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RIA / WealthAdvisorChartered Financial Consultant28 years in industry

Michael Emil Cear

Advisor at FARTHER

Berkeley Heights, NJ | SAN FRANCISCO, CA

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Data as of Sep 18, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 3
Dated events: 3
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Sep 10, 2014 to Sep 18, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

fact = as filed or announced; derived = computed by DFX; estimate = a band, never a point

Current firm: FARTHER
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 15, 1998earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 28derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Chartered Financial Consultant
Exams: S63|S66
First exam: Apr 15, 1998
First registration: Sep 10, 2014
Dual registered: no
Other names: MICHAEL EMIL CEAR|Michael Cear
IAPD individual key: 3009786

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
Farther	Independent wealth	Sep 17, 2026	n/a	yes	Berkeley Heights, NJ\|SAN FRANCISCO, CA	Current employment
SUMMIT FINANCIAL, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 3, 2019	n/a	yes	Parsippany, NJ	Current employment
SUMMIT FINANCIAL, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Dec 26, 2018	Sep 14, 2026	no	Parsippany, NJ	Previous registration
SUMMIT FINANCIAL RESOURCES INC	Former SEC adviser	Sep 22, 2014	Sep 20, 2018	no	PARSIPPANY, NJ	Previous registration
SUMMIT EQUITIES INC	Former SEC adviser	Sep 10, 2014	Dec 27, 2018	no	PARSIPPANY, NJ\|PARSIPPANY, NJ\|PARSIPPANY, NJ	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
SUMMIT FINANCIAL, LLC	Farther	Sep 14, 2026	Sep 17, 2026	3	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
SUMMIT EQUITIES INC	SUMMIT FINANCIAL RESOURCES INC	Dec 27, 2018	Sep 22, 2014	-1,557	Bulk transfer	Other
SUMMIT FINANCIAL RESOURCES INC	SUMMIT FINANCIAL, LLC	Sep 20, 2018	Dec 26, 2018	97	Bulk transfer	Other

Relationships

Registered with (3)

→ SUMMIT FINANCIAL, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 3, 2019 to presentfactForm ADV
→ SUMMIT EQUITIES INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 10, 2014 to Dec 27, 2018factForm ADV
→ SUMMIT FINANCIAL RESOURCES INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 22, 2014 to Sep 20, 2018factForm ADV

Dated events

2 bookkeeping events (roster, classification and holdings changes) folded below

Occurred
Sep 14, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Michael Emil Cear left Summit Financial, LLC for Farther (registered 2026-09-17)
Form ADVobserved 2 days ago

Show 2 bookkeeping events

Occurred
Sep 17, 2026
Michael Emil Cear registered as an investment adviser representative at Farther
First seen by DFX
Sep 15, 2026
date not stated
Michael Emil Cear no longer holds an investment adviser registration (last listed at Summit Financial, Llc on the 2026-09-14 feed)