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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)27 years in industry

WALTER JOHN HANSCH

Advisor at INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC

Solana Beach, 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, 10:31 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 1, 1999 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, 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: Mar 1, 1999earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 27derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63
First exam: Sep 19, 2007
First registration: Mar 1, 1999
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: JOHN HANSCH
IAPD individual key: 1176591

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
INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 14, 2025	n/a	yes	Solana Beach, CA	Current employment
CETERA ADVISOR NETWORKS LLC	Former SEC adviser	Oct 1, 2008	Dec 12, 2017	no	SAN DIEGO, CA\|EL SEGUNDO, CA\|SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA	Previous registration
HANSCH FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	n/a	Sep 25, 2007	Dec 31, 2013	no	RANCHO SANTA FE, CA\|RANCHO SANTA FE, CA\|RANCHO SANTA FE, CA	Previous registration
HANSCH FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	n/a	Feb 14, 2005	Dec 31, 2005	no	RANCHO SANTA FE, CA	Previous registration
ASSOCIATED PLANNERS INVESTMENT ADVISORY INC	n/a	Mar 1, 1999	Apr 23, 2008	no	RANCHO SANTA FE, CA	Previous registration
ASSOCIATED SECURITIES CORP.	n/a	Mar 1, 1999	Apr 23, 2008	no	RANCHO SANTA FE, CA\|SAN DIEGO, 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 ADVISOR NETWORKS LLC	INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	Dec 12, 2017	Jan 14, 2025	2,590	Firm change after gap	Other
HANSCH FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	CETERA ADVISOR NETWORKS LLC	Dec 31, 2013	Oct 1, 2008	-1,917	Firm change after gap	Other
ASSOCIATED PLANNERS INVESTMENT ADVISORY INC	HANSCH FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	Apr 23, 2008	Feb 14, 2005	-1,164	Firm change after gap	Other
ASSOCIATED SECURITIES CORP.	ASSOCIATED PLANNERS INVESTMENT ADVISORY INC	Apr 23, 2008	Mar 1, 1999	-3,341	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
13572:7717:CA:2017-12-12	Dec 12, 2017	Jan 14, 2025	SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA	Firm change after gap

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 14, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CETERA ADVISOR NETWORKS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 1, 2008 to Dec 12, 2017factForm ADV
→ HANSCH FINANCIAL GROUP, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 25, 2007 to Dec 31, 2013factForm ADV
→ ASSOCIATED PLANNERS INVESTMENT ADVISORY INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 1, 1999 to Apr 23, 2008factForm ADV
→ ASSOCIATED SECURITIES CORP.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 1, 1999 to Apr 23, 2008factForm ADV

Dated events

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