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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner20 years in industry

Adam L Wade

Advisor at J. W. COLE ADVISORS, INC.

Colorado Springs, CO | TAMPA, FL

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 8:33 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jun 7, 2007 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: J. W. COLE 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: Jun 23, 2006earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 20derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 4derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: Jun 23, 2006
First registration: Jun 7, 2007
Dual registered: no
Other names: ADAM LUCAS WADE
IAPD individual key: 4379225

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
J. W. COLE ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 28, 2022	n/a	yes	TAMPA, FL\|Colorado Springs, CO	Current employment
NOVA FINANCIAL SERVICES	Independent wealth	Feb 1, 2017	Apr 29, 2022	no	Colorado Springs, CO\|TUCSON, AZ	Previous registration
WESTERN WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC	Independent wealth	Jun 22, 2016	Feb 9, 2017	no	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO\|COLORADO SPRINGS, CO\|COLORADO SPRINGS, CO\|COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Previous registration
WESTERN WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jun 2, 2014	Jun 22, 2016	no	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Jun 3, 2011	Jun 2, 2014	no	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Previous registration
EDWARD JONES	National bd RIA	Jun 7, 2007	Jun 7, 2011	no	ST LOUIS, MO\|COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	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
NOVA FINANCIAL SERVICES	J. W. COLE ADVISORS, INC.	Apr 29, 2022	Mar 28, 2022	-32	Firm change after gap	RIA to RIA
WESTERN WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC	NOVA FINANCIAL SERVICES	Feb 9, 2017	Feb 1, 2017	-8	Firm change	Other
WESTERN WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC	WESTERN WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC	Jun 22, 2016	Jun 22, 2016	0	Bulk transfer	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	WESTERN WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC	Jun 2, 2014	Jun 2, 2014	0	Firm change	Other
EDWARD JONES	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Jun 7, 2011	Jun 3, 2011	-4	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ J. W. COLE ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Mar 28, 2022 to presentfactForm ADV
→ NOVA FINANCIAL SERVICESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 1, 2017 to Apr 29, 2022factForm ADV
→ WESTERN WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 22, 2016 to Feb 9, 2017factForm ADV
→ WESTERN WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 2, 2014 to Jun 22, 2016factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 3, 2011 to Jun 2, 2014factForm ADV
→ EDWARD JONESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 7, 2007 to Jun 7, 2011factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Apr 29, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Adam L Wade left Nova Financial Services for J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. (registered 2022-03-28)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago