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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)36 years in industry

WILLIAM PAYNE ADAMS ORR

Advisor at WORLD INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC

Montgomery, TX | The Woodlands, TX

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Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Oct 14, 2010 to Sep 15, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: WORLD INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC
Current firm class: other adviserderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Nov 17, 1989earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 36derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 8derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Nov 17, 1989
First registration: Oct 14, 2010
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: WILL ORR
IAPD individual key: 1984094

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
WORLD INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC	Other adviser	Jan 10, 2018	n/a	yes	The Woodlands, TX\|Montgomery, TX	Current employment
FORESTERS EQUITY SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Feb 19, 2016	Oct 31, 2017	no	THE WOODLANDS, TX\|DALLAS, TX	Previous registration
ADVISEME NATIONAL ADVISORS	Former SEC adviser	Jan 26, 2015	Aug 12, 2015	no	THE WOODLANDS, TX\|CLEVELAND, OH	Previous registration
INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 27, 2014	Feb 1, 2016	no	The Woodlands, TX\|SAN DIEGO, CA	Previous registration
WESPAC ADVISORS, LLC	Other adviser	Oct 14, 2010	Feb 18, 2016	no	THE WOODLANDS, TX	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
FORESTERS EQUITY SERVICES, INC.	WORLD INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC	Oct 31, 2017	Jan 10, 2018	71	Firm change	Other
WESPAC ADVISORS, LLC	INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	Feb 18, 2016	Aug 27, 2014	-540	Firm change after gap	Other
INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	ADVISEME NATIONAL ADVISORS	Feb 1, 2016	Jan 26, 2015	-371	Firm change after gap	Other
ADVISEME NATIONAL ADVISORS	FORESTERS EQUITY SERVICES, INC.	Aug 12, 2015	Feb 19, 2016	191	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ WORLD INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 10, 2018 to presentfactForm ADV
→ FORESTERS EQUITY SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 19, 2016 to Oct 31, 2017factForm ADV
→ WESPAC ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 14, 2010 to Feb 18, 2016factForm ADV
→ INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 27, 2014 to Feb 1, 2016factForm ADV
→ ADVISEME NATIONAL ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 26, 2015 to Aug 12, 2015factForm ADV

Dated events

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