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Private Advisor Group, Llc

305 Madison Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960 • United States

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
CA RA APPROVED 2026-06-26
  • CA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2026-06-26

Branch Locations

1495 Laurel Street, San Carlos, CA 94070 • United States

305 Madison Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960 • 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
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Menlo Park CA 10/2009 03/2018
Bank Of America,N.A. Menlo Park CA 06/2011 03/2018
Lpl Financial, Llc San Carlos CA 03/2018 Present
Mariner Independent Advisor Network, Llc San Carlos CA 03/2018 07/2026
Private Advisor Group, Llc Morristown NJ 06/2026 Present
Previous Registrations
Other Businesses

1. 03/29/2018 - Strategic Wealth Advisors Group - Investment Related - At Reported Business Location(s) - DBA for LPL Business (entity for LPL business) - Start Date 12/08/2017 - 140 Hours Per Month/ 7 Hours During Securities Trading - Time Spent 80% 2. 3/29/2018 - The Happiness Book for Men - Not Investment Related - Home Based - Author - Started 10/31/2014 - Time Spent 1%. 3. 3/29/2018 - No Business Name - Not Investment Related - 2207 Pine St San Francisco, CA 94115-2712 - Real Estate Rental - Started 11/1/2006 - Time Spent 1% - Rental Property. 4. 3/29/2018 - The Happiness Book for Kids VOL 2 - Not Investment Related - Home Based - Author - Started 11/30/2014 - Time Spent 1%. 5. 3/29/2018 - The Happiness Book for Kids VOL 1 - Not Investment Related - Home Based - Author - Started 11/30/2014 - Time Spent 1%. 6. 3/29/2018 - The Happiness Book for little Christians - Not Investment Related - Home Based - Author - Started 02/05/2015 - Time Spent 1%. 7. 3/29/2018 - The Happiness Book - Not Investment Related - Home Based - Author - Started 01/10/2017 - Time Spent 1%. 8. 3/29/2018 - Happiness Wealth Management - Investment Related - At Reported Business Location(s) - DBA for LPL Business (entity for LPL business) - Started 3/31/2018 - 140 Hours Per Month/7 Hours During Securities Trading - Time Spent 80%. 9. 11/20/2024 - Happiness Publishing - Other - Business Owner - Not Investment Related - Various Location(s) - Start Date 01/01/2013 - 5 Hours Per Month/ 1 Hour During Trading 10. 06/29/2026 - Private Advisor Group - Registered Investment Advisor Hybrid - Investment Related - At Reported Business Location(s) - 160 hours per month/ during trading - I provide investment advisory services through Private Advisor Group, an independent investment advisor firm. I started this business activity in 6/2026. I expect to spend approximately 160 hours per 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.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2002-02-25
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 1996-03-20
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2002-02-25
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    1996-03-20
Other Names
  • Michael C Duffy
  • Michael Christopher Duffy
  • Michael Duffy
  • Michael Duffy

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