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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Plannerdual registered (broker-dealer)32 years in industry

JOHN MATTHEW PARSONS

Advisor at LPL FINANCIAL LLC

HALF MOON BAY, CA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 2:11 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 9
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Oct 22, 2004 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: LPL FINANCIAL LLC
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: Jan 1, 1994earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 32derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 8
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66
First exam: Oct 4, 2004
First registration: Oct 22, 2004
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 4840784

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
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Oct 16, 2024	n/a	yes	HALF MOON BAY, CA	Current employment
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 29, 2023	Oct 31, 2024	no	HALF MOON BAY, CA	Previous registration
CETERA ADVISOR NETWORKS LLC	Former SEC adviser	Aug 6, 2019	Jun 29, 2023	no	HALF MOON BAY, CA\|EL SEGUNDO, CA\|HALF MOON BAY, CA\|IONE, CA\|Volcano, CA	Previous registration
CWM, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 5, 2019	Oct 17, 2024	no	Half Moon Bay, CA\|Ione, CA\|OMAHA, NE	Previous registration
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	May 31, 2016	Aug 26, 2019	no	HALF MOON BAY, CA\|FAIR OAKS, CA\|HALF MOON BAY, CA\|IONE, CA	Previous registration
PARSONS FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	n/a	Jan 31, 2011	Jul 3, 2019	no	HALF MOON BAY, CA	Previous registration
FOOTHILL SECURITIES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Oct 4, 2010	Jun 2, 2016	no	SANTA CLARA, CA\|HALF MOON BAY, CA\|Santa Clara, CA	Previous registration
PARSONS FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	n/a	Nov 9, 2004	Dec 31, 2010	no	HALF MOON BAY, CA	Previous registration
1ST GLOBAL ADVISORS INC	Former SEC adviser	Oct 22, 2004	Oct 5, 2010	no	HALF MOON BAY, CA	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	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Oct 31, 2024	Oct 16, 2024	-15	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
CWM, LLC	CETERA ADVISOR NETWORKS LLC	Oct 17, 2024	Aug 6, 2019	-1,899	Firm change after gap	Ibd to ibd
CETERA ADVISOR NETWORKS LLC	CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Jun 29, 2023	Jun 29, 2023	0	Bulk transfer	Ibd to ibd
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	CWM, LLC	Aug 26, 2019	Aug 5, 2019	-21	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
PARSONS FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Jul 3, 2019	May 31, 2016	-1,128	Firm change after gap	Other
FOOTHILL SECURITIES, INC.	PARSONS FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	Jun 2, 2016	Jan 31, 2011	-1,949	Firm change after gap	Other
PARSONS FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	FOOTHILL SECURITIES, INC.	Dec 31, 2010	Oct 4, 2010	-88	Firm change after gap	Other
1ST GLOBAL ADVISORS INC	PARSONS FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	Oct 5, 2010	Nov 9, 2004	-2,156	Firm change after gap	Other

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
105644:6413:CA:2024-10-08	Oct 31, 2024	Oct 16, 2024	HALF MOON BAY, CA	Firm change
6413:155344:CA:2019-08-26	Aug 26, 2019	Aug 5, 2019	IONE, CA	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (7)

→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 31, 2016 to Aug 26, 2019factForm ADV
→ CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 29, 2023 to Oct 31, 2024factForm ADV
→ CWM, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 5, 2019 to Oct 17, 2024factForm ADV
→ CETERA ADVISOR NETWORKS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 6, 2019 to Jun 29, 2023factForm ADV
→ PARSONS FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 31, 2011 to Jul 3, 2019factForm ADV
→ FOOTHILL SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 4, 2010 to Jun 2, 2016factForm ADV
→ 1ST GLOBAL ADVISORS INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 22, 2004 to Oct 5, 2010factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Oct 31, 2024
Advisor changed firm
John Matthew Parsons left Cetera Investment Advisers Llc for Lpl Financial Llc (registered 2024-10-16)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Oct 17, 2024
Advisor changed firm
John Matthew Parsons left Cwm, Llc for Cetera Advisor Networks Llc (registered 2019-08-06)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago