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Commonwealth Financial Network

275 Wyman Street Suite 400, Waltham, MA 02451-1200 • United States

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
IA RA APPROVED 2025-05-27
  • IA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-05-27

Branch Locations

6701 Westown Parkway Suite 260, West Des Moines, IA 50266 • United States

Disclosures

No disclosure categories reported as “Yes” on this SEC record.

  • Regulatory action No
  • Criminal No
  • Bankruptcy No
  • Civil judicial No
  • Bond No
  • Judgment / lien No
  • Investigation No
  • Customer complaint No
  • Termination No
Employment History
OrganizationCityStateFromTo
Cambridge Investment Research Fairfield IA 03/2016 02/2020
Advisor Group Phoenix AZ 03/2018 02/2020
Principal Life Insurance Company Des Moines IA 03/2020 04/2024
Principal Securities Inc Des Moines IA 09/2022 04/2024
Cetera Adviser Networks Llc El Segundo CA 04/2024 05/2025
Cetera Advisors Llc Greenwood Village CO 04/2024 05/2025
Cetera Investment Services Llc St Cloud MN 04/2024 05/2025
Cetera Financial Specialists Llc Schaumburg IL 04/2024 05/2025
Cetera Investment Advisors Llc W Des Moines IA 04/2024 05/2025
Bral Niedert Private Wealth Advisors West Des Moines IA 05/2025 Present
Commonwealth Financial Network Waltham MA 05/2025 Present
  • 03/2016 → 02/2020
    Cambridge Investment Research
    Fairfield, IA
  • 03/2018 → 02/2020
    Advisor Group
    Phoenix, AZ
  • 03/2020 → 04/2024
    Principal Life Insurance Company
    Des Moines, IA
  • 09/2022 → 04/2024
    Des Moines, IA
  • 04/2024 → 05/2025
    Cetera Adviser Networks Llc
    El Segundo, CA
  • 04/2024 → 05/2025
    Cetera Advisors Llc
    Greenwood Village, CO
  • 04/2024 → 05/2025
    Cetera Investment Services Llc
    St Cloud, MN
  • 04/2024 → 05/2025
    Cetera Financial Specialists Llc
    Schaumburg, IL
  • 04/2024 → 05/2025
    Cetera Investment Advisors Llc
    W Des Moines, IA
  • 05/2025 → Present
    Bral Niedert Private Wealth Advisors
    West Des Moines, IA
  • 05/2025 → Present
    Waltham, MA
Previous Registrations
Exams
CodeExamDate
S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination 2023-04-28
  • S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
    2023-04-28
Other Names
  • Christian James Shipman
  • Christian Shipman

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