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RIA / WealthAdvisor40 years in industry

JOHN ALEXANDER SCOTT, III

Advisor at ARAX ADVISORY PARTNERS

Littleton, CO | NEW YORK, NY

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 5:53 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jan 1, 1999 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: ARAX ADVISORY PARTNERS
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: Jun 10, 1986earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 40derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Jun 10, 1986
First registration: Jan 1, 1999
Dual registered: no
Other names: JOHN ALEXANDER SCOTT|JOHN ALEXANDER SCOTT
IAPD individual key: 1506647

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
ARAX ADVISORY PARTNERS	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 1, 2025	n/a	yes	NEW YORK, NY\|Littleton, CO	Current employment
Cedrus	Former SEC adviser	Mar 5, 2021	Mar 26, 2025	no	LITTLETON, CO	Previous registration
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	National bd RIA	Mar 19, 2020	Jan 29, 2021	no	LAKEWOOD, CO	Previous registration
NEXT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jul 29, 2005	Apr 21, 2006	no	GOLDEN, CO\|GOLDEN, CO	Previous registration
Cedrus	Former SEC adviser	Mar 26, 1999	Dec 31, 2005	no	GOLDEN, CO	Previous registration
Cedrus	Former SEC adviser	Jan 1, 1999	Mar 29, 2019	no	LITTLETON, CO	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
Cedrus	ARAX ADVISORY PARTNERS	Mar 26, 2025	Jan 1, 2025	-84	Firm change after gap	RIA to RIA
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	Cedrus	Jan 29, 2021	Mar 5, 2021	35	Firm change	Ibd to new firm
NEXT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	Apr 21, 2006	Mar 19, 2020	5,081	Firm change after gap	Other
Cedrus	NEXT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	Dec 31, 2005	Jul 29, 2005	-155	Firm change after gap	Other

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
312878:133535:CO:2025-03-26	Mar 26, 2025	Jan 1, 2025	LITTLETON, CO	Firm change after gap

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ ARAX ADVISORY PARTNERSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 1, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CEDRUSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 5, 2021 to Mar 26, 2025factForm ADV
→ EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 19, 2020 to Jan 29, 2021factForm ADV
→ CEDRUSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 1, 1999 to Mar 29, 2019factForm ADV
→ NEXT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 29, 2005 to Apr 21, 2006factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Mar 26, 2025
Advisor changed firm
John Alexander Scott, Iii left Cedrus for Arax Advisory Partners (registered 2025-01-01)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago