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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)30 years in industry

John Stanford Adams

Advisor at WELLSPRING PLANNING GROUP LLC

Roswell, GA

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Relationships: 6
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jan 23, 2003 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: WELLSPRING PLANNING GROUP LLC
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: Jan 1, 1996earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 30derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 10derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Jul 22, 1998
First registration: Jan 23, 2003
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 3082718

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
WELLSPRING PLANNING GROUP LLC	State registered	Jun 28, 2016	n/a	yes	Roswell, GA	Current employment
WELLSPRING WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC	Independent wealth	Aug 24, 2010	Jun 17, 2016	no	ALPHARETTA, GA	Previous registration
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Oct 1, 2009	Dec 18, 2009	no	ATLANTA, GA	Previous registration
WELLSPRING WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC	Independent wealth	Mar 20, 2006	Feb 23, 2009	no	ATLANTA, GA	Previous registration
ASSOCIATED PLANNERS INVESTMENT ADVISORY INC	n/a	Jun 9, 2004	Oct 13, 2009	no	ATLANTA, GA	Previous registration
WS GRIFFITH SECURITIES, INC.	n/a	Jan 23, 2003	Jun 8, 2004	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
WELLSPRING WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC	WELLSPRING PLANNING GROUP LLC	Jun 17, 2016	Jun 28, 2016	11	Firm change	Other
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	WELLSPRING WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC	Dec 18, 2009	Aug 24, 2010	249	Firm change	Other
ASSOCIATED PLANNERS INVESTMENT ADVISORY INC	WELLSPRING WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC	Oct 13, 2009	Mar 20, 2006	-1,303	Firm change after gap	Other
WELLSPRING WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Feb 23, 2009	Oct 1, 2009	220	Firm change	Other
WS GRIFFITH SECURITIES, INC.	ASSOCIATED PLANNERS INVESTMENT ADVISORY INC	Jun 8, 2004	Jun 9, 2004	1	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ WELLSPRING PLANNING GROUP LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jun 28, 2016 to presentfactForm ADV
→ WELLSPRING WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 24, 2010 to Jun 17, 2016factForm ADV
→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 1, 2009 to Dec 18, 2009factForm ADV
→ ASSOCIATED PLANNERS INVESTMENT ADVISORY INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 9, 2004 to Oct 13, 2009factForm ADV
→ WS GRIFFITH SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 23, 2003 to Jun 8, 2004factForm ADV

Dated events

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