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RIA / WealthAdvisor24 years in industry

CLIFFORD JOHN SHORT

Advisor at ASHFORD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC

WILMINGTON, DE

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Relationships: 6
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jun 27, 2002 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: ASHFORD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC
Current firm class: mixed wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Jun 24, 2002earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 24derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 8derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S65|S66
First exam: Jun 24, 2002
First registration: Jun 27, 2002
Dual registered: no
Other names: CLIFFORD J SHORT
IAPD individual key: 4519389

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
ASHFORD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC	Mixed wealth	Aug 10, 2018	n/a	yes	WILMINGTON, DE	Current employment
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 2, 2009	Apr 19, 2011	no	LANCASTER, PA	Previous registration
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	n/a	Jun 5, 2008	Jan 2, 2009	no	LANCASTER, PA	Previous registration
CETERA INVESTMENT SERVICES LLC	Former SEC adviser	Nov 28, 2007	Jun 4, 2008	no	LANCASTER, PA	Previous registration
IFMG SECURITIES, INC.	n/a	Jul 21, 2004	Jun 15, 2006	no	READING, PA\|POTTSTOWN, PA\|READING, PA\|EXETER, PA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Jun 27, 2002	Mar 5, 2003	no	EXTON, PA	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
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	ASHFORD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC	Apr 19, 2011	Aug 10, 2018	2,670	Firm change after gap	Other
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	Jan 2, 2009	Jan 2, 2009	0	Bulk transfer	Other
CETERA INVESTMENT SERVICES LLC	RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Jun 4, 2008	Jun 5, 2008	1	Firm change	Other
IFMG SECURITIES, INC.	CETERA INVESTMENT SERVICES LLC	Jun 15, 2006	Nov 28, 2007	531	Firm change after gap	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	IFMG SECURITIES, INC.	Mar 5, 2003	Jul 21, 2004	504	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ ASHFORD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Aug 10, 2018 to presentfactForm ADV
→ RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 2, 2009 to Apr 19, 2011factForm ADV
→ RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 5, 2008 to Jan 2, 2009factForm ADV
→ CETERA INVESTMENT SERVICES LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 28, 2007 to Jun 4, 2008factForm ADV
→ IFMG SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 21, 2004 to Jun 15, 2006factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 27, 2002 to Mar 5, 2003factForm ADV

Dated events

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