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

William Thornley

Advisor at LPL FINANCIAL LLC

WESTWOOD, MA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 7:34 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: May 15, 2012 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: LPL FINANCIAL LLC
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: Oct 13, 2000earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 25derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S66
First exam: Oct 13, 2000
First registration: May 15, 2012
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: WILLIAM ROBERT THORNLEY
IAPD individual key: 3169656

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
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 6, 2025	n/a	yes	WESTWOOD, MA	Current employment
EDWARD JONES	National bd RIA	Jul 24, 2018	May 2, 2025	no	MAYNARD, MA\|MAYNARD, MA\|ST LOUIS, MO\|ACTON, MA\|WESTFORD, MA\|ACTON, MA\|MAYNARD, MA\|MAYNARD, MA	Previous registration
COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORK	National bd RIA	May 25, 2016	May 4, 2017	no	Southborough, MA	Previous registration
NEW ENGLAND INVESTMENT & RETIREMENT GROUP, INC.	Former SEC adviser	May 15, 2012	Apr 19, 2016	no	NORTH ANDOVER, MA	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
EDWARD JONES	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	May 2, 2025	Jun 6, 2025	35	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORK	EDWARD JONES	May 4, 2017	Jul 24, 2018	446	Firm change after gap	Ibd to ibd
NEW ENGLAND INVESTMENT & RETIREMENT GROUP, INC.	COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORK	Apr 19, 2016	May 25, 2016	36	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jun 6, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ EDWARD JONESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 24, 2018 to May 2, 2025factForm ADV
→ COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORKRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 25, 2016 to May 4, 2017factForm ADV
→ NEW ENGLAND INVESTMENT & RETIREMENT GROUP, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 15, 2012 to Apr 19, 2016factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
May 2, 2025
Advisor changed firm
William Thornley left Edward Jones for Lpl Financial Llc (registered 2025-06-06)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago