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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)35 years in industry

EDWARD GEORGE MARTELL

Advisor at CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.

Fountain Valley, CA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Dec 31, 1997 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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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: Jan 25, 1991earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 35derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63
First exam: Jan 25, 1991
First registration: Dec 31, 1997
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: ED MARTELL
IAPD individual key: 1145401

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	Feb 22, 2024	n/a	yes	Fountain Valley, CA	Current employment
CROWN CAPITAL SECURITIES, L.P.	Former SEC adviser	Dec 12, 2017	Feb 27, 2024	no	FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA\|ORANGE, CA\|FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA\|FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA	Previous registration
FIRST ALLIED ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jul 2, 2012	Dec 12, 2017	no	CHESTERFIELD, MO\|FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA\|LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ	Previous registration
FIRST ALLIED SECURITIES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Oct 12, 2010	Jul 2, 2012	no	SAN DIEGO, CA\|FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA\|LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ	Previous registration
THE FINANCIAL ADVISORS NETWORK	n/a	Jan 2, 2004	Jun 30, 2005	no	FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA	Previous registration
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Dec 31, 1997	Oct 18, 2010	no	FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA\|FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA	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
CROWN CAPITAL SECURITIES, L.P.	CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	Feb 27, 2024	Feb 22, 2024	-5	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
FIRST ALLIED ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	CROWN CAPITAL SECURITIES, L.P.	Dec 12, 2017	Dec 12, 2017	0	Firm change	Other
FIRST ALLIED SECURITIES, INC.	FIRST ALLIED ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Jul 2, 2012	Jul 2, 2012	0	Bulk transfer	Other
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	THE FINANCIAL ADVISORS NETWORK	Oct 18, 2010	Jan 2, 2004	-2,481	Firm change after gap	Other
THE FINANCIAL ADVISORS NETWORK	FIRST ALLIED SECURITIES, INC.	Jun 30, 2005	Oct 12, 2010	1,930	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Feb 22, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CROWN CAPITAL SECURITIES, L.P.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 12, 2017 to Feb 27, 2024factForm ADV
→ FIRST ALLIED ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 2, 2012 to Dec 12, 2017factForm ADV
→ FIRST ALLIED SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 12, 2010 to Jul 2, 2012factForm ADV
→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 31, 1997 to Oct 18, 2010factForm ADV
→ THE FINANCIAL ADVISORS NETWORKRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 2, 2004 to Jun 30, 2005factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Feb 27, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Edward George Martell left Crown Capital Securities, L.P. for Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. (registered 2024-02-22)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago