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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)25 years in industry

DAVID BRADLEY NIFONG

Advisor at CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.

Concord, NC

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 9:02 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Dec 31, 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: May 1, 2001earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 25derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66
First exam: May 1, 2001
First registration: Dec 31, 2001
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 4383633

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	May 3, 2024	n/a	yes	Concord, NC	Current employment
INDEPENDENT ADVISOR ALLIANCE, LLC	Independent wealth	May 13, 2015	May 29, 2024	no	CONCORD, NC\|Concord, NC	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Nov 30, 2007	May 22, 2015	no	KANNAPOLIS, NC\|KANNAPOLIS, NC\|CHARLOTTE, NC\|CHARLOTTE, NC\|CONCORD, NC\|KANNAPOLIS, NC\|CHARLOTTE, NC\|HUNTERSVILLE, NC\|KANNAPOLIS, NC	Previous registration
UVEST FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.	n/a	Mar 3, 2003	Dec 7, 2007	no	CHARLOTTE, NC\|CHARLOTTE, NC\|CONCORD, NC	Previous registration
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	National bd RIA	Dec 31, 2001	Mar 14, 2003	no	CHARLOTTE, NC	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
INDEPENDENT ADVISOR ALLIANCE, LLC	CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	May 29, 2024	May 3, 2024	-26	Firm change	RIA to ibd
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	INDEPENDENT ADVISOR ALLIANCE, LLC	May 22, 2015	May 13, 2015	-9	Firm change	Other
UVEST FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Dec 7, 2007	Nov 30, 2007	-7	Firm change	Other
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	UVEST FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.	Mar 14, 2003	Mar 3, 2003	-11	Firm change	Other

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
168267:134139:NC:2024-05-29	May 29, 2024	May 3, 2024	CONCORD, NC	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
May 3, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
→ INDEPENDENT ADVISOR ALLIANCE, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 13, 2015 to May 29, 2024factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 30, 2007 to May 22, 2015factForm ADV
→ UVEST FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 3, 2003 to Dec 7, 2007factForm ADV
→ EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 31, 2001 to Mar 14, 2003factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
May 29, 2024
Advisor changed firm
David Bradley Nifong left Independent Advisor Alliance, Llc for Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. (registered 2024-05-03)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago