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RIA / WealthAdvisor32 years in industry

JAMES LELAND HANCOCK

Advisor at PREFERRED RETIREMENT OPTIONS, INC

IDAHO FALLS, ID

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 9:57 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 7
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jan 1, 2002 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: PREFERRED RETIREMENT OPTIONS, INC
Current firm class: state registeredderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Aug 9, 1994earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 32derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 27derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Aug 9, 1994
First registration: Jan 1, 2002
Dual registered: no
IAPD individual key: 2508842

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
PREFERRED RETIREMENT OPTIONS, INC	State registered	Jun 16, 1999	n/a	yes	IDAHO FALLS, ID	Current employment
GRADIENT ADVISORS, LLC	Independent wealth	Nov 8, 2013	Jan 6, 2014	no	IDAHO FALLS, ID\|ARDEN HILLS, MN	Previous registration
SIGNATURE INVESTMENTS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Dec 5, 2012	Nov 14, 2013	no	DAYTON, OH\|IDAHO FALLS, ID\|DAYTON, OH	Previous registration
SICOR SECURITIES INC	n/a	Sep 14, 2012	Dec 18, 2012	no	DAYTON, OH\|IDAHO FALLS, ID\|IDAHO FALLS, ID\|DAYTON, OH	Previous registration
GWN SECURITIES INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Nov 2, 2005	Dec 31, 2011	no	IDAHO FALLS, ID\|PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL\|PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL\|IDAHO FALLS, ID	Previous registration
GREAT AMERICAN ADVISORS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Mar 18, 2005	Nov 11, 2005	no	CINCINNATI, OH	Previous registration
PMG ASSET MANAGEMENT INC	n/a	Jan 1, 2002	Feb 28, 2005	no	IDAHO FALLS, ID	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
GRADIENT ADVISORS, LLC	n/a	Jan 6, 2014	n/a	n/a	Departure no registered destination	Departure
SIGNATURE INVESTMENTS, INC.	GRADIENT ADVISORS, LLC	Nov 14, 2013	Nov 8, 2013	-6	Firm change	Other
SICOR SECURITIES INC	SIGNATURE INVESTMENTS, INC.	Dec 18, 2012	Dec 5, 2012	-13	Firm change	Other
GWN SECURITIES INC.	SICOR SECURITIES INC	Dec 31, 2011	Sep 14, 2012	258	Firm change	Other
GREAT AMERICAN ADVISORS, INC.	GWN SECURITIES INC.	Nov 11, 2005	Nov 2, 2005	-9	Firm change	Other
PMG ASSET MANAGEMENT INC	GREAT AMERICAN ADVISORS, INC.	Feb 28, 2005	Mar 18, 2005	18	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (7)

→ PREFERRED RETIREMENT OPTIONS, INCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jun 16, 1999 to presentfactForm ADV
→ GRADIENT ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 8, 2013 to Jan 6, 2014factForm ADV
→ SIGNATURE INVESTMENTS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 5, 2012 to Nov 14, 2013factForm ADV
→ SICOR SECURITIES INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 14, 2012 to Dec 18, 2012factForm ADV
→ GWN SECURITIES INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 2, 2005 to Dec 31, 2011factForm ADV
→ GREAT AMERICAN ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 18, 2005 to Nov 11, 2005factForm ADV
→ PMG ASSET MANAGEMENT INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 1, 2002 to Feb 28, 2005factForm ADV

Dated events

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