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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)10 years in industry

Bryan Caulkins

Advisor at CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.

Walnut Creek, CA | WINDERMERE, FL | DeSoto, TX | Winter Garden, FL

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 2:45 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 3
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jul 6, 2018 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

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: Sep 1, 2016earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 10derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 2
Registered states: 3
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Dec 4, 2017
First registration: Jul 6, 2018
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: BRYAN WELLINGTON CAULKINS
IAPD individual key: 6489532

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	Jun 17, 2025	n/a	yes	DeSoto, TX\|Walnut Creek, CA\|Winter Garden, FL	Current employment
PROXY WEALTH ADVISORS LLC	Independent wealth	Feb 19, 2023	n/a	yes	WINDERMERE, FL	Current employment
PROXY FREEDOM	n/a	Jun 30, 2023	Jan 12, 2026	no	Winter Park, FL\|WALNUT CREEK, CA	Previous registration
UNITED PLANNERS' FINANCIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA A LIMITED PARTNER	Independent wealth	Sep 21, 2022	Jun 25, 2025	no	WINTER GARDEN, FL\|SCOTTSDALE, AZ\|SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA\|SANTA ROSA, CA\|PLEASANTON, CA\|PETALUMA, CA\|SAN FRANCISCO, CA\|SAN JOSE, CA\|SAN RAFAEL, CA\|WALNUT CREEK, CA	Previous registration
PROXY WEALTH ADVISORS LLC	Independent wealth	Aug 13, 2018	Sep 15, 2022	no	Aventura, FL	Previous registration
PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jul 6, 2018	Jul 13, 2018	no	MAITLAND, FL	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
PROXY FREEDOM	CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	Jan 12, 2026	Jun 17, 2025	-209	Firm change after gap	Other
UNITED PLANNERS' FINANCIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA A LIMITED PARTNER	PROXY WEALTH ADVISORS LLC	Jun 25, 2025	Feb 19, 2023	-857	Firm change after gap	RIA to RIA
PROXY WEALTH ADVISORS LLC	UNITED PLANNERS' FINANCIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA A LIMITED PARTNER	Sep 15, 2022	Sep 21, 2022	6	Firm change	RIA to RIA
PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.	PROXY WEALTH ADVISORS LLC	Jul 13, 2018	Aug 13, 2018	31	Firm change	Ibd to RIA

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Jun 17, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ PROXY WEALTH ADVISORS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 13, 2018 to Sep 15, 2022factForm ADV
→ PROXY FREEDOMRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 30, 2023 to Jan 12, 2026factForm ADV
→ UNITED PLANNERS' FINANCIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA A LIMITED PARTNERRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 21, 2022 to Jun 25, 2025factForm ADV
→ PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 6, 2018 to Jul 13, 2018factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jan 12, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Bryan Caulkins left Proxy Freedom for Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. (registered 2025-06-17)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Jun 25, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Bryan Caulkins left United Planners' Financial Services Of America A Limited Partner for Proxy Wealth Advisors Llc (registered 2023-02-19)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Sep 15, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Bryan Caulkins left Proxy Wealth Advisors Llc for United Planners' Financial Services Of America A Limited Partner (registered 2022-09-21)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago