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Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.

Registered advisor

Jay Matthew Vavra

Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLCBD affiliatedCedar Rapids, Ia dual registrantIAPD 2163387

Feed of 09/15/2026

At current firm

1 y

since Sep 4, 2025

In the industry

35 y

since Aug 22, 1991 (earliest exam, job or registration)

Prior registered firms

IAPD previous registrations

State registrations

current, as an IAR

Firms today

current registrations

Exams

S66, S63

IA exams only

Book size

not public

not estimated here

Signals

dated events on this person

Registration history

IAPD current and previous registrations

Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC BD affiliated current
since Sep 4, 2025 · Danbury, Wi
Next Financial Group, Inc. former
Jul 10, 2023 to Aug 1, 2025 · Houston, Tx
Edward Jones national BD
Apr 26, 2023 to Jul 18, 2023 · St. Louis, Mo
Lincoln Investment independent RIA
Jan 12, 2022 to Apr 6, 2023 · Apple Valley, Mn
LPL Financial LLC BD affiliated
Jul 21, 2021 to Dec 21, 2021 · Overland Park, Ks
Waddell & Reed former
Aug 21, 2013 to Jul 21, 2021 · Overland Park, Ks
Gradient Advisors, LLC independent RIA
Apr 3, 2013 to Jul 16, 2013 · Arden Hills, Mn
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC national BD
Feb 1, 2012 to Jan 3, 2013 · Minneapolis, Mn
Workman Securities Corporation unclassified
Apr 14, 2008 to Mar 25, 2011 · Eden Prairie, Mn

Moves

a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere

Next Financial Group, Inc. to Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC
left Aug 1, 2025, registered Sep 4, 2025 (34 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to another
Edward Jones to Next Financial Group, Inc.
left Jul 18, 2023, registered Jul 10, 2023 (-8 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to another
Lincoln Investment to Edward Jones
left Apr 6, 2023, registered Apr 26, 2023 (20 days) · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
LPL Financial LLC to Lincoln Investment
left Dec 21, 2021, registered Jan 12, 2022 (22 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to another
Waddell & Reed to LPL Financial LLC
left Jul 21, 2021, registered Jul 21, 2021 (0 days) · corporate re-registration, not a move
Gradient Advisors, LLC to Waddell & Reed
left Jul 16, 2013, registered Aug 21, 2013 (36 days) · Other
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC to Gradient Advisors, LLC
left Jan 3, 2013, registered Apr 3, 2013 (90 days) · Other
Workman Securities Corporation to Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
left Mar 25, 2011, registered Feb 1, 2012 (313 days) · Other

Signals

Jay Matthew Vavra left Next Financial Group, Inc. for Transamerica Financial Advisors, Llc (registered 2025-09-04)
Aug 1, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Jay Matthew Vavra left Edward Jones for Next Financial Group, Inc. (registered 2023-07-10)
Jul 18, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Jay Matthew Vavra left Lincoln Investment for Edward Jones (registered 2023-04-26)
Apr 6, 2023 · 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: 35derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
Not published: disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address