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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

James Michael Milford

LPL Financial LLCBD affiliatedSt Louis, Modual registrantIAPD 5351591

Certified Financial Planner

Feed of 09/14/2026

Also filed as James Milford

At current firm

3 y

since May 22, 2023

In the industry

19 y

since Jul 30, 2007 (earliest exam, job or registration)

Prior registered firms

IAPD previous registrations

State registrations

current, as an IAR

Firms today

current registrations

Exams

S66

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 May 22, 2023 · St Louis, Mo
Creative Planning independent RIA
Oct 4, 2022 to Mar 24, 2023 · Clayton, Mo
Wipfli Financial Advisors, LLC former
Mar 17, 2022 to Oct 12, 2022 · Clayton, Mo
Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. BD affiliated
Dec 6, 2016 to Mar 1, 2022 · O'Fallon, Mo
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. national BD
Sep 6, 2011 to Jul 28, 2015 · Chesterfield, Mo
Securities America Advisors, Inc. former
Mar 4, 2010 to Jun 2, 2011 · Chesterfield, Mo
Securities America Advisors, Inc. former
Jan 7, 2010 to Jan 13, 2010 · Chesterfield, Mo
Securian Financial Services, Inc. former
Aug 16, 2007 to Oct 5, 2009 · St. Louis, Mo

Moves

a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere

Creative Planning to LPL Financial LLC
left Mar 24, 2023, registered May 22, 2023 (59 days) · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
Wipfli Financial Advisors, LLC to Creative Planning
left Oct 12, 2022, registered Oct 4, 2022 (-8 days) · corporate re-registration, not a move
Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. to Wipfli Financial Advisors, LLC
left Mar 1, 2022, registered Mar 17, 2022 (16 days) · RIA to RIA
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. to Avantax Planning Partners, Inc.
left Jul 28, 2015, registered Dec 6, 2016 (497 days) · Other
Securities America Advisors, Inc. to Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
left Jun 2, 2011, registered Sep 6, 2011 (96 days) · Other
Securian Financial Services, Inc. to Securities America Advisors, Inc.
left Oct 5, 2009, registered Jan 7, 2010 (94 days) · Other

Signals

James Michael Milford left Creative Planning for Lpl Financial Llc (registered 2023-05-22)
Mar 24, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
James Michael Milford left Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. for Wipfli Financial Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-03-17)
Mar 1, 2022 · 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: 19derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
Not published: disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address