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RIA / WealthAdvisor25 years in industry

MICHAEL STEPHEN DEARDEN

Advisor at CLEARSTEAD; CLEARSTEAD ADVISORY SOLUTIONS

BEACHWOOD, OH

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Relationships: 4
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Apr 11, 2001 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: CLEARSTEAD; CLEARSTEAD ADVISORY SOLUTIONS
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 11, 2001earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 25derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 14derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63
First exam: Jul 27, 2004
First registration: Apr 11, 2001
Dual registered: no
Other names: MICHAEL STEPHEN DEARDEN
IAPD individual key: 2546387

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
CLEARSTEAD; CLEARSTEAD ADVISORY SOLUTIONS	Independent wealth	Apr 2, 2012	n/a	yes	BEACHWOOD, OH	Current employment
CHESS FINANCIAL CORP	Former SEC adviser	Jan 2, 2008	Mar 30, 2012	no	BEACHWOOD, OH\|PEPPER PIKE, OH	Previous registration
CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 28, 2005	Jun 29, 2007	no	WESTLAKE, OH\|CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH	Previous registration
CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH, INC.	n/a	Apr 11, 2001	Mar 28, 2005	no	CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH	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
CHESS FINANCIAL CORP	CLEARSTEAD; CLEARSTEAD ADVISORY SOLUTIONS	Mar 30, 2012	Apr 2, 2012	3	Firm change	Other
CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	CHESS FINANCIAL CORP	Jun 29, 2007	Jan 2, 2008	187	Firm change	Other
CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH, INC.	CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	Mar 28, 2005	Mar 28, 2005	0	Bulk transfer	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ CLEARSTEAD; CLEARSTEAD ADVISORY SOLUTIONSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Apr 2, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CHESS FINANCIAL CORPRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 2, 2008 to Mar 30, 2012factForm ADV
→ CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 28, 2005 to Jun 29, 2007factForm ADV
→ CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 11, 2001 to Mar 28, 2005factForm ADV

Dated events

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