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RIA / WealthAdvisor13 years in industry

Ward Paul Brooks

Advisor at API FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC

ROCKLEDGE, FL | ST JOSEPH, MO

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Relationships: 4
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Nov 6, 2013 to Sep 15, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: API FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC
Current firm class: independent wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Aug 1, 2013earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 13derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 7derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66
First exam: Nov 5, 2013
First registration: Nov 6, 2013
Dual registered: no
Other names: PAUL BROOKS|W. PAUL BROOKS
IAPD individual key: 6232679

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
API FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC	Independent wealth	Sep 12, 2019	n/a	yes	ROCKLEDGE, FL\|ST JOSEPH, MO	Current employment
SOLOMON API LLC	Mixed wealth	Jul 15, 2019	Sep 16, 2019	no	SAINT JOSEPH, MO\|ROCKLEDGE, FL	Previous registration
BANKERS LIFE ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 13, 2017	Jul 25, 2017	no	Riverside, MO\|CHICAGO, IL	Previous registration
EDWARD JONES	National bd RIA	Nov 6, 2013	Sep 23, 2016	no	ST LOUIS, MO\|SAVANNAH, MO\|ST JOSEPH, MO	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
SOLOMON API LLC	API FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC	Sep 16, 2019	Sep 12, 2019	-4	Firm change	RIA to new firm
BANKERS LIFE ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	SOLOMON API LLC	Jul 25, 2017	Jul 15, 2019	720	Firm change after gap	Other
EDWARD JONES	BANKERS LIFE ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Sep 23, 2016	Jan 13, 2017	112	Firm change	Ibd to new firm

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ API FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Sep 12, 2019 to presentfactForm ADV
→ SOLOMON API LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 15, 2019 to Sep 16, 2019factForm ADV
→ BANKERS LIFE ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 13, 2017 to Jul 25, 2017factForm ADV
→ EDWARD JONESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 6, 2013 to Sep 23, 2016factForm ADV

Dated events

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