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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)34 years in industry

ALBERT LINKER

Advisor at LPL FINANCIAL LLC

FRESNO, CA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 8:02 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

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

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: LPL FINANCIAL LLC
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 7, 1991earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 34derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Dec 7, 1991
First registration: Mar 14, 2002
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: RAY LINKER|ALBERT RAY LINKER|ALBERT RAY LINKER
IAPD individual key: 1918037

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
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Apr 2, 2024	n/a	yes	FRESNO, CA	Current employment
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Nov 12, 2020	Apr 3, 2024	no	COSTA MESA, CA\|HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA\|FRESNO, CA	Previous registration
FIRST ALLIED ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Oct 28, 2011	Nov 12, 2020	no	FRESNO, CA\|Huntington Beach, CA	Previous registration
LINKER FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	n/a	Jan 7, 2011	Feb 1, 2021	no	FRESNO, CA\|FRESNO, CA	Previous registration
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 8, 2008	Nov 4, 2011	no	FRESNO, CA\|FORT MILL, SC\|FRESNO, CA\|FRESNO, CA	Previous registration
LINKER FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	n/a	Aug 21, 2003	Dec 31, 2010	no	FRESNO, CA	Previous registration
OSAIC FS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Mar 14, 2002	Nov 10, 2003	no	FRESNO, CA	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
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Apr 3, 2024	Apr 2, 2024	-1	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
LINKER FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	FIRST ALLIED ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Feb 1, 2021	Oct 28, 2011	-3,384	Firm change after gap	Other
FIRST ALLIED ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Nov 12, 2020	Nov 12, 2020	0	Bulk transfer	Ibd to ibd
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	LINKER FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	Nov 4, 2011	Jan 7, 2011	-301	Firm change after gap	Other
LINKER FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Dec 31, 2010	Feb 8, 2008	-1,057	Firm change after gap	Other
OSAIC FS, INC.	LINKER FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	Nov 10, 2003	Aug 21, 2003	-81	Firm change after gap	Other

Team moves

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

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
105644:6413:CA:2024-04-03	Apr 3, 2024	Apr 2, 2024	FRESNO, CA	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 8, 2008 to Nov 4, 2011factForm ADV
→ CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 12, 2020 to Apr 3, 2024factForm ADV
→ LINKER FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 7, 2011 to Feb 1, 2021factForm ADV
→ FIRST ALLIED ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 28, 2011 to Nov 12, 2020factForm ADV
→ OSAIC FS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 14, 2002 to Nov 10, 2003factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Apr 3, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Albert Linker left Cetera Investment Advisers Llc for Lpl Financial Llc (registered 2024-04-02)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago