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Registered advisor

David Albin

Stratos Wealth Partners, LtdBD affiliatedBeachwood, Ohdual registrantIAPD 5715352

Feed of 09/14/2026

Also filed as David James Albin

At current firm

1 y

since Jan 14, 2025

In the industry

16 y

since Oct 3, 2009 (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

Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd BD affiliated current
since Jan 14, 2025 · Beachwood, Oh
Independent Financial Group, LLC BD affiliated
Nov 7, 2022 to Nov 29, 2024 · San Diego, Ca
Cetera Investment Advisers LLC BD affiliated
Nov 12, 2020 to Dec 23, 2021 · San Diego, Ca
Cetera Investment Management LLC no RAUM
Nov 9, 2015 to Feb 20, 2018 · San Diego, Ca
First Allied Advisory Services, Inc. former
Nov 19, 2013 to Nov 12, 2020 · San Diego, Ca
Td Ameritrade, Inc. former
Aug 10, 2010 to Oct 30, 2013 · San Diego, Ca

Moves

a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere

Independent Financial Group, LLC to Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd
left Nov 29, 2024, registered Jan 14, 2025 (46 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to another
Cetera Investment Advisers LLC to Independent Financial Group, LLC
left Dec 23, 2021, registered Nov 7, 2022 (319 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to another
First Allied Advisory Services, Inc. to Cetera Investment Management LLC
left Nov 12, 2020, registered Nov 9, 2015 (-1830 days) · channel change inside one enterprise, not a move · moved with a team
Cetera Investment Management LLC to Cetera Investment Advisers LLC
left Feb 20, 2018, registered Nov 12, 2020 (996 days) · Other
Td Ameritrade, Inc. to First Allied Advisory Services, Inc.
left Oct 30, 2013, registered Nov 19, 2013 (20 days) · Other

Signals

David Albin left Independent Financial Group, Llc for Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd (registered 2025-01-14)
Nov 29, 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: 16derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
Not published: disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address