Dale James Carlson

Employer firm

Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. CRD 134139

$139B regulatory AUM 68,815 advisory clients

Reported services (Item 5G)

• Financial planning
• Portfolio management (individuals)
• Portfolio management (institutions)
• Pension consulting
• Selection of other advisers
• Market timing

From the firm’s Form ADV. Read the guides:

• Item 5F — Regulatory AUM
• Item 5G — Advisory services
• Full firm profile

Current Employers

Employment History

• 08/2001 → 05/2017
  Waddell & Reed, Inc.
  Scottsdale, AZ
• 02/2002 → 05/2017
  Various Insurance Carriers For Waddell & Reed Insurance Agencies
  Scottsdale, AZ
• 05/2017 → 10/2025
  Commonwealth Financial Network
  San Diego, CA
• 10/2025 → Present
  Cambridge Investment Research, Inc.
  Fairfield, IA
• 10/2025 → Present
  Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.
  Fairfield, IA
• 05/2017 → Present
  Financial Independence Wealth Management, Llc
  Miami Beach, FL

Previous Registrations

• 2017-05-05 → 2025-10-02
  Commonwealth Financial Network
  Wausau, WI
  Scottsdale, AZ
  Miami Beach, FL
• 2002-01-23 → 2017-05-09
  Waddell & Reed
  Waukesha, WI
  Waukesha, WI
  Green Bay, WI
  Scottsdale, AZ
  Appleton, WI
  Appleton, WI

Other Businesses

1. FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC, 407 Lincoln Rd Ste 6H #524, Miami Beach FL 33139, United States, 05/05/2017, Owner, Insurance/Benefits/Human Resources, INV REL, 100 HR/MO - 100 HR/MO TRADING 2. CIRA, 1776 Pleasant Plain Road, Fairfield IA 52556, United States, 10/01/2025, Investment Advisor Representative, CIRA Affiliation, INV REL, 160 HR/MO - 120 HR/MO TRADING 3. FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC, 1046 S 11TH AVE, WAUSAU WI 54401, 05/05/2017, OWNER, INSURANCE/BENEFITS/HUMAN RESOURCES, INV REL, 100 HR/MO - 100 HR/MO TRADING 4. KITE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY BY DALE, 5001 COLLINS AVE, UNIT 14E, MIAMI BEACH FL 33140, United States, 01/01/2020, Owner, Arts/Performing Arts, NIR, 20 HR/MO - 0 HR/MO TRADING 5. TRIXIE INDUSTRIES LLC, 1046 S 11TH Ave, Wausau WI 54401, 03/2026, Agent, Travel/Transportation Services, NIR, 0 HR/MO, 0 HR/MO TRADING

Exams

• S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
  2002-01-22

Other Names

• Dale Carlson