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David J. Mauro

MARINER INDEPENDENT
Bellingham, WA
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CRD#: 1707156
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Professional summary


David Jon Mauro, CFP®, who also goes by D J Mauro, David J Mauro, David Jon Mauro, is a registered financial advisor currently at MARINER INDEPENDENT located in Bellingham, Washington.

David is registered as an IAR (Investment Advisor Representative) and started their career in finance in 1987. David has worked at 4 firms and has passed the Series 65, Series 63, SIE, Series 7, Series 9, Series 10 and Series 8 exams.

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Question & Answer


Are you a "fiduciary"?
Yes

Aliases


D J Mauro | David J Mauro | David Jon Mauro

Other business activities


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1) MARINER PLATFORM SOLUTIONS DBA MAURO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT. Investment Related. Located at 1215 12th Street, Suite 101, Bellingham WA 98225. Nature - RIA. Position - Financial Advisor. Start - 04/2022. 160 hours per month, all during trading hours. Duties - Advising clients on the fee-based side. 2) FIXED INSURANCE. Investment Related. Located at 1215 12th Street, Suite 101, Bellingham WA 98225. Nature - Fixed/ Traditional Insurance. Position - Agent. Start - 04/2022. 4 hours per month during trading hours. Duties - Sales of Fixed/Traditional Insurance products. 4) AUTHOR. Not Investment Related. Located at 16 Greene Point Road, Bellingham, WA 98229. Nature - I have authored one book, The Altitude Journals, about mountain climbing. The book is sold on Amazon and other retailers. I occasionally speak about the book and sell copies at those events. I am working on a second book about the logging industry. Position - Author. Start - 05/2018. 8 hours per month, not during trading hours. Duties - I write, promote, speak about and conduct interviews on behalf of my published works. 5) DUPLEX RENTAL. Not Investment Related. Located at 1113 21st Street, Bellingham, WA 98225. Nature - Renting out two adjoined homes. Start - 2013. 5 hours per month not during trading hours. Duties - Collecting rents, repair and maintenance of homes.

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CRS (Client Relationship Summary) - RIA


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CRS (Customer Relationship Summary)

Certified licenses


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CFP®

Start date: 2002

Experience


Current

April 22, 2022 - Present

MARINER INDEPENDENT

RIA
CRD#: 305418
Bellingham, WA
Past

April 22, 2022 - October 31, 2023

PURSHE KAPLAN STERLING INVESTMENTS

BD
CRD#: 35747
Bellingham, WA
Past

October 31, 2008 - May 3, 2022

UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.

RIA
CRD#: 8174
BELLINGHAM, WA
Past

October 31, 2008 - May 3, 2022

UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.

BD
CRD#: 8174
BELLINGHAM, WA
Past

April 10, 1991 - November 4, 2008

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

RIA
CRD#: 7691
BELLINGHAM, WA
Past

September 14, 1987 - November 4, 2008

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

BD
CRD#: 7691
BELLINGHAM, WA

Primary Firm SEC Registration


This SEC-registered firm can serve clients nationwide. Some states may require the firm to submit a notice filing if the firm has more than 5 clients or a physical office there. You can view these state-level filings under the section titled "State Registrations and Notice Filings".
MI
MARINER INDEPENDENT
ABUNDANT LIFE FINANCIAL | XTRAMILE FINANCIAL GROUP | XMC WEALTH MANAGEMENT | WEALTH WITH OPTIONS | VAIL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT | TOTAL WEALTH SERVICES | STRATEGIC PATH RETIREMENT | STERLING PRIVATE WEALTH | SIDEBAR ADVISORS | SEVEN MILE ADVISORY | ROLLING HILLS ADVISORS | REGENT PRIVATE WEALTH | RATIONAL WEALTH SOLUTIONS | PROMONTORY WEALTH | PRECISE WEALTH MANAGEMENT | PHALANX VFO, LLC | PAX FINANCIAL ADVISORS | PACE WEALTH ADVISORS LLC | OLDFIELD WEALTH PARTNERS | OCEAN PATH ADVISORS | OCEAN HEIGHTS ADVISORS | NELSON WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC | NARROW GATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT | MONARCH PRIVATE WEALTH GROUP | MAYS WEALTH MANAGEMENT GROUP | MAURO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT | MARINER PLATFORM SOLUTIONS, LLC | MARINER PLATFORM SOLUTIONS | MARINER INDEPENDENT | MARINER ADVISOR NETWORK | MARINER | LOGARUS WEALTH SOLUTIONS | LINDENBERG FINANCIAL PLANNING | LAKE LIFE FINANCIAL PLANNING | KONA FINANCIAL PLANNING | KINNEY MUNRO WEALTH ADVISORS | KADIMA WEALTH | JOOY WEALTH | INVESTTAX WEALTH ADVISERS | INTERSECT WEALTH ADVISORS | INFINITY WEALTH COMPANY | IMPERIO WEALTH ADVISORS | GROWING LEGACIES | FORTITUDE FINANCIAL PARTNERS | FOOTHILL WEALTH ADVISORS | EXIT 59 ADVISORY | ECLECTIC WEALTH MANAGEMENT | CONNECT WEALTH GROUP | CONFLUENCE WEALTH MANAGEMENT | CONFIDO ADVICE & INVESTMENTS | CARY FINANCIAL PLANNING | CARBON WEALTH ADVISORS | CAPLAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT | CAMDEN INVESTMENT CO | BRANCH PARTNERS, LLC | ARCHIWEALTH | ADVICEPERIOD

CRD#: 305418 / SEC#: 801-117332

RIA
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (9/12/2019 Approved)

State Registrations and Notice Filings


Listed states reflect where the advisor is authorized to serve clients under state regulations.

IAR
means the advisor is registered as an Investment Advisor Representative in this state and is authorized to provide investment advice to clients there.

Highlighted states indicate IAR registrations

IAR
Washington
(4/22/2022)

Exams


State Security Law Exam
IAR
Series 65
Date: 1/26/1993
Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
State Security Law Exam
General Industry/Product Exam
General Industry/Product Exam
Principal/Supervisory Exam
Principal/Supervisory Exam
Principal/Supervisory Exam
RR
Series 8
Date: 9/12/1996
General Securities Sales Supervisor Examination (Options Module & General Module)

Current Firm


MI
MARINER INDEPENDENT
ABUNDANT LIFE FINANCIAL | XTRAMILE FINANCIAL GROUP | XMC WEALTH MANAGEMENT | WEALTH WITH OPTIONS | VAIL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT | TOTAL WEALTH SERVICES | STRATEGIC PATH RETIREMENT | STERLING PRIVATE WEALTH | SIDEBAR ADVISORS | SEVEN MILE ADVISORY | ROLLING HILLS ADVISORS | REGENT PRIVATE WEALTH | RATIONAL WEALTH SOLUTIONS | PROMONTORY WEALTH | PRECISE WEALTH MANAGEMENT | PHALANX VFO, LLC | PAX FINANCIAL ADVISORS | PACE WEALTH ADVISORS LLC | OLDFIELD WEALTH PARTNERS | OCEAN PATH ADVISORS | OCEAN HEIGHTS ADVISORS | NELSON WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC | NARROW GATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT | MONARCH PRIVATE WEALTH GROUP | MAYS WEALTH MANAGEMENT GROUP | MAURO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT | MARINER PLATFORM SOLUTIONS, LLC | MARINER PLATFORM SOLUTIONS | MARINER INDEPENDENT | MARINER ADVISOR NETWORK | MARINER | LOGARUS WEALTH SOLUTIONS | LINDENBERG FINANCIAL PLANNING | LAKE LIFE FINANCIAL PLANNING | KONA FINANCIAL PLANNING | KINNEY MUNRO WEALTH ADVISORS | KADIMA WEALTH | JOOY WEALTH | INVESTTAX WEALTH ADVISERS | INTERSECT WEALTH ADVISORS | INFINITY WEALTH COMPANY | IMPERIO WEALTH ADVISORS | GROWING LEGACIES | FORTITUDE FINANCIAL PARTNERS | FOOTHILL WEALTH ADVISORS | EXIT 59 ADVISORY | ECLECTIC WEALTH MANAGEMENT | CONNECT WEALTH GROUP | CONFLUENCE WEALTH MANAGEMENT | CONFIDO ADVICE & INVESTMENTS | CARY FINANCIAL PLANNING | CARBON WEALTH ADVISORS | CAPLAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT | CAMDEN INVESTMENT CO | BRANCH PARTNERS, LLC | ARCHIWEALTH | ADVICEPERIOD

CRD#: 305418 / SEC#: 801-117332

RIA
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (9/12/2019 Approved)
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Contact information


Main Address
5700 West 112th Street Suite 500, Overland Park, KS 66211
Mailing Address
Phone number
(650) 571-1934
Established
Firm type
Fiscal year end
# of Employees
150

SEC notice filing (51 States and Territories)


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Documents


Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)Latest Form ADV

Part 2 Brochures

MPS FORM ADV PART 2A W PRIVACY (10/8/2025)

Regulatory assets under management


Total Number of Accounts10,412
AUM (Assets Under Management)$ 5,615,227,678

Accountant surprise examination report


Filing DateForm ADV-E CoverForm ADV-E Report
09/25/2025
Cover Page
11/05/2024
12/15/2023

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Company Information


MARINER INDEPENDENT

CRD#: 305418Bellingham, WA

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