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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Plannerdual registered (broker-dealer)39 years in industry

David Block

Advisor at IP FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES LLC

New York, NY | CHARLOTTE, NC

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 8:40 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 4
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Aug 23, 2021 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

fact = as filed or announced; derived = computed by DFX; estimate = a band, never a point

Current firm: IP FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES 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: Jan 1, 1987earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 39derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 11
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S63
First exam: Mar 11, 1993
First registration: Aug 23, 2021
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: David Ira Block
IAPD individual key: 2318504

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
IP FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES LLC	Independent wealth	Dec 15, 2025	n/a	yes	New York, NY\|CHARLOTTE, NC	Current employment
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 5, 2025	Jan 5, 2026	no	NEW YORK, NY	Previous registration
AVANTAX ADVISORY SERVICES	Former SEC adviser	Jan 8, 2025	Sep 5, 2025	no	New York, NY\|DALLAS, TX	Previous registration
STIRLINGSHIRE INVESTMENTS	Independent wealth	May 28, 2024	Nov 5, 2024	no	NEW YORK, NY\|NYC, NY	Previous registration
IP FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES LLC	Independent wealth	Sep 7, 2022	May 30, 2024	no	CHARLOTTE, NC\|New York, NY	Previous registration
LIFEMARK SECURITIES CORP.	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 23, 2021	Sep 12, 2022	no	New York, NY\|ROCHESTER, NY\|New York, NY	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
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	IP FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES LLC	Jan 5, 2026	Dec 15, 2025	-21	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
AVANTAX ADVISORY SERVICES	CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Sep 5, 2025	Sep 5, 2025	0	Bulk transfer	Ibd to ibd
STIRLINGSHIRE INVESTMENTS	AVANTAX ADVISORY SERVICES	Nov 5, 2024	Jan 8, 2025	64	Firm change	RIA to ibd
IP FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES LLC	STIRLINGSHIRE INVESTMENTS	May 30, 2024	May 28, 2024	-2	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
LIFEMARK SECURITIES CORP.	IP FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES LLC	Sep 12, 2022	Sep 7, 2022	-5	Firm change	Ibd to ibd

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ IP FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 7, 2022 to May 30, 2024factForm ADV
→ CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 5, 2025 to Jan 5, 2026factForm ADV
→ AVANTAX ADVISORY SERVICESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 8, 2025 to Sep 5, 2025factForm ADV
→ STIRLINGSHIRE INVESTMENTSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 28, 2024 to Nov 5, 2024factForm ADV
→ LIFEMARK SECURITIES CORP.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 23, 2021 to Sep 12, 2022factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jan 5, 2026
Advisor changed firm
David Block left Cetera Investment Advisers Llc for Ip Financial Advisory Services Llc (registered 2025-12-15)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Nov 5, 2024
Advisor changed firm
David Block left Stirlingshire Investments for Avantax Advisory Services (registered 2025-01-08)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
May 30, 2024
Advisor changed firm
David Block left Ip Financial Advisory Services Llc for Stirlingshire Investments (registered 2024-05-28)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Sep 12, 2022
Advisor changed firm
David Block left Lifemark Securities Corp. for Ip Financial Advisory Services Llc (registered 2022-09-07)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago