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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)28 years in industry

JOHN MICHAEL BUTLER

Advisor at CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.

Hyannis, MA

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Relationships: 4
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 18, 2001 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: Jul 8, 1998earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 28derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Jul 8, 1998
First registration: Mar 18, 2001
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 3078478

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	Dec 13, 2022	n/a	yes	Hyannis, MA	Current employment
CANTELLA & CO., INC.	Former SEC adviser	Sep 15, 2009	Jun 1, 2023	no	HYANNIS, MA\|Malden, MA\|HYANNIS, MA\|Malden, MA\|MALDEN, MA	Previous registration
THE CAPITAL GROUP, INC.	n/a	Mar 28, 2001	Oct 28, 2004	no	HYANNIS, MA	Previous registration
COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORK	National bd RIA	Mar 18, 2001	Aug 31, 2009	no	HYANNIS, MA\|HYANNIS, MA	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
CANTELLA & CO., INC.	CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	Jun 1, 2023	Dec 13, 2022	-170	Bulk transfer	Ibd to ibd
COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORK	THE CAPITAL GROUP, INC.	Aug 31, 2009	Mar 28, 2001	-3,078	Firm change after gap	Other
THE CAPITAL GROUP, INC.	CANTELLA & CO., INC.	Oct 28, 2004	Sep 15, 2009	1,783	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Dec 13, 2022 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CANTELLA & CO., INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 15, 2009 to Jun 1, 2023factForm ADV
→ COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORKRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 18, 2001 to Aug 31, 2009factForm ADV
→ THE CAPITAL GROUP, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 28, 2001 to Oct 28, 2004factForm ADV

Dated events

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