This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Current firm

AVANTAX PLANNING PARTNERS, INC.

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

Feb 1, 1999earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

27derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

2

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Designations

Personal Financial Specialist

Exams

S65

First exam

Nov 28, 2000

First registration

Feb 6, 2001

Dual registered

no

Other names

JAMES R GARDNER|JAMES GARDNER|JIM RAY GARDNER|JIM GARDNER

IAPD individual key

4550252

• Occurred

  Dec 18, 2023
  Advisor changed firm

  James Ray Gardner left Allen Capital Group, Llc for Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. (registered 2024-02-08)

  Form ADVobserved 4 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:cf562e01-11dc-e127-e236-ff4d04387509

First observed

Feb 6, 2001

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 5 days ago

Source families

Federal regulator filings

1 registered feed stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.

Resolution

Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.