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Registered advisor
Gary Michael Cowles
Chartered Financial Consultant
Feed of 09/14/2026
At current firm
0 y
since Mar 16, 2026
In the industry
27 y
since Dec 18, 1998 (earliest exam, job or registration)
Prior registered firms
5
IAPD previous registrations
State registrations
1
current, as an IAR
Firms today
1
current registrations
Exams
S63
IA exams only
Book size
not public
not estimated here
Signals
2
dated events on this person
Registration history
IAPD current and previous registrations
- LPL Financial LLC BD affiliated currentsince Mar 16, 2026 · Rockport, Ma
- Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. BD affiliatedAug 12, 2019 to Mar 5, 2026 · Londonderry, Nh
- The Cowles Group unclassifiedOct 2, 2014 to Feb 5, 2024 · Londonderry, Nh
- LPL Financial LLC BD affiliatedMar 5, 2014 to Aug 31, 2017 · Londonderry, Nh
- Captrust Financial Advisors formerSep 10, 2012 to Mar 20, 2014 · Raleigh, Nc
- Lighthouse Capital, LLC state registeredAug 7, 2008 to Oct 26, 2012 · Boston, Ma
Moves
a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere
- Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. to LPL Financial LLCleft Mar 5, 2026, registered Mar 16, 2026 (11 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to another
- The Cowles Group to Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.left Feb 5, 2024, registered Aug 12, 2019 (-1638 days) · Other
- LPL Financial LLC to The Cowles Groupleft Aug 31, 2017, registered Oct 2, 2014 (-1064 days) · Other
- Captrust Financial Advisors to LPL Financial LLCleft Mar 20, 2014, registered Mar 5, 2014 (-15 days) · Other
- Lighthouse Capital, LLC to Captrust Financial Advisorsleft Oct 26, 2012, registered Sep 10, 2012 (-46 days) · Other
Signals
- Gary Michael Cowles left Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. for Lpl Financial Llc (registered 2026-03-16)Mar 5, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Gary Michael Cowles left The Cowles Group for Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. (registered 2019-08-12)Feb 5, 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
- 27derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
- Not published
- disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address