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RIA / WealthAdvisorChartered Financial Consultantdual registered (broker-dealer)18 years in industry

Carl Edwards

Advisor at CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.

Blairsville, GA | Franklin, NC | Charlotte, NC | Asheville, NC

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Relationships: 8
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jul 15, 2008 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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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: Jul 14, 2008earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 18derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 7
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 3
Designations: Chartered Financial Consultant
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: Jul 14, 2008
First registration: Jul 15, 2008
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: CARL EDWARDS
IAPD individual key: 5550414

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
CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 27, 2023	n/a	yes	Blairsville, GA\|Charlotte, NC\|Asheville, NC\|Franklin, NC	Current employment
OSAIC FS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jul 2, 2018	Mar 2, 2023	no	CHARLOTTE, NC\|CHARLOTTE, NC\|FRANKLIN, NC\|HAYESVILLE, NC	Previous registration
CALTON & ASSOCIATES, INC.	Independent wealth	Aug 24, 2015	Jul 9, 2018	no	HOT SPRINGS, AR\|CHARLOTTE, NC\|TAMPA, FL\|TAMPA, FL\|Cornelius, NC	Previous registration
ONPOINTE ADVISORY AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Apr 17, 2015	Aug 24, 2015	no	CHARLOTTE, NC\|PETALUMA, CA	Previous registration
HIGH STREET ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC	n/a	Mar 20, 2013	Apr 16, 2015	no	CHARLOTTE, NC\|HOT SPRINGS, AR	Previous registration
BTS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	Independent wealth	Mar 27, 2012	Mar 14, 2013	no	CHARLOTTE, NC	Previous registration
FAMILY LEGACY WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	n/a	Oct 12, 2010	Mar 13, 2013	no	CHARLOTTE, NC	Previous registration
USA FINANCIAL SECURITIES LLC	Independent wealth	Jul 15, 2008	Sep 29, 2010	no	CHARLOTTE, NC\|CHARLOTTE, NC\|ADA, MI\|CHARLOTTE, NC	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
OSAIC FS, INC.	CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	Mar 2, 2023	Mar 27, 2023	25	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
CALTON & ASSOCIATES, INC.	OSAIC FS, INC.	Jul 9, 2018	Jul 2, 2018	-7	Firm change	RIA to ibd
ONPOINTE ADVISORY AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	CALTON & ASSOCIATES, INC.	Aug 24, 2015	Aug 24, 2015	0	Firm change	Other
HIGH STREET ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC	ONPOINTE ADVISORY AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	Apr 16, 2015	Apr 17, 2015	1	Firm change	Other
BTS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	HIGH STREET ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC	Mar 14, 2013	Mar 20, 2013	6	Firm change	Other
FAMILY LEGACY WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	BTS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	Mar 13, 2013	Mar 27, 2012	-351	Firm change after gap	Other
USA FINANCIAL SECURITIES LLC	FAMILY LEGACY WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Sep 29, 2010	Oct 12, 2010	13	Firm change	Other

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
3870:134139:NC:2023-03-01	Mar 2, 2023	Mar 27, 2023	HAYESVILLE, NC	Firm change
154981:162143:AR:2015-04-16	Apr 16, 2015	Apr 17, 2015	HOT SPRINGS, AR	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (8)

→ CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Mar 27, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ OSAIC FS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 2, 2018 to Mar 2, 2023factForm ADV
→ CALTON & ASSOCIATES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 24, 2015 to Jul 9, 2018factForm ADV
→ ONPOINTE ADVISORY AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 17, 2015 to Aug 24, 2015factForm ADV
→ HIGH STREET ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 20, 2013 to Apr 16, 2015factForm ADV
→ BTS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 27, 2012 to Mar 14, 2013factForm ADV
→ FAMILY LEGACY WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 12, 2010 to Mar 13, 2013factForm ADV
→ USA FINANCIAL SECURITIES LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 15, 2008 to Sep 29, 2010factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Mar 2, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Carl Edwards left Osaic Fs, Inc. for Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. (registered 2023-03-27)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago