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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)28 years in industry

MICHAEL SEAN WOODS

Advisor at WORLD INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC

LINCROFT, NJ

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 11:40 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 7
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 4, 2005 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: WORLD INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC
Current firm class: other adviserderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Sep 8, 1998earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 28derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 11derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S66
First exam: Sep 8, 1998
First registration: Mar 4, 2005
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 2453768

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
WORLD INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC	Other adviser	May 21, 2015	n/a	yes	LINCROFT, NJ	Current employment
Captrust	Institutional manager	Jun 19, 2015	May 15, 2022	no	SANTA BARBARA, CA\|RALEIGH, NC	Previous registration
INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL PARTNERS	Bd affiliated wealth	Nov 24, 2010	Jun 11, 2015	no	SANTA BARBARA, CA	Previous registration
NRP ADVISORS, INC.	n/a	Jan 21, 2009	Dec 1, 2010	no	SANTA BARBARA, CA\|BRYAN, OH	Previous registration
VOYA FINANCIAL PARTNERS, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Dec 8, 2006	Jan 26, 2009	no	Parker, CO\|GLENDALE, CA	Previous registration
NRP FINANCIAL, INC.	n/a	Sep 29, 2006	Dec 7, 2006	no	BRYAN, OH	Previous registration
AMUNDI ASSET MANAGEMENT US, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Mar 4, 2005	Sep 14, 2005	no	BOSTON, MA	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
Captrust	n/a	May 15, 2022	n/a	n/a	Departure no registered destination	Departure
INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL PARTNERS	WORLD INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC	Jun 11, 2015	May 21, 2015	-21	Firm change	Other
NRP ADVISORS, INC.	INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL PARTNERS	Dec 1, 2010	Nov 24, 2010	-7	Bulk transfer	Other
VOYA FINANCIAL PARTNERS, LLC	NRP ADVISORS, INC.	Jan 26, 2009	Jan 21, 2009	-5	Firm change	Other
NRP FINANCIAL, INC.	VOYA FINANCIAL PARTNERS, LLC	Dec 7, 2006	Dec 8, 2006	1	Firm change	Other
AMUNDI ASSET MANAGEMENT US, INC.	NRP FINANCIAL, INC.	Sep 14, 2005	Sep 29, 2006	380	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
125112:208512:CA:2015-06-11	Jun 11, 2015	May 21, 2015	SANTA BARBARA, CA	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (7)

→ WORLD INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
May 21, 2015 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CAPTRUSTRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 19, 2015 to May 15, 2022factForm ADV
→ INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL PARTNERSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 24, 2010 to Jun 11, 2015factForm ADV
→ NRP ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 21, 2009 to Dec 1, 2010factForm ADV
→ VOYA FINANCIAL PARTNERS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 8, 2006 to Jan 26, 2009factForm ADV
→ NRP FINANCIAL, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 29, 2006 to Dec 7, 2006factForm ADV
→ AMUNDI ASSET MANAGEMENT US, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 4, 2005 to Sep 14, 2005factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
May 15, 2022
Advisor departed, no destination yet
Michael Sean Woods no longer registered at Captrust; no later IA registration on IAPD
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago