This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Current firm

AMERITAS ADVISORY SERVICES, 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

Jan 28, 1998earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

28derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

2

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Exams

S63|S65

First exam

Jan 28, 1998

First registration

Jun 1, 2004

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

CHRIS SHAFFER

IAPD individual key

2975930

• Occurred

  Aug 27, 2026
  Advisor changed firm

  James Christopher Shaffer left Allstate Financial Advisors, Llc for Ameritas Advisory Services, Llc (registered 2026-09-02)

  Form ADVobserved 6 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:6b950937-c2d5-8594-b2e2-c97c0428dec9

First observed

Jun 1, 2004

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 7 days ago

Source families

Federal regulator filings

1 registered feed stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.

Resolution

Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.