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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)22 years in industry

JAMES BENJAMIN ROBERTS

Advisor at CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.

Milton, GA | Atlanta, GA

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Relationships: 4
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 11, 2004 to Sep 15, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, 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: Mar 2, 2004earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 22derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 6derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S66
First exam: Mar 2, 2004
First registration: Mar 11, 2004
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 4742776

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
CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Oct 7, 2019	n/a	yes	Milton, GA\|Atlanta, GA\|Milton, GA\|Atlanta, GA	Current employment
FSC SECURITIES CORPORATION	Former SEC adviser	Aug 4, 2017	Oct 9, 2019	no	MILTON, GA\|ALPHARETTA, GA\|MILTON, GA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Mar 8, 2005	Aug 7, 2017	no	ALPHARETTA, GA\|ALPHARETTA, GA	Previous registration
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 11, 2004	Jan 13, 2005	no	ATLANTA, GA	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
FSC SECURITIES CORPORATION	CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	Oct 9, 2019	Oct 7, 2019	-2	Bulk transfer	Ibd to ibd
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	FSC SECURITIES CORPORATION	Aug 7, 2017	Aug 4, 2017	-3	Firm change	Other
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Jan 13, 2005	Mar 8, 2005	54	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Oct 7, 2019 to presentfactForm ADV
→ FSC SECURITIES CORPORATIONRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 4, 2017 to Oct 9, 2019factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 8, 2005 to Aug 7, 2017factForm ADV
→ CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 11, 2004 to Jan 13, 2005factForm ADV

Dated events

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