkin Braxton
IAPD individual key: 5284052

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
SWMG, LLC	Independent wealth	Sep 10, 2026	n/a	yes	FORT WORTH, TX	Current employment
THRIVENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 22, 2022	Apr 23, 2026	no	Fort Worth, TX\|Aledo, TX\|Allen, TX\|MINNEAPOLIS, MN\|Aledo, TX	Previous registration
FIRST COMMAND ADVISORY SERVICES	Bd affiliated wealth	Dec 15, 2015	May 3, 2022	no	FORT WORTH, TX\|FORT WORTH, TX\|FORT WORTH, TX	Previous registration
FIRST COMMAND FINANCIAL PLANNING, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Aug 9, 2007	Dec 15, 2015	no	LEESVILLE, LA\|Biloxi, MS\|CORPUS CHRISTI, TX\|Colonial Heights, VA\|FORT WORTH, 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
THRIVENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.	SWMG, LLC	Apr 23, 2026	Sep 10, 2026	140	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
FIRST COMMAND ADVISORY SERVICES	THRIVENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.	May 3, 2022	Aug 22, 2022	111	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
FIRST COMMAND FINANCIAL PLANNING, INC.	FIRST COMMAND ADVISORY SERVICES	Dec 15, 2015	Dec 15, 2015	0	Bulk transfer	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ SWMG, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Sep 10, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ THRIVENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 22, 2022 to Apr 23, 2026factForm ADV
→ FIRST COMMAND ADVISORY SERVICESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 15, 2015 to May 3, 2022factForm ADV
→ FIRST COMMAND FINANCIAL PLANNING, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 9, 2007 to Dec 15, 2015factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Apr 23, 2026
Advisor changed firm
James Larkin Braxton left Thrivent Investment Management Inc. for Swmg, Llc (registered 2026-09-10)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
May 3, 2022
Advisor changed firm
James Larkin Braxton left First Command Advisory Services for Thrivent Investment Management Inc. (registered 2022-08-22)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago