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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner20 years in industry

James C Byers

Advisor at ADAPTFIRST INVESTMENTS LLC

Greensboro, NC

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Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jan 13, 2009 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: ADAPTFIRST INVESTMENTS LLC
Current firm class: state registeredderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Jul 7, 2006earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 20derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 6derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 6
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Jul 7, 2006
First registration: Jan 13, 2009
Dual registered: no
Other names: JAMES BYERS|JAMES C BYERS II|James C Byers|JAMES CALVIN BYERS
IAPD individual key: 5134439

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
ADAPTFIRST INVESTMENTS LLC	State registered	Nov 4, 2019	n/a	yes	Greensboro, NC	Current employment
INNOVATION PARTNERS LLC	Independent wealth	Oct 10, 2017	Oct 23, 2019	no	Greensboro, NC\|CHARLOTTE, NC\|CHARLOTTE, NC\|GREENSBORO, NC	Previous registration
PRUCO SECURITIES, LLC	No RAUM reported	Mar 19, 2014	Oct 25, 2017	no	CHARLOTTE, NC\|RALEIGH, NC\|GREENSBORO, NC	Previous registration
MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	May 10, 2010	Feb 18, 2014	no	GREENSBORO, NC	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Jan 13, 2009	Apr 6, 2010	no	GREENSBORO, NC\|WINSTON-SALEM, NC\|WINSTON SALEM, 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
INNOVATION PARTNERS LLC	ADAPTFIRST INVESTMENTS LLC	Oct 23, 2019	Nov 4, 2019	12	Firm change	Ibd to state RIA
PRUCO SECURITIES, LLC	INNOVATION PARTNERS LLC	Oct 25, 2017	Oct 10, 2017	-15	Firm change	Other
MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	PRUCO SECURITIES, LLC	Feb 18, 2014	Mar 19, 2014	29	Firm change	Other
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Apr 6, 2010	May 10, 2010	34	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
146344:289096:NC:2019-10-23	Oct 23, 2019	Nov 4, 2019	GREENSBORO, NC	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ ADAPTFIRST INVESTMENTS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Nov 4, 2019 to presentfactForm ADV
→ INNOVATION PARTNERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 10, 2017 to Oct 23, 2019factForm ADV
→ PRUCO SECURITIES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 19, 2014 to Oct 25, 2017factForm ADV
→ MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 10, 2010 to Feb 18, 2014factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 13, 2009 to Apr 6, 2010factForm ADV

Dated events

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