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RIA / WealthAdvisor40 years in industry

DAVID SANFORD JAMES

Advisor at COASTAL BRIDGE ADVISORS

WESTPORT, CT | Eagle, ID

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Nov 10, 1997 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: COASTAL BRIDGE ADVISORS
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: Dec 4, 1985earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 40derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 3
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Dec 4, 1985
First registration: Nov 10, 1997
Dual registered: no
IAPD individual key: 1421651

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
COASTAL BRIDGE ADVISORS	Independent wealth	Nov 26, 2025	n/a	yes	Eagle, ID\|WESTPORT, CT	Current employment
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.	Wirehouse	May 13, 2011	Sep 9, 2016	no	Los Angeles, CA	Previous registration
OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT	Bd affiliated wealth	Apr 15, 2003	Nov 12, 2007	no	NEW YORK, NY	Previous registration
OPPENHEIMER & CO. INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 3, 2003	May 17, 2011	no	LOS ANGELES, CA\|LOS ANGELES, CA	Previous registration
CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP.	n/a	Nov 10, 1997	Jan 3, 2003	no	LOS ANGELES, 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
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.	COASTAL BRIDGE ADVISORS	Sep 9, 2016	Nov 26, 2025	3,365	Firm change after gap	Wirehouse to RIA
OPPENHEIMER & CO. INC.	OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT	May 17, 2011	Apr 15, 2003	-2,954	Firm change after gap	Other
OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT	UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.	Nov 12, 2007	May 13, 2011	1,278	Firm change after gap	Other
CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP.	OPPENHEIMER & CO. INC.	Jan 3, 2003	Jan 3, 2003	0	Bulk transfer	Other

Team moves

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

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
8174:152569:CA:2016-09-09	Sep 9, 2016	Nov 26, 2025	LOS ANGELES, CA	Firm change after gap

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ COASTAL BRIDGE ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Nov 26, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 13, 2011 to Sep 9, 2016factForm ADV
→ OPPENHEIMER & CO. INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 3, 2003 to May 17, 2011factForm ADV
→ OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 15, 2003 to Nov 12, 2007factForm ADV
→ CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 10, 1997 to Jan 3, 2003factForm ADV

Dated events

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