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Registered advisor
James Michael Bray
Certified Financial Planner
Feed of 09/14/2026
At current firm
0 y
since Feb 16, 2026
In the industry
22 y
since Jul 30, 2004 (earliest exam, job or registration)
Prior registered firms
6
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
2
dated events on this person
Registration history
IAPD current and previous registrations
- Cypress Wealth Services, LLC independent RIA currentsince Feb 16, 2026 · Palm Desert, Ca
- Steelpeak Wealth, LLC independent RIAMay 1, 2023 to Oct 3, 2025 · Los Angeles, Ca
- Seia BD affiliatedJul 17, 2017 to May 1, 2023 · Newport Beach, Ca
- Wells Fargo Advisors wirehouseSep 14, 2010 to Feb 18, 2015 · Laguna Beach, Ca
- Morgan Stanley wirehouseJun 1, 2009 to Sep 27, 2010 · Monarch Beach, Ca
- Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC unclassifiedApr 2, 2007 to Jun 1, 2009 · Monarch Beach, Ca
- Morgan Stanley Dw Inc. unclassifiedAug 2, 2004 to Apr 2, 2007 · Irvine, Ca
Moves
a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere
- Steelpeak Wealth, LLC to Cypress Wealth Services, LLCleft Oct 3, 2025, registered Feb 16, 2026 (136 days) · RIA to RIA
- Seia to Steelpeak Wealth, LLCleft May 1, 2023, registered May 1, 2023 (0 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA · moved with a team
- Wells Fargo Advisors to Seialeft Feb 18, 2015, registered Jul 17, 2017 (880 days) · Other
- Morgan Stanley to Wells Fargo Advisorsleft Sep 27, 2010, registered Sep 14, 2010 (-13 days) · Wirehouse to wirehouse
- Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC to Morgan Stanleyleft Jun 1, 2009, registered Jun 1, 2009 (0 days) · corporate re-registration, not a move
- Morgan Stanley Dw Inc. to Morgan Stanley & Co. LLCleft Apr 2, 2007, registered Apr 2, 2007 (0 days) · corporate re-registration, not a move
Signals
- James Michael Bray left Steelpeak Wealth, Llc for Cypress Wealth Services, Llc (registered 2026-02-16)Oct 3, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- James Michael Bray left Seia for Steelpeak Wealth, Llc (registered 2023-05-01)May 1, 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
- Independent wealth managerderived
- Years in industry
- 22derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
- Not published
- disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address