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RIA / WealthAdvisor23 years in industry

DEBRA SUE SPENCER

Advisor at SPENCER FINANCIAL STRATEGIES

Indianapolis, IN

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 6:35 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 7
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Sep 9, 2003 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: SPENCER FINANCIAL STRATEGIES
Current firm class: state registeredderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Dec 10, 2002earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 23derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Dec 10, 2002
First registration: Sep 9, 2003
Dual registered: no
Other names: DEBBIE SPENCER|DEBRA SUE ROACH
IAPD individual key: 1916269

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
SPENCER FINANCIAL STRATEGIES	State registered	Jan 9, 2025	n/a	yes	Indianapolis, IN	Current employment
CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 5, 2018	Jan 16, 2025	no	Beech Grove, IN\|Indianapolis, IN\|Liberty Hill, TX\|Indianapolis, IN\|Indianapolis, IN	Previous registration
THURSTON SPRINGER FINANCIAL	Former SEC adviser	Jan 2, 2015	Jan 17, 2018	no	Indianapolis, IN\|INDIANAPOLIS, IN\|INDIANAPOLIS, IN\|INDIANAPOLIS, IN\|INDIANAPOLIS, IN	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Jun 22, 2012	Jan 12, 2015	no	INDIANAPOLIS, IN	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Jan 1, 2008	Jun 22, 2012	no	INDIANAPOLIS, IN\|INDIANAPOLIS, IN	Previous registration
A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.	n/a	Sep 19, 2007	Jan 1, 2008	no	INDIANAPOLIS, IN\|ST. LOUIS, MO	Previous registration
PLANNED INVESTMENT CO., INC.	n/a	Sep 9, 2003	Sep 14, 2007	no	INDIANAPOLIS, IN\|INDIANAPOLIS, IN	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
CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	SPENCER FINANCIAL STRATEGIES	Jan 16, 2025	Jan 9, 2025	-7	Firm change	Ibd to state RIA
THURSTON SPRINGER FINANCIAL	CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	Jan 17, 2018	Jan 5, 2018	-12	Firm change	Other
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	THURSTON SPRINGER FINANCIAL	Jan 12, 2015	Jan 2, 2015	-10	Firm change	Other
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Jun 22, 2012	Jun 22, 2012	0	Channel change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Jan 1, 2008	Jan 1, 2008	0	Bulk transfer	Other
PLANNED INVESTMENT CO., INC.	A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.	Sep 14, 2007	Sep 19, 2007	5	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (7)

→ SPENCER FINANCIAL STRATEGIESRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 9, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 5, 2018 to Jan 16, 2025factForm ADV
→ THURSTON SPRINGER FINANCIALRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 2, 2015 to Jan 17, 2018factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 22, 2012 to Jan 12, 2015factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 1, 2008 to Jun 22, 2012factForm ADV
→ A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 19, 2007 to Jan 1, 2008factForm ADV
→ PLANNED INVESTMENT CO., INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 9, 2003 to Sep 14, 2007factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jan 16, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Debra Sue Spencer left Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. for Spencer Financial Strategies (registered 2025-01-09)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago