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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Plannerdual registered (broker-dealer)19 years in industry

JAMES MICHAEL MILFORD

Advisor at LPL FINANCIAL LLC

ST LOUIS, MO

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Relationships: 8
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Aug 16, 2007 to Sep 14, 2026

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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: Jul 30, 2007earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 19derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 7
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66
First exam: Jul 30, 2007
First registration: Aug 16, 2007
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: JAMES MILFORD
IAPD individual key: 5351591

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	May 22, 2023	n/a	yes	ST LOUIS, MO	Current employment
CREATIVE PLANNING	Independent wealth	Oct 4, 2022	Mar 24, 2023	no	Clayton, MO\|OVERLAND PARK, KS	Previous registration
WIPFLI FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Mar 17, 2022	Oct 12, 2022	no	CLAYTON, MO\|MILWAUKEE, WI	Previous registration
AVANTAX PLANNING PARTNERS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Dec 6, 2016	Mar 1, 2022	no	O'Fallon, MO	Previous registration
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.	National bd RIA	Sep 6, 2011	Jul 28, 2015	no	Chesterfield, MO\|Schaumburg, IL\|Clayton, MO	Previous registration
SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Mar 4, 2010	Jun 2, 2011	no	CHESTERFIELD, MO	Previous registration
SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jan 7, 2010	Jan 13, 2010	no	CHESTERFIELD, MO	Previous registration
SECURIAN FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Aug 16, 2007	Oct 5, 2009	no	ST. LOUIS, MO	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
CREATIVE PLANNING	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Mar 24, 2023	May 22, 2023	59	Firm change	RIA to ibd
WIPFLI FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC	CREATIVE PLANNING	Oct 12, 2022	Oct 4, 2022	-8	Bulk transfer	RIA to RIA
AVANTAX PLANNING PARTNERS, INC.	WIPFLI FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC	Mar 1, 2022	Mar 17, 2022	16	Firm change	RIA to RIA
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.	AVANTAX PLANNING PARTNERS, INC.	Jul 28, 2015	Dec 6, 2016	497	Firm change after gap	Other
SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.	CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.	Jun 2, 2011	Sep 6, 2011	96	Firm change	Other
SECURIAN FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.	Oct 5, 2009	Jan 7, 2010	94	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (7)

→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
May 22, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CREATIVE PLANNINGRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 4, 2022 to Mar 24, 2023factForm ADV
→ WIPFLI FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 17, 2022 to Oct 12, 2022factForm ADV
→ AVANTAX PLANNING PARTNERS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 6, 2016 to Mar 1, 2022factForm ADV
→ CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 6, 2011 to Jul 28, 2015factForm ADV
→ SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 4, 2010 to Jun 2, 2011factForm ADV
→ SECURIAN FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 16, 2007 to Oct 5, 2009factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Mar 24, 2023
Advisor changed firm
James Michael Milford left Creative Planning for Lpl Financial Llc (registered 2023-05-22)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Mar 1, 2022
Advisor changed firm
James Michael Milford left Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. for Wipfli Financial Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-03-17)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago