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Registered advisor

Christopher Paul Mara

LPL Financial LLCBD affiliatedTyngsboro, Ma dual registrantIAPD 1844309

Feed of 09/15/2026

Also filed as Chris Mara

At current firm

4 y

since Jul 7, 2022

In the industry

37 y

since Apr 10, 1989 (earliest exam, job or registration)

Prior registered firms

IAPD previous registrations

State registrations

current, as an IAR

Firms today

current registrations

Exams

S65, S63

IA exams only

Book size

not public

not estimated here

Signals

dated events on this person

Registration history

IAPD current and previous registrations

LPL Financial LLC BD affiliated current
since Jul 7, 2022 · North Reading, Ma
Northeast Planning Associates, Inc. independent RIA
Mar 8, 2022 to Jul 12, 2024 · Bedford, Nh
Osaic Institutions, Inc. BD affiliated
Dec 8, 2020 to Sep 30, 2021 · Watertown, Ma
Citizens Securities, Inc. BD affiliated
Jan 8, 2020 to Dec 2, 2020 · Woburn, Ma
LPL Financial LLC BD affiliated
Sep 2, 2016 to Jan 6, 2020 · N. Andover, Ma
Santander Securities BD affiliated
Sep 26, 2012 to Aug 29, 2016 · Holden, Ma
LPL Financial LLC BD affiliated
Nov 14, 2011 to Sep 19, 2012 · Clinton, Ma

Moves

a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere

Northeast Planning Associates, Inc. to LPL Financial LLC
left Jul 12, 2024, registered Jul 7, 2022 (-736 days) · RIA to RIA
Osaic Institutions, Inc. to Northeast Planning Associates, Inc.
left Sep 30, 2021, registered Mar 8, 2022 (159 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
Citizens Securities, Inc. to Osaic Institutions, Inc.
left Dec 2, 2020, registered Dec 8, 2020 (6 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to another
LPL Financial LLC to Citizens Securities, Inc.
left Jan 6, 2020, registered Jan 8, 2020 (2 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to another
Santander Securities to LPL Financial LLC
left Aug 29, 2016, registered Sep 2, 2016 (4 days) · Other
LPL Financial LLC to Santander Securities
left Sep 19, 2012, registered Sep 26, 2012 (7 days) · corporate re-registration, not a move

Signals

Christopher Paul Mara left Northeast Planning Associates, Inc. for Lpl Financial Llc (registered 2022-07-07)
Jul 12, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact

Transition signals

Mobility scoring is not published yet. The observable conditions this page will draw on once the historical validation is done: tenure, the firm’s own departures and ownership changes, new state registrations, a new adviser entity with this person on Schedule A, and colleagues’ moves. Until precision and lead time are measured on known moves, no label is printed. Read the methodology.

Provenance

Source: IAPD individual compilation feedreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
Firm class: Broker-dealer affiliated wealth managerderived
Years in industry: 37derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
Not published: disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address