John Lino Grillo

Current Employers

Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.

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

Current Registrations

Authority	Category	Status	Date
CT	RA	APPROVED	2025-09-17
GA	RA	APPROVED	2008-05-01
TX	RA	APPROVED	2008-05-01

CT RA
APPROVED

Since 2025-09-17
GA RA
APPROVED

Since 2008-05-01
TX RA
APPROVED

Since 2008-05-01

Branch Locations

Essex, CT • United States

205 Lee St, Carrollton, GA 30117 • United States

Disclosures

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.

Regulatory action No
Criminal No
Bankruptcy No
Civil judicial No
Bond No
Judgment / lien No
Investigation No
Customer complaint Yes
Termination No

Employment History

Organization	City	State	From	To
Grillo & Associates	Carrollton	GA	03/2003	03/2026
Cambridge Investment Research, Inc	Fairfield	IA	05/2008	Present
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc	Fairfield	IA	05/2008	Present
Gms Planning	Carrollton	GA	03/2026	Present

03/2003 → 03/2026

Grillo & Associates

Carrollton, GA
05/2008 → Present

Cambridge Investment Research, Inc

Fairfield, IA
05/2008 → Present

Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc

Fairfield, IA
03/2026 → Present

Gms Planning

Carrollton, GA

Previous Registrations

2003-10-31 → 2008-05-07

Eagle Strategies Llc

Carrullton, GA

Carrollton, GA

Other Businesses

1)COMPASS TAX LLC, 205 LEE ST, CARROLLTON, GA, 9/2016 AS OWNER/CPA. INV REL - 5 HR/WK - 5/TRADING. 2)GRILLO & ASSOCIATES, 205 LEE ST, CARROLLTON, GA, 10/1995 AS OWNER/INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENT FOR VARIOUS INDEPENDENT INSURANCE COMPANIES. 5 HR/WK - 5/TRADING. 3)COMPASS DEVELOPMENT, 205 LEE ST, CARROLLTON, GA 6/07 AS REAL ESTATE OWNER. NOT INVEST RELATED. DEVOTES 1 HR/MNTH 0/TRADE. 4)CIRA, 1776 PLEASANT PLAIN RD, FAIRFIELD, IA, AS ADVISORY REP OF A RIA. INV REL - 30 HR/WK - 30/TRADING. 05/01/08. 5)TANNER MEDICAL CENTER 523 DIXIE STREET CARROLLTON, GA 08/19/2011 HEAD OF FINANCE COMMITTEE, NOT INVESTMENT RELATED. DEVOTES 1 HR/MNTH. 1 HR DURING TRADING. NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. 6)KARMA CAT LLC, 205 LEE STREET, CARROLLTON, GA 30117. BEGAN 4/30/2014 AS PARTNER, OWNER OF CHARTER BOAT. NOT INVESTMENT RELATED. DEVOTES 100 HOURS/YEAR, NONE DURING TRADING. 7)HEALTHCARE POA FOR R & J V. 4051 N 155TH DRIVE, GOODYEAR, AZ, 07/2018. NIR-0/WK-0/TRADING. 8)ATLANTA NEUROSCIENCE FOUNDATION, 3200 DOWNWOOD CIRCLE, STE 550, ATLANTA, GA, BOARD MEMBER OF NON-PUBLIC ENTITY, 1 HR/MO- 1/TRADING HR. 9)GMS PLANNING LLC, 205 LEE STREET, CARROLLTON, GA, PARTNERSHIP, 08/02/21, NIR, 1 HR/MO- 1/TRADING HR.Created for tax purposes. Will transfer compensation received as an individual from CIR to GMS Planning, LLC. The partnership will pay office expenses/salary expenses for our staff/office 10) GMS PLANNING, LLC, 205 Lee Street, Carrollton, GA 30117, United States, 08/02/2021, Owner, Owner/Partner of a Business Entity, NIR, 1 HR/MO - 1 HR/MO TRADING

Exams

Code	Exam	Date
S65	Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination	1997-04-04
S63	Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination	1995-08-18

S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination

1997-04-04
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

1995-08-18

Designations

Other Names

John L Grillo

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