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9212 Falls Of Neuse Rd., Suite 221, Raleigh, NC 27615 • United States
Current Registrations
| Authority | Category | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SC | RA | APP_PEND_IARCE | 2026-01-01 |
| WV | RA | APPROVED | 2017-04-10 |
Branch Locations
9212 Falls Of Neuse Rd., Suite 221, Raleigh, NC 27615 • United States
1320 National Rd., Wheeling, WV 26003 • United States
Bluffton, SC • United States
1 disclosure category reported Yes on this SEC record. Read each Yes below, then review the firm’s Form ADV Item 11 guide for how disclosure questions work.
| Organization | City | State | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lpl Financial, Llc (Formerly: Linsco/Private Ledger Corp.) | Wheeling | WV | 11/2006 | Present |
| Founders Financial Alliance, Llc | Wheeling | WV | 11/2016 | Present |
1. 6/9/2008 - Underwriters Brokerage Services - Investment Related - At Reported Business Location(s) - Non-Variable Insurance - 20% TIME SPENT - INSURANCE BUSINESS THROUGH UNDERWRITERS BROKERAGE SERVICES. 2. 3/15/2017 - Founders Financial Alliance, LLC - DBA: (Hybrid) DeFranco Financial - Investment Related - At Reported Business Location(s) - Registered Investment Advisor DBA - Started 03/15/2017 - 160 Hours Per Month/6 Hours During Securities Trading - I provide investment advisory services through Innovative Founders Financial Alliance, LLC an independent investment advisor firm. I started this business activity on 3/15/17. I expect to spend approximately 160 hours/month on this activity. Please see the advisory firm's Form ADV for more information about its address, the nature of its business, its owners, and its services at http://www.adviserinfo.sec.gov/IAPD. The firm is separate from and independent of LPL Financial. 3. 3/15/2017 - Founders Financial Alliance, LLC - DBA: (Hybrid) Founders Financial Alliance - Investment Related - At Reported Business Location(s) - Registered Investment Advisor Hybrid - Started 03/15/2017 - 160 Hours Per Month/6 Hours During Securities Trading - I provide investment advisory services through Innovative Founders Financial Alliance, LLC an independent investment advisor firm. I started this business activity on 3/15/17. I expect to spend approximately 160 hours/month on this activity. Please see the advisory firm's Form ADV for more information about its address, the nature of its business, its owners, and its services at http://www.adviserinfo.sec.gov/IAPD. The firm is separate from and independent of LPL Financial. 4. 3/20/2017 - DeFranco Financial - Investment Related - At Reported Business Location(s) - DBA for LPL Business (entity for LPL business) - Started 03/15/2017 - 160 Hours Per Month/6 Hours During Securities Trading. 5. 3/28/2018 - SP Financial Consulting LLC - Not Investment Related - At Reported Business Location(s) - Business Entity For Tax/Investment Purposes Only - Started 03/30/17 - 50 Hours Per Month During Securities Trading. 6. 03/19/2026 - A Gift from her Garden. LLC - Direct Sales/ MLM - Not Investment Related - Bluffton, SC - Start Date 03/16/2026 - 40 hours per month/ 0 hours during trading
| Code | Exam | Date |
|---|---|---|
| S65 | Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination | 1999-09-22 |
| S63 | Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination | 1994-06-15 |
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