Michael J. Mcdonald

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CRD#: 1786693

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Michael James Mcdonald was a registered financial professional .

Michael is a previously registered financial professional and started their career in finance in 1988. Michael had worked at 9 firms and has passed the Series 63, Series 7, Series 6 and Series 24 exams.

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Aliases

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CRS (Client Relationship Summary)

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Experience

Past

January 4, 1999 - December 31, 2012

CENTAURUS FINANCIAL, INC.

CRD#: 30833

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO

Past

July 20, 1990 - January 22, 1999

THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES

CRD#: 4039

NEW YORK, NY

Past

July 20, 1990 - January 22, 1999

EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC

CRD#: 6627

NEW YORK, NY

Past

December 21, 1989 - April 11, 1990

IDS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

CRD#: 6321

MINNEAPOLIS, MN

Past

December 21, 1989 - April 11, 1990

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

CRD#: 6363

MINNEAPOLIS, MN

Past

June 14, 1989 - August 29, 1989

TRI-BRADLEY INVESTMENTS

CRD#: 14208

Past

June 6, 1989 - December 2, 1989

THE OXFORD GROUP, INC.

CRD#: 21478

Past

September 28, 1988 - May 6, 1989

FIRST AFFIRMATIVE FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC.

CRD#: 18339

Past

January 27, 1988 - October 4, 1988

WADDELL & REED

CRD#: 866

Primary Firm SEC Registration

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CENTAURUS FINANCIAL, INC.

CRD#: 30833 / SEC#: 801-56882, 8-45185

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (10/8/1999 Approved)

Broker-Dealer Firm Regulated by FINRA (Los Angeles district office)

State Registrations and Notice Filings

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Exams

State Security Law Exam

Series 63

Date: 6/12/1989

Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 7

Date: 1/21/1989

General Securities Representative Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 6

Date: 1/26/1988

Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Representative Examination

Principal/Supervisory Exam

Series 24

Date: 1/19/2001

General Securities Principal Examination

Current Firm

CENTAURUS FINANCIAL, INC.

CRD#: 30833 / SEC#: 801-56882, 8-45185

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (10/8/1999 Approved)

Broker-Dealer Firm Regulated by FINRA (Los Angeles district office)

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Contact information

Main Address

2300 E. Katella Avenue Suite 200, Anaheim, CA 92806

Mailing Address

2300 E. Katella Avenue Suite #200, Anaheim, CA 92806

Phone number

(714) 456-1790

Established

California since 08/27/1992

Firm type

Corporation

Fiscal year end

April

Firm Size

Large

# of Employees

580

SEC notice filing (53 States and Territories)

FINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)

Documents

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / FINRA)

Latest Form ADV

Part 2 Brochures

CENTAURUS FINANCIAL, INC. FORM ADV PART 2 APPENDIX 1 (7/24/2025)

CENTAURUS FINANCIAL, INC. FORM ADV PART 2A (7/24/2025)

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Position	CRD#
FEDERATION OF FINANCIAL SERVICES	OWNER
KREMER, STEPHEN MARK	OWNER	1188829
RUBINO, MICHAEL PETER	OWNER	1188940
DUHOVIC, JEROME VICTOR	DIRECTOR/EVP/CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER	2123754
DUHOVIC, JEROME VICTOR	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	2123754
KING, JAMES RONALD SR	DIRECTOR/CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD/CEO	269927
KING, PAUL J	DIRECTOR/GENERAL COUNSEL	5017845
KING, WESTLEY HAYES	DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT	2527676
LEJMAN, SHERI J	CFO/SVP/PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER AND PRINCIPAL OPERATIONS OFFICER

Regulatory assets under management

Total Number of Accounts	38,049
AUM (Assets Under Management)	$ 7,336,108,151

Disclosures

Regulatory Event	18
Arbitration	8

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Michael J. Mcdonald

Professional summary

Question & Answer

Aliases

Other business activities

Blog Corner

CRS (Client Relationship Summary)

Certified licenses

Experience

THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES

EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC

IDS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

TRI-BRADLEY INVESTMENTS

THE OXFORD GROUP, INC.

FIRST AFFIRMATIVE FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC.

WADDELL & REED

Primary Firm SEC Registration

CENTAURUS FINANCIAL, INC.

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

Series 63

Date: 6/12/1989

Series 7

Date: 1/21/1989

Series 6

Date: 1/26/1988

Series 24

Date: 1/19/2001

Current Firm

CENTAURUS FINANCIAL, INC.

Contact information

SEC notice filing (53 States and Territories)

FINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)

Documents

Part 2 Brochures

Direct owners and executive officers

Regulatory assets under management

Disclosures

Red Flags

Company Information

CENTAURUS FINANCIAL, INC.

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