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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Plannerdual registered (broker-dealer)41 years in industry

DAVID LEE BLAYDES

Advisor at STRATOS WEALTH PARTNERS, LTD

Naperville, IL

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 6:48 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Nov 27, 2001 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: STRATOS WEALTH PARTNERS, LTD
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: Nov 8, 1984earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 41derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 3
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S63
First exam: Nov 8, 1984
First registration: Nov 27, 2001
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: DAVID L BLAYDES|DAVID LEE BLAYDES|DAVID BLAYDES
IAPD individual key: 850725

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
STRATOS WEALTH PARTNERS, LTD	Bd affiliated wealth	Jul 1, 2026	n/a	yes	Naperville, IL	Current employment
OSAIC WEALTH, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 14, 2024	Jul 6, 2026	no	NAPERVILLE, IL\|St. Petersburg, FL	Previous registration
SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Oct 23, 2017	Jun 14, 2024	no	NAPERVILLE, IL	Previous registration
ADVANTAGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jun 6, 2011	Jul 13, 2012	no	NAPERVILLE, IL	Previous registration
NATIONAL PLANNING CORPORATION ("NPC OF AMERICA" IN FL & NY)	Former SEC adviser	Nov 27, 2001	Nov 3, 2017	no	NAPERVILE, IL\|NAPERVILLE , IL\|LOS ANGELES, 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
OSAIC WEALTH, INC.	STRATOS WEALTH PARTNERS, LTD	Jul 6, 2026	Jul 1, 2026	-5	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.	OSAIC WEALTH, INC.	Jun 14, 2024	Jun 14, 2024	0	Bulk transfer	Ibd to ibd
NATIONAL PLANNING CORPORATION ("NPC OF AMERICA" IN FL & NY)	ADVANTAGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	Nov 3, 2017	Jun 6, 2011	-2,342	Firm change after gap	Other
ADVANTAGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.	Jul 13, 2012	Oct 23, 2017	1,928	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
29604:146236:CA:2017-11-03	Nov 3, 2017	Jun 6, 2011	LOS ANGELES, CA	Firm change after gap

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ STRATOS WEALTH PARTNERS, LTDRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jul 1, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ OSAIC WEALTH, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 14, 2024 to Jul 6, 2026factForm ADV
→ SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 23, 2017 to Jun 14, 2024factForm ADV
→ NATIONAL PLANNING CORPORATION ("NPC OF AMERICA" IN FL & NY)Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 27, 2001 to Nov 3, 2017factForm ADV
→ ADVANTAGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 6, 2011 to Jul 13, 2012factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jul 6, 2026
Advisor changed firm
David Lee Blaydes left Osaic Wealth, Inc. for Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd (registered 2026-07-01)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago