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RIA / WealthAdvisor26 years in industry

SAMUEL RICHARD MELLINGER

Advisor at FINANCIAL PARTNERS GROUP, INC.

OVERLAND PARK, KS

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Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: May 27, 2003 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: FINANCIAL PARTNERS GROUP, INC.
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: Oct 11, 1999earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 26derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 9derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Oct 11, 1999
First registration: May 27, 2003
Dual registered: no
Other names: DICK MELLINGER
IAPD individual key: 4026218

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
FINANCIAL PARTNERS GROUP, INC.	Independent wealth	Sep 14, 2017	n/a	yes	OVERLAND PARK, KS	Current employment
CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Oct 11, 2010	Oct 3, 2017	no	OVERLAND, KS	Previous registration
BOULDER INVESTMENT GROUP	Former SEC adviser	Jul 21, 2008	Feb 25, 2011	no	OVERLAND PARK, KS	Previous registration
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jul 11, 2008	Dec 12, 2009	no	OVERLAND PARK, KS\|SAN DIEGO, CA\|OVERLAND PARK, KS	Previous registration
LAWING FINANCIAL INC	Former SEC adviser	May 27, 2003	Jul 11, 2008	no	OVERLAND PARK, KS	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.	FINANCIAL PARTNERS GROUP, INC.	Oct 3, 2017	Sep 14, 2017	-19	Firm change	Other
BOULDER INVESTMENT GROUP	CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	Feb 25, 2011	Oct 11, 2010	-137	Firm change after gap	Other
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	BOULDER INVESTMENT GROUP	Dec 12, 2009	Jul 21, 2008	-509	Firm change after gap	Other
LAWING FINANCIAL INC	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Jul 11, 2008	Jul 11, 2008	0	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
134139:288644:KS:2017-09-26	Oct 3, 2017	Sep 14, 2017	OVERLAND, KS	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ FINANCIAL PARTNERS GROUP, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Sep 14, 2017 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 11, 2010 to Oct 3, 2017factForm ADV
→ BOULDER INVESTMENT GROUPRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 21, 2008 to Feb 25, 2011factForm ADV
→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 11, 2008 to Dec 12, 2009factForm ADV
→ LAWING FINANCIAL INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 27, 2003 to Jul 11, 2008factForm ADV

Dated events

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