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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Plannerdual registered (broker-dealer)36 years in industry

ERNEST JUNIOR MIARS

Advisor at LPL FINANCIAL LLC

CARLSBAD, CA | SCOTTSDALE, AZ | Mesa, AZ

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 12:55 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Aug 3, 2000 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: LPL FINANCIAL LLC
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 21, 1990earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 36derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: Jun 21, 1990
First registration: Aug 3, 2000
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: JAY MIARS
IAPD individual key: 1909437

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
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 28, 2023	n/a	yes	Mesa, AZ\|SCOTTSDALE, AZ\|CARLSBAD, CA	Current employment
COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORK	National bd RIA	Jan 16, 2015	Sep 27, 2023	no	Scottsdale, AZ\|Carlsbad, CA\|SAN DIEGO, CA	Previous registration
B.B. GRAHAM & COMPANY, INC.	Independent wealth	Jun 14, 2011	Jan 15, 2015	no	CARLSBAD, CA\|ORANGE, CA\|ORANGE, CA\|CARLSBAD, CA\|SCOTTSDALE, AZ	Previous registration
WEALTH ADVISORS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jun 8, 2004	Dec 31, 2004	no	CARLSBAD, CA	Previous registration
NATIONAL PLANNING CORPORATION ("NPC OF AMERICA" IN FL & NY)	Former SEC adviser	Jan 2, 2004	Mar 24, 2011	no	SCOTTSDALE, AZ\|CARLSBAD, CA\|MESA, AZ	Previous registration
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	National bd RIA	Aug 3, 2000	Dec 12, 2003	no	CARLSBAD, CA	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
COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORK	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Sep 27, 2023	Sep 28, 2023	1	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
B.B. GRAHAM & COMPANY, INC.	COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORK	Jan 15, 2015	Jan 16, 2015	1	Firm change	Other
NATIONAL PLANNING CORPORATION ("NPC OF AMERICA" IN FL & NY)	WEALTH ADVISORS, INC.	Mar 24, 2011	Jun 8, 2004	-2,480	Firm change after gap	Other
WEALTH ADVISORS, INC.	B.B. GRAHAM & COMPANY, INC.	Dec 31, 2004	Jun 14, 2011	2,356	Firm change after gap	Other
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	NATIONAL PLANNING CORPORATION ("NPC OF AMERICA" IN FL & NY)	Dec 12, 2003	Jan 2, 2004	21	Firm change	Other

Team moves

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

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
8032:6413:CA:2023-09-27	Sep 27, 2023	Sep 28, 2023	SAN DIEGO, CA	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Sep 28, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORKRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 16, 2015 to Sep 27, 2023factForm ADV
→ B.B. GRAHAM & COMPANY, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 14, 2011 to Jan 15, 2015factForm ADV
→ NATIONAL PLANNING CORPORATION ("NPC OF AMERICA" IN FL & NY)Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 2, 2004 to Mar 24, 2011factForm ADV
→ WEALTH ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 8, 2004 to Dec 31, 2004factForm ADV
→ AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 3, 2000 to Dec 12, 2003factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Sep 27, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Ernest Junior Miars left Commonwealth Financial Network for Lpl Financial Llc (registered 2023-09-28)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago