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Registered advisor
H Clark Gaines Jr
Feed of 09/15/2026
Also filed as Howard Clark Gaines
At current firm
0 y
since Jan 6, 2026
In the industry
13 y
since Nov 29, 2012 (earliest exam, job or registration)
Prior registered firms
3
IAPD previous registrations
State registrations
1
current, as an IAR
Firms today
1
current registrations
Exams
S66
IA exams only
Book size
not public
not estimated here
Signals
1
dated events on this person
Registration history
IAPD current and previous registrations
- Ethos Financial Group, LLC independent RIA currentsince Jan 6, 2026 · Charleston, Sc
- Almanack Investment Partners independent RIAMar 18, 2016 to Dec 5, 2025 · Baton Rouge, La
- Thirtynorth Investments, LLC independent RIAJan 10, 2014 to Feb 29, 2016 · Baton Rouge, La
- Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated wirehouseNov 30, 2012 to Jan 7, 2014 · Columbus, Oh
Moves
a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere
- Almanack Investment Partners to Ethos Financial Group, LLCleft Dec 5, 2025, registered Jan 6, 2026 (32 days) · RIA to RIA
- Thirtynorth Investments, LLC to Almanack Investment Partnersleft Feb 29, 2016, registered Mar 18, 2016 (18 days) · Other
- Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated to Thirtynorth Investments, LLCleft Jan 7, 2014, registered Jan 10, 2014 (3 days) · Other
Signals
- H Clark Gaines Jr left Almanack Investment Partners for Ethos Financial Group, Llc (registered 2026-01-06)Dec 5, 2025 · 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
- Independent wealth managerderived
- Years in industry
- 13derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
- Not published
- disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address