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

CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.

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

Dec 1, 1983earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

42derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

2

Current registrations

1

Registered states

2

Designations

Chartered Financial Consultant

Exams

S65|S63

First exam

Sep 24, 1993

First registration

May 30, 1996

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

BILL BLACK

IAPD individual key

2271143

• Occurred

  Jun 7, 2024
  Advisor changed firm

  William Howard Black left Equitable Advisors, Llc for Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. (registered 2024-06-06)

  Form ADVobserved 5 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:75dc581e-bf6e-786d-687e-9440b3e68415

First observed

May 30, 1996

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 6 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.