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RIA / WealthAdvisor21 years in industry

JAMES L. SPICKARD

Advisor at ADVANTA WEALTH MANAGEMENT

LYNCHBURG, VA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 2:29 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jul 21, 2005 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: ADVANTA WEALTH MANAGEMENT
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: Jun 10, 2005earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 21derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S63|S65|S66
First exam: Jun 10, 2005
First registration: Jul 21, 2005
Dual registered: no
Other names: JAMES L SPICKARD
IAPD individual key: 4832559

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
ADVANTA WEALTH MANAGEMENT	State registered	Aug 8, 2023	n/a	yes	LYNCHBURG, VA	Current employment
SELECTIVE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, INC.	Independent wealth	Mar 22, 2022	Sep 7, 2023	no	LYNCHBURG, VA\|LYNCHBURG, VA\|BROOKNEAL, VA\|FOREST, VA	Previous registration
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	National bd RIA	May 9, 2014	Mar 18, 2022	no	FOREST, VA\|Danville, VA	Previous registration
BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Mar 8, 2011	May 9, 2014	no	COLLINSVILLE, VA\|DANVILLE, VA\|CHARLOTTE, NC\|ROANOKE, VA\|MADISON HEIGHTS, VA\|STANLEYTOWN, VA\|BROOKNEAL, VA	Previous registration
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	National bd RIA	Jul 21, 2005	Nov 20, 2007	no	FOREST, VA\|FOREST, VA	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
SELECTIVE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, INC.	ADVANTA WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Sep 7, 2023	Aug 8, 2023	-30	Firm change	RIA to state RIA
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	SELECTIVE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, INC.	Mar 18, 2022	Mar 22, 2022	4	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	May 9, 2014	May 9, 2014	0	Firm change	Other
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Nov 20, 2007	Mar 8, 2011	1,204	Firm change after gap	Ibd to new firm

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ ADVANTA WEALTH MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Aug 8, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ SELECTIVE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 22, 2022 to Sep 7, 2023factForm ADV
→ AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 9, 2014 to Mar 18, 2022factForm ADV
→ BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 8, 2011 to May 9, 2014factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Sep 7, 2023
Advisor changed firm
James L. Spickard left Selective Wealth Management, Inc. for Advanta Wealth Management (registered 2023-08-08)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Mar 18, 2022
Advisor changed firm
James L. Spickard left Ameriprise Financial Services, Llc for Selective Wealth Management, Inc. (registered 2022-03-22)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago