James Michael Schless

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:

Current Employers

Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.

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

Current Registrations

Authority	Category	Status	Date
FL	RA	APPROVED	2021-04-28

FL RA
APPROVED

Since 2021-04-28

Branch Locations

Saint Johns, FL • 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

Organization	City	State	From	To
First Command Financial Planning, Inc.	Fort Worth	TX	04/1993	02/2021
First Command Financial Planning Inc	Fort Worth	TX	09/2005	02/2021
First Command Financial Services, Inc	Fort Worth	TX	04/1993	02/2021
First Command Advisory Services	Fort Worth	TX	12/2015	02/2021
Cambridge Investment Research, Inc	Fairfield	IA	04/2021	Present
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc	Fairfield	IA	04/2021	Present

04/1993 → 02/2021

First Command Financial Planning, Inc.

Fort Worth, TX
09/2005 → 02/2021

First Command Financial Planning Inc

Fort Worth, TX
04/1993 → 02/2021

First Command Financial Services, Inc

Fort Worth, TX
12/2015 → 02/2021

First Command Advisory Services

Fort Worth, TX
04/2021 → Present

Cambridge Investment Research, Inc

Fairfield, IA
04/2021 → Present

Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc

Fairfield, IA

Previous Registrations

2015-12-15 → 2021-02-08

First Command Advisory Services

Fort Worth, TX

Orange Park, FL

Fort Worth, TX
2000-02-09 → 2015-12-15

First Command Brokerage Services, Inc.

Orange Park, FL

Orange Park, FL

Jacksonville Beach, FL
2004-04-27 → 2005-09-14

First Command Bank

Fort Worth, TX

Other Businesses

1)JAMES SCHLESS, 353 SUMMERSET DR, SAINT JOHNS, FL, INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENT FOR VARIOUS INDEPENDENT INSURANCE COMPANIES, 09/01/93, INV REL, 10 HR/WK- 3/TRADING HR. 2)DPC, 353 SUMMERSET DR, SAINT JOHNS. FL, BUSINESS COACHING, 02/01/21, NIR, 8 HR/WK- 4/TRADING HR. 3)SCHLESSTER, INC, 353 SUMMERSET DR, SAINT JOHNS, FL, PASS THROUGH S-CORP, 03/01/06, NIR, PRESIDENT, 5 HR/YR- 0/TRADING HR. 4) CIRA, 1776 PLEASANT PLAIN RD, FAIRFIELD, IA, AS ADVISORY REP OF A RIA. INV REL-80 HR/MO-80/TRADING. 04/28/21-IAR THAT MANAGES CLIENT ASSETS OR PREPARES FINANCIAL PLANS FOR A FEE. OBA FORM SUBMITTED ON FINANCIAL PROFESSIONAL 'S BEHALF, BY CIR HOME OFFICE. TIME SPENT AND INCOME ARE ESTIMATED.

Exams

Code	Exam	Date
S65	Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination	1999-12-17
S63	Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination	1993-05-27

S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination

1999-12-17
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

1993-05-27

Designations

Certified Financial Planner

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