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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)38 years in industry

KEVIN JAMES MCCARTHY

Advisor at SYNOVUS SECURITIES, INC.

NEWNAN, GA | COLUMBUS, GA

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Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Apr 23, 2003 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: SYNOVUS SECURITIES, INC.
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: Nov 17, 1987earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 38derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 4derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 45
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Nov 17, 1987
First registration: Apr 23, 2003
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: KEVIN JAMES MCCARTHY|KEVIN MCCARTHY
IAPD individual key: 1735924

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
SYNOVUS SECURITIES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Oct 3, 2021	n/a	yes	NEWNAN, GA\|COLUMBUS, GA	Current employment
BB&T SECURITIES, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Dec 11, 2019	Mar 2, 2021	no	RICHMOND, VA\|Atlanta, GA\|ATLANTA, GA\|CHARLOTTE, NC	Previous registration
TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Oct 11, 2016	Oct 13, 2021	no	ATLANTA, GA\|ATLANTA, GA\|ATLANTA, GA	Previous registration
SUNTRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jul 22, 2011	Dec 31, 2016	no	ATLANTA, GA\|ATLANTA, GA\|ATLANTA, GA\|ATLANTA, GA\|ATLANTA, GA\|ATLANTA, GA\|ATLANTA, GA\|ATLANTA, GA\|CHARLOTTE, NC\|ATLANTA, GA\|ASHLAND, VA	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Apr 23, 2003	Jul 25, 2011	no	ATLANTA, GA\|SAVANNAH, GA\|JEFFERSON, GA\|ATLANTA, GA\|ATLANTA, GA\|AUGUSTA, GA\|CANTON, GA\|CANTON, GA\|DALTON, GA\|DULUTH, GA\|DULUTH, GA\|LAWRENCEVILLE, GA\|LAWRENCEVILLE, GA\|MARIETTA, GA\|MARIETTA, GA\|MARIETTA, GA\|MARIETTA, GA\|MARIETTA, GA\|MARIETTA, GA\|MARIETTA, GA\|NORCROSS, GA\|ROSWELL, GA\|ROSWELL, GA\|ROSWELL, GA\|SUWANEE, GA\|WOODSTOCK, GA\|GRIFFIN, GA\|ATLANTA, GA\|DUNWOODY, GA\|KENNESAW, GA\|LAWRENCEVILLE, GA\|WOODSTOCK, GA\|ATLANTA, GA\|ATLANTA, GA\|ATLANTA, GA\|CANTON, GA\|CANTON, GA\|CANTON, GA\|CANTON, GA\|DULUTH, GA\|KENNESAW, GA\|MARIETTA, GA\|MARIETTA, GA\|ROSWELL, GA\|ROSWELL, GA\|WOODSTOCK, GA\|WOODSTOCK, GA\|EDGEFIELD, SC\|ATLANTA, GA\|LAWRENCEVILLE, GA\|ROSWELL, GA\|DULUTH, GA\|ATLANTA, GA\|WOODSTOCK, GA\|SAVANNAH, GA\|ACWORTH, GA\|DULUTH, GA\|CANTON, GA\|WOODSTOCK, GA\|VILLA RICA, GA\|ATLANTA, GA\|ATLANTA, GA\|ACWORTH, GA\|ALPHARETTA, GA\|ALPHARETTA, GA\|ATLANTA, GA\|AUGUSTA, GA\|AUGUSTA, GA\|DUNWOODY, GA\|KENNESAW, GA\|LAWRENCEVILLE, GA\|LAWRENCEVILLE, GA\|MARIETTA, GA\|MARIETTA, GA\|MARIETTA, GA\|MARIETTA, GA\|MARIETTA, GA\|ROSWELL, GA\|SMYRNA, GA\|SMYRNA, GA\|SMYRNA, GA\|WOODSTOCK, GA\|WOODSTOCK, GA\|ATLANTA, GA\|SAVANNAH, GA\|DULUTH, GA\|AIKEN, SC\|ALPHARETTA, GA\|KENNESAW, GA\|LAWRENCEVILLE, GA\|BIRMINGHAM, AL\|NASHVILLE, TN\|NASHVILLE, TN\|NASHVILLE, TN\|FRANKLIN, TN\|BRENTWOOD, TN\|ARLINGTON, TN\|MEMPHIS, TN\|MEMPHIS, TN\|CORDOVA, TN\|BRENTWOOD, TN\|FRANKLIN, TN\|HERMITAGE, TN\|GERMANTOWN, TN	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
TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	BB&T SECURITIES, LLC	Oct 13, 2021	Dec 11, 2019	-672	Firm change after gap	Ibd to ibd
BB&T SECURITIES, LLC	SYNOVUS SECURITIES, INC.	Mar 2, 2021	Oct 3, 2021	215	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
SUNTRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Dec 31, 2016	Oct 11, 2016	-81	Bulk transfer	Other
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	SUNTRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Jul 25, 2011	Jul 22, 2011	-3	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ SYNOVUS SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Oct 3, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
→ TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 11, 2016 to Oct 13, 2021factForm ADV
→ BB&T SECURITIES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 11, 2019 to Mar 2, 2021factForm ADV
→ SUNTRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 22, 2011 to Dec 31, 2016factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 23, 2003 to Jul 25, 2011factForm ADV

Dated events

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