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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner26 years in industry

Brian S Staples

Advisor at CWM, LLC

Atlanta, GA | OMAHA, NE

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 8:07 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 20, 2000 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: CWM, 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: Mar 20, 2000earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 26derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 6derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S63|S66|S65
First exam: Mar 20, 2000
First registration: Mar 20, 2000
Dual registered: no
Other names: BRIAN SCOTT STAPLES
IAPD individual key: 4143738

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
CWM, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 5, 2020	n/a	yes	Atlanta, GA\|OMAHA, NE	Current employment
WOODBURY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Oct 25, 2013	Mar 4, 2020	no	ATLANTA, GA	Previous registration
STAPLES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC.	n/a	Jun 6, 2006	Dec 31, 2010	no	MCDONOUGH, GA	Previous registration
NEXT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jul 19, 2004	Jan 20, 2006	no	MCDONOUGH, GA	Previous registration
Southbridge	Former SEC adviser	Mar 17, 2004	Jun 16, 2005	no	SMYRNA, GA	Previous registration
SUNTRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Mar 20, 2000	May 5, 2003	no	ATLANTA, GA	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
WOODBURY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	CWM, LLC	Mar 4, 2020	Mar 5, 2020	1	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
STAPLES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC.	WOODBURY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Dec 31, 2010	Oct 25, 2013	1,029	Firm change after gap	Other
NEXT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	STAPLES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC.	Jan 20, 2006	Jun 6, 2006	137	Firm change	Other
Southbridge	NEXT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	Jun 16, 2005	Jul 19, 2004	-332	Firm change after gap	Other
SUNTRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Southbridge	May 5, 2003	Mar 17, 2004	317	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ CWM, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Mar 5, 2020 to presentfactForm ADV
→ WOODBURY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 25, 2013 to Mar 4, 2020factForm ADV
→ STAPLES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 6, 2006 to Dec 31, 2010factForm ADV
→ NEXT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 19, 2004 to Jan 20, 2006factForm ADV
→ SOUTHBRIDGERegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 17, 2004 to Jun 16, 2005factForm ADV
→ SUNTRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 20, 2000 to May 5, 2003factForm ADV

Dated events

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