Gardner F. Macdonald

INDEPENDENT INVESTMENT BANKERS,

San Diego, CA

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CRD#: 1707565

Professional summary

Gardner Ford Macdonald, who also goes by Gardner F Macdonald, is a registered financial professional currently at INDEPENDENT INVESTMENT BANKERS, CORP. located in San Diego, California.

Gardner is registered as a RR (Registered Representative) and started their career in finance in 1996. Gardner has worked at 5 firms and has passed the Series 63, SIE, Series 7 and Series 24 exams.

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Aliases

Gardner F Macdonald

Other business activities

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Certified licenses

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Experience

Current

January 5, 2016 - Present

INDEPENDENT INVESTMENT BANKERS, CORP.

RIA

CRD#: 154134

San Diego, CA

Past

June 6, 2013 - December 31, 2015

EWING BEMISS

CRD#: 32214

New York, NY

Past

August 25, 2008 - March 12, 2015

ION PARTNERS LLC

CRD#: 133874

NEW YORK, NY

Past

October 3, 2000 - February 10, 2003

KEYBANC CAPITAL MARKETS INC.

CRD#: 566

CLEVELAND, OH

Past

March 22, 1996 - October 16, 1998

MCMANUS & MILES INCORPORATED

CRD#: 25543

NEW YORK, NY

State Registrations and Notice Filings

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indicates the advisor is registered as a Registered Representative in this state, allowing them to offer securities such as stocks, bonds, and mutual funds through a broker-dealer.

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New York
(1/5/2016)

Exams

State Security Law Exam

Series 63

Date: 8/20/2008

Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Securities Industry Essentials Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 7

Date: 8/22/2008

General Securities Representative Examination

Principal/Supervisory Exam

Series 24

Date: 9/22/2008

General Securities Principal Examination

SRO Registrations

FINRA

Current Firm

INDEPENDENT INVESTMENT BANKERS, CORP.

INDEPENDENT INVESTMENT BANKERS CORP. | INDEPENDENT INVESTMENT BANKERS, CORP.

CRD#: 154134 / SEC#: , 8-68609

Arizona

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (7/14/2025 Terminated)

Texas

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (7/14/2025 Termination Requested)

Washington

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (8/14/2025 Terminated)

Broker-Dealer Firm Regulated by FINRA (Dallas district office)

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Contact information

Main Address

11801 Domain Blvd 3rd Floor, Austin, TX 78758

Mailing Address

2900 North Quinlan Park Rd. Suite# 240-235, Austin, TX 78732

Phone number

(512) 266-3000

Established

Delaware since 04/07/2010

Firm type

Corporation

Fiscal year end

December

Firm Size

Small

# of Employees

FINRA licenses (51 States and Territories)

Documents

Latest Form ADV

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Position	CRD#
IIB HOLDINGS, CORP.	OWNER
FICHERA, DANTE	CEO/CFO	3059445
GODDARD, HOUSTON ALLEN	CCO AND GENERAL COUNSEL	1260759

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Gardner F. Macdonald

Professional summary

Question & Answer

Aliases

Other business activities

Blog Corner

CRS (Client Relationship Summary) - BD

Click below to view Gardner Ford Macdonald's CRS (Customer Relationship Summary).

Certified licenses

Experience

EWING BEMISS

ION PARTNERS LLC

KEYBANC CAPITAL MARKETS INC.

MCMANUS & MILES INCORPORATED

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

Series 63

Date: 8/20/2008

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Series 7

Date: 8/22/2008

Series 24

Date: 9/22/2008

FINRA

Current Firm

INDEPENDENT INVESTMENT BANKERS, CORP.

Contact information

FINRA licenses (51 States and Territories)

Documents

Direct owners and executive officers

Red Flags

Company Information

INDEPENDENT INVESTMENT BANKERS, CORP.

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