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RIA / WealthAdvisor19 years in industry

JAMES JOSEPH WALSH

Advisor at FARTHER

SAN FRANCISCO, CA | Caledonia, MI

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 8:09 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 7
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jan 16, 2007 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: FARTHER
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 5, 2007earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 19derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66
First exam: Jan 5, 2007
First registration: Jan 16, 2007
Dual registered: no
Other names: JAMES J WALSH
IAPD individual key: 4756625

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
Farther	Independent wealth	Nov 3, 2025	n/a	yes	Caledonia, MI\|SAN FRANCISCO, CA	Current employment
ADVANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC	Independent wealth	Dec 5, 2017	Nov 7, 2025	no	Grand Rapids, MI\|SOUTHFIELD, MI\|GRAND RAPIDS, MI	Previous registration
ZHANG FINANCIAL	Independent wealth	Jan 5, 2015	Nov 29, 2017	no	PORTAGE, MI	Previous registration
ZHANG FINANCIAL	Independent wealth	Mar 5, 2012	Dec 31, 2014	no	PORTAGE, MI	Previous registration
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 11, 2008	Nov 13, 2012	no	GRAND RAPIDS, MI\|PORTAGE, MI	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	n/a	Apr 2, 2007	Sep 11, 2007	no	E. LANSING, MI	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	n/a	Jan 16, 2007	Apr 2, 2007	no	E. LANSING, MI	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
ADVANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC	Farther	Nov 7, 2025	Nov 3, 2025	-4	Firm change	RIA to RIA
ZHANG FINANCIAL	ADVANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC	Nov 29, 2017	Dec 5, 2017	6	Firm change	Other
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	ZHANG FINANCIAL	Nov 13, 2012	Mar 5, 2012	-253	Firm change after gap	Other
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Sep 11, 2007	Jan 11, 2008	122	Firm change	Other
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	Apr 2, 2007	Apr 2, 2007	0	Bulk transfer	Other

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ FARTHERRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Nov 3, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ ADVANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 5, 2017 to Nov 7, 2025factForm ADV
→ ZHANG FINANCIALRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 5, 2015 to Nov 29, 2017factForm ADV
→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 11, 2008 to Nov 13, 2012factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 2, 2007 to Sep 11, 2007factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 16, 2007 to Apr 2, 2007factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Nov 7, 2025
Advisor changed firm
James Joseph Walsh left Advance Capital Management Inc for Farther (registered 2025-11-03)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago