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William F. Knight

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CRD#: 1896582
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Professional summary


Being a previously registered professional could mean that this person is no longer operating under the supervision of the SEC or FINRA.

That means that the Securities and Exchange Commission may not be able to oversee the services that this specific professional is providing.

William Francis Knight III, who also goes by Bill William Knight III, was a registered financial professional .

William is a previously registered financial professional and started their career in finance in 1988. William had worked at 10 firms and has passed the Series 65, Series 63, SIE, Series 7 and Series 24 exams.

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Are you a "fiduciary"?
No

Aliases


Bill William Knight Iii

Other business activities


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The advisor shows no other business activity.

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CRS (Client Relationship Summary)


The CRS(Customer Relationship Summary) document is not provided.

Certified licenses


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None

Experience


Past

March 7, 2007 - September 7, 2016

INVESTORS CAPITAL CORP.

RIA
CRD#: 30613
RIVERDALE, NY
Past

March 7, 2007 - September 7, 2016

INVESTORS CAPITAL CORP.

BD
CRD#: 30613
RIVERDALE, NY
Past

September 12, 2003 - October 23, 2006

SOURCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

RIA
CRD#: 111967
NEW YORK, NY
Past

December 1, 2001 - March 16, 2007

SOURCE CAPITAL GROUP, INC.

BD
CRD#: 36719
NEW YORK, NY
Past

June 28, 2000 - December 1, 2001

MERIT CAPITAL ASSOCIATES, INC.

BD
CRD#: 30576
WESTPORT, CT
Past

September 3, 1998 - June 26, 2000

FIRST SECURITY INVESTMENTS, INC.

BD
CRD#: 24035
KINGSTON, PA
Past

March 2, 1994 - July 27, 1998

PACIFIC CORTEZ SECURITIES INCORPORATED

BD
CRD#: 24341
SAN DIEGO, CA
Past

April 26, 1993 - March 9, 1994

BURNETT, GREY & CO., INC.

BD
CRD#: 23430
ATLANTA, GA
Past

March 22, 1993 - April 30, 1993

PORTFOLIO ASSET MGT/USA FINANCIAL GROUP INC.

BD
CRD#: 13741
EL PASO, TX
Past

March 1, 1989 - June 13, 1990

ROBERT TODD FINANCIAL CORP.

BD
CRD#: 7423
NEW YORK, NY
Past

December 20, 1988 - March 10, 1989

INVESTORS CENTER, INC.

BD
CRD#: 14670

State Registrations and Notice Filings


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Visual representation of state registrations

This advisor is not registered in any state.

Exams


State Security Law Exam
IAR
Series 65
Date: 5/20/2002
Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
State Security Law Exam
General Industry/Product Exam
General Industry/Product Exam
Principal/Supervisory Exam
RR
Series 24
Date: 11/23/1998
General Securities Principal Examination

Current Firm


IC
INVESTORS CAPITAL CORP.
INVESTORS CAPITAL ADVISORY | INVESTORS CAPITAL CORP.

CRD#: 30613 / SEC#: 801-62341, 8-45054

BD
Terminated by SEC on 01/17/2017
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Contact information


Main Address
6 Kimball Lane, Lynnfield, MA 01940
Mailing Address
Phone number
Established
Massachusetts since 07/06/1992
Firm type
Corporation
Fiscal year end
December
# of Employees

Documents


Latest Form ADV

Part 2 Brochures

ICA PART 2A BROCHURE & APPENDIX 1 (10/5/2016)

Direct owners and executive officers


NamePositionCRD#
INVESTORS CAPITAL HOLDINGS, LLCOWNER
BRETON, BERNARD ANDREBD CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER2030660
OLSON, GREGORY ALANSECRETARY2692482
SHELSON, MARK PAULTREASURER1819252
SMILEY, STANLEY ROBERTVICE PRESIDENT3004604

Disclosures


Regulatory Event22
Arbitration11

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Company Information


INVESTORS CAPITAL CORP.

CRD#: 30613

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