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Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.

1776 Pleasant Plain Rd., Fairfield, IA 52556-8757 • United States

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
GA RA APPROVED 2026-01-12
TX RA APPROVED_RES 2025-12-01
  • GA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2026-01-12
  • TX RA
    APPROVED_RES
    Since 2025-12-01

Branch Locations

901 N Broad Street, Suite 400, Rome, GA 30161 • United States

Disclosures

2 disclosure categories 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.

  • Regulatory action Yes
  • Criminal No
  • Bankruptcy No
  • Civil judicial No
  • Bond No
  • Judgment / lien No
  • Investigation No
  • Customer complaint Yes
  • Termination No
Employment History
OrganizationCityStateFromTo
Dempsey Lord Smith, Llc Rome GA 04/2006 11/2025
Dls Financial, Llc Rome GA 02/2006 11/2025
Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. Fairfield IA 11/2025 Present
Dempsey Lord Smith, Llc Rome GA 03/2007 03/2026
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. Fairfield IA 11/2025 Present
Previous Registrations
  • 2026-01-07 → 2026-04-06
    Rome, GA
    Rome, GA
  • 2007-03-20 → 2025-12-31
    Rome, GA
    Rome, GA
    Rome, GA
    Calhoun, GA
    Rome, GA
    Hendersonville, TN
    Cumming, GA
  • 2006-02-24 → 2007-05-21
    Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.
    Rome, GA
    Rome, GA
Other Businesses

1. DLS FINANCIAL LLC, 901 N Broad Street, Suite 400, Rome GA 30161, United States, 11/21/2025, Owner, Real Estate, NIR, 30 HR/MO - 25 HR/MO TRADING

Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2006-01-24
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 1992-02-13
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2006-01-24
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    1992-02-13
Other Names
  • Ernie Smith

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