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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)39 years in industry

DONALD LEE LEDFORD

Advisor at LPL FINANCIAL LLC

ANNISTON, AL | SAN DIEGO, CA | Anniston, AL

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 9:11 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jul 26, 2006 to Sep 15, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: LPL FINANCIAL LLC
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: Oct 10, 1986earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 39derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Oct 10, 1986
First registration: Jul 26, 2006
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: DON LEDFORD
IAPD individual key: 1533538

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
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 14, 2024	n/a	yes	ANNISTON, AL\|SAN DIEGO, CA\|Anniston, AL	Current employment
STONEX ADVISORS INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 30, 2016	Feb 23, 2024	no	Anniston, AL\|BIRMINGHAM, AL\|Anniston, AL	Previous registration
STERNE AGEE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Aug 29, 2014	Jun 30, 2016	no	ANNISTON, AL	Previous registration
BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Sep 9, 2013	Sep 2, 2014	no	CHARLOTTE, NC\|ANNISTON, AL\|OXFORD, AL\|OXFORD, AL\|ALEXANDRIA, AL	Previous registration
STERNE AGEE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jan 29, 2007	Sep 12, 2013	no	BIRMINGHAM, AL	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Jul 26, 2006	Jan 22, 2007	no	ANNISTON, AL\|JACKSONVILLE, AL\|PIEDMONT, AL\|OXFORD, AL\|ANNISTON, AL\|HEFLIN, AL\|GADSDEN, AL	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
STONEX ADVISORS INC.	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Feb 23, 2024	Feb 14, 2024	-9	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
STERNE AGEE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	STONEX ADVISORS INC.	Jun 30, 2016	Jun 30, 2016	0	Bulk transfer	Other
BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	STERNE AGEE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	Sep 2, 2014	Aug 29, 2014	-4	Firm change	Other
STERNE AGEE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Sep 12, 2013	Sep 9, 2013	-3	Firm change	Other
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	STERNE AGEE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	Jan 22, 2007	Jan 29, 2007	7	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Feb 14, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
→ STONEX ADVISORS INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 30, 2016 to Feb 23, 2024factForm ADV
→ STERNE AGEE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 29, 2014 to Jun 30, 2016factForm ADV
→ BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 9, 2013 to Sep 2, 2014factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 26, 2006 to Jan 22, 2007factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Feb 23, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Donald Lee Ledford left Stonex Advisors Inc. for Lpl Financial Llc (registered 2024-02-14)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago