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RIA / WealthAdvisor29 years in industry

JOHN PAUL FOUNTAIN

Advisor at PALOMAR ADVISORS INC.

TEMECULA, CA

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Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Sep 18, 2002 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: PALOMAR ADVISORS INC.
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: Aug 14, 1997earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 29derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 6derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Aug 14, 1997
First registration: Sep 18, 2002
Dual registered: no
IAPD individual key: 2908403

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
PALOMAR ADVISORS INC.	Mixed wealth	Jan 15, 2020	n/a	yes	TEMECULA, CA	Current employment
AMERITAS ADVISORY SERVICES	Former SEC adviser	May 11, 2016	Nov 30, 2016	no	TEMECULA, CA\|LINCOLN, NE\|Chino Hills, CA	Previous registration
ESI FINANCIAL ADVISORS	Independent wealth	Apr 23, 2014	Mar 18, 2016	no	MONTPELIER, VT\|SAN DIEGO, CA\|SAN DIEGO, CA	Previous registration
PRUCO SECURITIES, LLC	No RAUM reported	May 7, 2010	Jan 10, 2014	no	SAN DIEGO, CA	Previous registration
MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Sep 18, 2002	Apr 30, 2010	no	MURRIETA, 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
AMERITAS ADVISORY SERVICES	PALOMAR ADVISORS INC.	Nov 30, 2016	Jan 15, 2020	1,141	Firm change after gap	Other
ESI FINANCIAL ADVISORS	AMERITAS ADVISORY SERVICES	Mar 18, 2016	May 11, 2016	54	Firm change	Other
PRUCO SECURITIES, LLC	ESI FINANCIAL ADVISORS	Jan 10, 2014	Apr 23, 2014	103	Firm change	Other
MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	PRUCO SECURITIES, LLC	Apr 30, 2010	May 7, 2010	7	Firm change	Other

Team moves

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

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
265:14869:CA:2016-03-10	Mar 18, 2016	May 11, 2016	SAN DIEGO, CA	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ PALOMAR ADVISORS INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 15, 2020 to presentfactForm ADV
→ AMERITAS ADVISORY SERVICESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 11, 2016 to Nov 30, 2016factForm ADV
→ ESI FINANCIAL ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 23, 2014 to Mar 18, 2016factForm ADV
→ PRUCO SECURITIES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 7, 2010 to Jan 10, 2014factForm ADV
→ MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 18, 2002 to Apr 30, 2010factForm ADV

Dated events

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