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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Plannerdual registered (broker-dealer)13 years in industry

Christian Timothy Stearns

Advisor at COOPER MCMANUS

IRVINE, CA | Fort Myers, FL

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 6:14 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Aug 23, 2013 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: COOPER MCMANUS
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: Aug 22, 2013earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 13derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66
First exam: Aug 22, 2013
First registration: Aug 23, 2013
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: CHRISTIAN TIMOTHY STEARNS|Christian Timnothy Stearns
IAPD individual key: 6193505

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
COOPER MCMANUS	Independent wealth	Aug 7, 2026	n/a	yes	IRVINE, CA\|Fort Myers, FL	Current employment
CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 7, 2019	Aug 14, 2026	no	Fort Meyers, FL\|Fort Myers, FL	Previous registration
FIRST COMMAND ADVISORY SERVICES	Bd affiliated wealth	Dec 15, 2015	Aug 15, 2019	no	FORT WORTH, TX	Previous registration
FIRST COMMAND FINANCIAL PLANNING, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Aug 23, 2013	Dec 15, 2015	no	Tampa, FL\|Estero, FL\|Cape Coral, FL	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
CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	COOPER MCMANUS	Aug 14, 2026	Aug 7, 2026	-7	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
FIRST COMMAND ADVISORY SERVICES	CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	Aug 15, 2019	Aug 7, 2019	-8	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
FIRST COMMAND FINANCIAL PLANNING, INC.	FIRST COMMAND ADVISORY SERVICES	Dec 15, 2015	Dec 15, 2015	0	Bulk transfer	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ COOPER MCMANUSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Aug 7, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 7, 2019 to Aug 14, 2026factForm ADV
→ FIRST COMMAND ADVISORY SERVICESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 15, 2015 to Aug 15, 2019factForm ADV
→ FIRST COMMAND FINANCIAL PLANNING, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 23, 2013 to Dec 15, 2015factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Aug 14, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Christian Timothy Stearns left Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. for Cooper Mcmanus (registered 2026-08-07)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago