John Joseph Mcwatters

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
NJ	RA	APPROVED	2026-01-02

NJ RA
APPROVED

Since 2026-01-02

Branch Locations

Carteret, NJ • 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
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc	Fairfield	IA	10/2006	Present
Cambridge Investment Research, Inc	Fairfield	IA	08/2005	Present

10/2006 → Present

Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc

Fairfield, IA
08/2005 → Present

Cambridge Investment Research, Inc

Fairfield, IA

Previous Registrations

2005-08-16 → 2006-12-31

Cambridge Retirement Advisors

Carteret, NJ
2003-02-20 → 2005-07-12

Legend Advisory, Llc

Princeton, NJ
2002-08-07 → 2003-01-14

Metlife Investment Fund Services Llc

Woodbridge, NJ

Other Businesses

1) INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENT FOR VARIOUS INDEPENDENT INSURANCE COMPANIES. 2) CIRA, 1776 PLEASANT PLAIN RD, FAIRFIELD, IA, AS ADVISORY REP OF A RIA, INV REL, 160 HR/MO - 120 HR/MO TRADING. 09/01/2005

Exams

Code	Exam	Date
S65	Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination	2002-07-31

S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination

2002-07-31

Other Names

John J Mcwatters

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