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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Plannerdual registered (broker-dealer)17 years in industry

DANIEL JOHN OBRIEN

Advisor at CAPITAL ADVISORS, LTD., LLC

ROCKY RIVER, OH | SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH

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Relationships: 6
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Feb 24, 2009 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: CAPITAL ADVISORS, LTD., 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: Jan 13, 2009earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 17derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 14derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 3
Registered states: 2
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66
First exam: Jan 13, 2009
First registration: Feb 24, 2009
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 5157305

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
CAPITAL ANALYSTS	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 5, 2012	n/a	yes	SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH	Current employment
LINCOLN INVESTMENT	Independent wealth	Jun 1, 2012	n/a	yes	SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH	Current employment
CAPITAL ADVISORS, LTD., LLC	Independent wealth	Sep 28, 2011	n/a	yes	ROCKY RIVER, OH\|SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH	Current employment
CINCINNATI ANALYSTS, INC	Former SEC adviser	Apr 19, 2012	Jun 1, 2012	no	SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH	Previous registration
NCA FINANCIAL PLANNERS	Former SEC adviser	Oct 19, 2009	Aug 15, 2011	no	MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, OH	Previous registration
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	National bd RIA	Feb 24, 2009	Mar 12, 2009	no	SCOTTSDALE, AZ	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
CINCINNATI ANALYSTS, INC	LINCOLN INVESTMENT	Jun 1, 2012	Jun 1, 2012	0	Bulk transfer	Other
NCA FINANCIAL PLANNERS	CAPITAL ADVISORS, LTD., LLC	Aug 15, 2011	Sep 28, 2011	44	Firm change	Other
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	NCA FINANCIAL PLANNERS	Mar 12, 2009	Oct 19, 2009	221	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ CAPITAL ANALYSTSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jun 5, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
→ LINCOLN INVESTMENTRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jun 1, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CAPITAL ADVISORS, LTD., LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Sep 28, 2011 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CINCINNATI ANALYSTS, INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 19, 2012 to Jun 1, 2012factForm ADV
→ NCA FINANCIAL PLANNERSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 19, 2009 to Aug 15, 2011factForm ADV
→ EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 24, 2009 to Mar 12, 2009factForm ADV

Dated events

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