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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)23 years in industry

SHAWN MICHAEL LEONARD

Advisor at COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORK

Bennington, VT

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 11:35 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 7
Dated events: 3
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 19, 2003 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORK
Current firm class: national broker-dealer RIAderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Feb 13, 2003earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 23derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Feb 13, 2003
First registration: Mar 19, 2003
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 4643578

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
COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORK	National bd RIA	Oct 27, 2025	n/a	yes	Bennington, VT	Current employment
CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Oct 8, 2025	Oct 9, 2025	no	Bennington, VT	Previous registration
COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORK	National bd RIA	Mar 6, 2012	Oct 6, 2025	no	NORTH ADAMS, MA\|BENNINGTON, VT\|WILLIAMSTOWN, MA\|NORTH ADAMS, MA\|WILLIAMSTOWN, MA\|PITTSFIELD, MA\|Stockbridge, MA	Previous registration
GARRISON ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Feb 27, 2008	Jun 21, 2024	no	BENNINGTON, VT\|BENNINGTON, VT\|FAYETTEVILLE, AR	Previous registration
COLONIAL INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENTS, LLC	n/a	Oct 15, 2007	Dec 31, 2008	no	BENNINGTON, VT	Previous registration
IPI WEALTH MANAGEMENT, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Oct 4, 2006	Oct 26, 2007	no	BENNINGTON, VT\|DECATUR, IL	Previous registration
DION MONEY MANAGEMENT INC	n/a	Mar 19, 2003	Oct 27, 2006	no	WILLIAMSTOWN, MA	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.	COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORK	Oct 9, 2025	Oct 27, 2025	18	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORK	CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	Oct 6, 2025	Oct 8, 2025	2	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
GARRISON ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC	COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORK	Jun 21, 2024	Mar 6, 2012	-4,490	Firm change after gap	RIA to ibd
COLONIAL INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENTS, LLC	GARRISON ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC	Dec 31, 2008	Feb 27, 2008	-308	Firm change after gap	Other
IPI WEALTH MANAGEMENT, INC.	COLONIAL INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENTS, LLC	Oct 26, 2007	Oct 15, 2007	-11	Firm change	Other
DION MONEY MANAGEMENT INC	IPI WEALTH MANAGEMENT, INC.	Oct 27, 2006	Oct 4, 2006	-23	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
8032:134139:MA:2025-09-30	Oct 6, 2025	Oct 8, 2025	STOCKBRIDGE, MA	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORKRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 6, 2012 to Oct 6, 2025factForm ADV
→ CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 8, 2025 to Oct 9, 2025factForm ADV
→ GARRISON ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 27, 2008 to Jun 21, 2024factForm ADV
→ COLONIAL INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENTS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 15, 2007 to Dec 31, 2008factForm ADV
→ IPI WEALTH MANAGEMENT, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 4, 2006 to Oct 26, 2007factForm ADV
→ DION MONEY MANAGEMENT INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 19, 2003 to Oct 27, 2006factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Oct 9, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Shawn Michael Leonard left Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. for Commonwealth Financial Network (registered 2025-10-27)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Oct 6, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Shawn Michael Leonard left Commonwealth Financial Network for Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. (registered 2025-10-08)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Jun 21, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Shawn Michael Leonard left Garrison Asset Management, Llc for Commonwealth Financial Network (registered 2012-03-06)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago