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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)26 years in industry

JONATHAN DAVID STRAUS

Advisor at COMMONS CAPITAL, LLC

NEEDHAM, MA

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Relationships: 4
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: May 8, 2003 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: COMMONS CAPITAL, 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: May 1, 2000earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 26derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 13derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S65|S63|S66
First exam: May 1, 2000
First registration: May 8, 2003
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: JON D STRAUS
IAPD individual key: 2839717

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
COMMONS CAPITAL, LLC	Independent wealth	Dec 14, 2012	n/a	yes	NEEDHAM, MA	Current employment
B. RILEY WEALTH ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jul 16, 2009	Jan 7, 2013	no	NEWTON, MA\|BOSTON, MA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Sep 22, 2006	Jul 20, 2009	no	WELLESLEY HILLS, MA\|NEW YORK, NY	Previous registration
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC	National bd RIA	May 8, 2003	Mar 17, 2004	no	WELLESLEY HILLS, 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
B. RILEY WEALTH ADVISORS, INC.	COMMONS CAPITAL, LLC	Jan 7, 2013	Dec 14, 2012	-24	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	B. RILEY WEALTH ADVISORS, INC.	Jul 20, 2009	Jul 16, 2009	-4	Firm change	Other
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Mar 17, 2004	Sep 22, 2006	919	Firm change after gap	Ibd to wirehouse

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ COMMONS CAPITAL, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Dec 14, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
→ B. RILEY WEALTH ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 16, 2009 to Jan 7, 2013factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 22, 2006 to Jul 20, 2009factForm ADV
→ RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 8, 2003 to Mar 17, 2004factForm ADV

Dated events

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