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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)19 years in industry

DAVID SCOTT DOWNEY

Advisor at BFC PLANNING, INC.

MARION, IA | Marion, IA | CEDAR RAPIDS, IA

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Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Oct 4, 2007 to Sep 15, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: BFC PLANNING, 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: Dec 1, 2006earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 19derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 14derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 2
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Dec 1, 2006
First registration: Oct 4, 2007
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: DAVE DOWNEY
IAPD individual key: 4543901

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
BERTHEL FISHER & COMPANY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Oct 29, 2024	n/a	yes	CEDAR RAPIDS, IA\|Marion, IA	Current employment
BFC PLANNING, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Nov 2, 2011	n/a	yes	MARION, IA\|CEDAR RAPIDS, IA	Current employment
ON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO	Bd affiliated wealth	Oct 21, 2010	Nov 3, 2011	no	CEDAR RAPIDS, IA\|CINCINNATI, OH	Previous registration
CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 1, 2008	Nov 17, 2008	no	CEDAR RAPIDS, IA	Previous registration
MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Oct 4, 2007	Apr 11, 2008	no	PLYMOUTH, MN\|MARION, IA	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
ON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO	BFC PLANNING, INC.	Nov 3, 2011	Nov 2, 2011	-1	Firm change	Other
CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	ON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO	Nov 17, 2008	Oct 21, 2010	703	Firm change after gap	Other
MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	Apr 11, 2008	Aug 1, 2008	112	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ BERTHEL FISHER & COMPANY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Oct 29, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
→ BFC PLANNING, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Nov 2, 2011 to presentfactForm ADV
→ ON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 21, 2010 to Nov 3, 2011factForm ADV
→ CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 1, 2008 to Nov 17, 2008factForm ADV
→ MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 4, 2007 to Apr 11, 2008factForm ADV

Dated events

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