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RIA / WealthAdvisorChartered Financial Consultantdual registered (broker-dealer)34 years in industry

Donald Anthony Cafero

Advisor at TLG ADVISORS, INC.

SUMMIT, NJ | Crystal Lake, IL

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Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Apr 25, 2002 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: TLG ADVISORS, INC.
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: Dec 21, 1991earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 34derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 5derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Chartered Financial Consultant
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Dec 21, 1991
First registration: Apr 25, 2002
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: DON CAFERO|DONALD ANTHONY CAFERO
IAPD individual key: 1061517

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
TLG ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Apr 30, 2021	n/a	yes	SUMMIT, NJ\|Crystal Lake, IL	Current employment
SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jul 17, 2020	Feb 4, 2021	no	FARMINGTON, CT	Previous registration
INVESTACORP ADVISORY SERVICES INC	Former SEC adviser	Jan 7, 2016	Jul 17, 2020	no	WESTPORT, CT\|Farmington, CT	Previous registration
NFP ADVISOR SERVICES, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Sep 2, 2008	Dec 31, 2015	no	FARMINGTON, CT\|WESTPORT, CT\|AUSTIN, TX\|WESTPORT, CT\|WESTPORT, CT	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Apr 25, 2002	Jul 15, 2008	no	STAMFORD, CT\|STAMFORD, CT	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
SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.	TLG ADVISORS, INC.	Feb 4, 2021	Apr 30, 2021	85	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
INVESTACORP ADVISORY SERVICES INC	SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.	Jul 17, 2020	Jul 17, 2020	0	Bulk transfer	Ibd to ibd
NFP ADVISOR SERVICES, LLC	INVESTACORP ADVISORY SERVICES INC	Dec 31, 2015	Jan 7, 2016	7	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	NFP ADVISOR SERVICES, LLC	Jul 15, 2008	Sep 2, 2008	49	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
42046:109011:CT:2015-12-31	Dec 31, 2015	Jan 7, 2016	WESTPORT, CT	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ TLG ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Apr 30, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
→ SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 17, 2020 to Feb 4, 2021factForm ADV
→ INVESTACORP ADVISORY SERVICES INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 7, 2016 to Jul 17, 2020factForm ADV
→ NFP ADVISOR SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 2, 2008 to Dec 31, 2015factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 25, 2002 to Jul 15, 2008factForm ADV

Dated events

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