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

ARMANDO JOSEPH CRUZ

Advisor at ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INCORPORATED

Seattle, WA

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Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: May 14, 2012 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INCORPORATED
Current firm class: mixed wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Feb 8, 1999earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 27derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 4derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S65|S66
First exam: Feb 8, 1999
First registration: May 14, 2012
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: ARMANDO Joseph CRUZ
IAPD individual key: 2499738

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
ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INCORPORATED	Mixed wealth	Aug 24, 2022	n/a	yes	Seattle, WA	Current employment
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC	National bd RIA	Jan 20, 2017	Aug 23, 2022	no	KIRKLAND, WA	Previous registration
ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INCORPORATED	Mixed wealth	Nov 7, 2014	Jan 23, 2017	no	Bellevue, WA	Previous registration
MCADAMS WRIGHT RAGEN, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jan 7, 2014	Nov 7, 2014	no	BELLEVUE, WA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	May 14, 2012	May 30, 2013	no	SEATTLE, WA	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
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC	ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INCORPORATED	Aug 23, 2022	Aug 24, 2022	1	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INCORPORATED	RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC	Jan 23, 2017	Jan 20, 2017	-3	Firm change	Other
MCADAMS WRIGHT RAGEN, INC.	ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INCORPORATED	Nov 7, 2014	Nov 7, 2014	0	Bulk transfer	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	MCADAMS WRIGHT RAGEN, INC.	May 30, 2013	Jan 7, 2014	222	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 7, 2014 to Jan 23, 2017factForm ADV
→ RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 20, 2017 to Aug 23, 2022factForm ADV
→ MCADAMS WRIGHT RAGEN, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 7, 2014 to Nov 7, 2014factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 14, 2012 to May 30, 2013factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Aug 23, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Armando Joseph Cruz left Rbc Capital Markets, Llc for Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated (registered 2022-08-24)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago