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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner21 years in industry

IRA GENE SAGER

Advisor at ADVISORS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

Wayland , MA | RIDGEWOOD, NJ

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 12:50 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: May 15, 2007 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: ADVISORS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, 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: Sep 21, 2004earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 21derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66
First exam: Sep 21, 2004
First registration: May 15, 2007
Dual registered: no
Other names: IRA GENE SMOTROFF|IRA GENE SAGER|Ira G Sager
IAPD individual key: 4826397

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
ADVISORS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	Independent wealth	Jun 15, 2026	n/a	yes	Wayland , MA\|RIDGEWOOD, NJ	Current employment
OPTIMAL WEALTH	Former SEC adviser	Nov 12, 2019	Jun 30, 2026	no	SUDBURY, MA	Previous registration
SCHORN WEALTH	Independent wealth	Jul 24, 2019	Jun 1, 2020	no	ENGLEWOOD, FL\|Sudbury, MA	Previous registration
FIRST ALLIED ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Aug 3, 2012	Jul 12, 2019	no	WALTHAM, MA\|Sudbury, MA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	May 15, 2007	Aug 7, 2012	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
OPTIMAL WEALTH	ADVISORS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	Jun 30, 2026	Jun 15, 2026	-15	Firm change	RIA to RIA
SCHORN WEALTH	OPTIMAL WEALTH	Jun 1, 2020	Nov 12, 2019	-202	Firm change after gap	RIA to new firm
FIRST ALLIED ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	SCHORN WEALTH	Jul 12, 2019	Jul 24, 2019	12	Firm change	Ibd to new firm
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	FIRST ALLIED ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Aug 7, 2012	Aug 3, 2012	-4	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ ADVISORS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jun 15, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ OPTIMAL WEALTHRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 12, 2019 to Jun 30, 2026factForm ADV
→ SCHORN WEALTHRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 24, 2019 to Jun 1, 2020factForm ADV
→ FIRST ALLIED ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 3, 2012 to Jul 12, 2019factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 15, 2007 to Aug 7, 2012factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jun 30, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Ira Gene Sager left Optimal Wealth for Advisors Capital Management, Llc (registered 2026-06-15)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago