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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Plannerdual registered (broker-dealer)27 years in industry

WILLIAM THOMAS SAUNDERS

Advisor at CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.

Glen Allen, VA | Henrico, VA

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Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jun 15, 2000 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH 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: May 28, 1999earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 27derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 14derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: May 28, 1999
First registration: Jun 15, 2000
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 3219295

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
CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Nov 22, 2011	n/a	yes	Henrico, VA\|Glen Allen, VA	Current employment
SANDERS MORRIS LLC	Independent wealth	Nov 3, 2008	Nov 23, 2011	no	HOUSTON, TX\|RICHMOND, VA	Previous registration
QA3 FINANCIAL LLC	n/a	Dec 6, 2005	Nov 3, 2008	no	RICHMOND, VA\|OMAHA, NE\|RICHMOND, VA	Previous registration
CAPITAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS	Independent wealth	Dec 10, 2004	Dec 2, 2005	no	RICHMOND, VA	Previous registration
VOYA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 15, 2000	Dec 13, 2002	no	FREDERICKSBURG, VA	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
SANDERS MORRIS LLC	CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	Nov 23, 2011	Nov 22, 2011	-1	Firm change	Other
QA3 FINANCIAL LLC	SANDERS MORRIS LLC	Nov 3, 2008	Nov 3, 2008	0	Firm change	Other
CAPITAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS	QA3 FINANCIAL LLC	Dec 2, 2005	Dec 6, 2005	4	Firm change	Other
VOYA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	CAPITAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS	Dec 13, 2002	Dec 10, 2004	728	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Nov 22, 2011 to presentfactForm ADV
→ SANDERS MORRIS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 3, 2008 to Nov 23, 2011factForm ADV
→ QA3 FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 6, 2005 to Nov 3, 2008factForm ADV
→ CAPITAL INVESTMENT ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 10, 2004 to Dec 2, 2005factForm ADV
→ VOYA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 15, 2000 to Dec 13, 2002factForm ADV

Dated events

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