William Francis Roland | Financial Professional

Professional summary

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

William is a previously registered financial professional and started their career in finance in 1992. William had worked at 9 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 Roland

Other business activities

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1. CIRA, 1776 Pleasant Plain Rd, Fairfield IA 52556, 3/2023, IAR AFFILIATION, INV REL, 160 HR/MO - 120 HR TRADING 2. C.E. INSURANCES, LLC DBA C.E WEALTH GROUP, LLC, 93 Church Street, Suite 211, Otto NC, 12/2023, USING A TRADE NAME/DBA AS INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENT FOR VARIOUS INDEPENDENT INSURANCE COMPANIES, INV REL, 40 HR/MO - 30 HR TRADING

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CRS (Client Relationship Summary)

October 18, 1994 - January 14, 2000

JBS LIBERTY SECURITIES, INC.

BD

CRD#: 36179

KANNAPOLIS, NC

Past

January 7, 1992 - October 21, 1994

WACHOVIA SECURITIES, INC.

BD

CRD#: 431

CHARLOTTE, NC

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".

CI

CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.

CRD#: 134139 / SEC#: 801-63930

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - (2/3/2005 Approved)

State Registrations and Notice Filings

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This advisor is not registered in any state.

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Exams

State Security Law Exam

IAR

Series 65

Date: 1/4/1994

Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination

State Security Law Exam

RR

Series 63

Date: 1/24/1992

Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

RR

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Securities Industry Essentials Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

RR

Series 7

Date: 1/3/1992

General Securities Representative Examination

Principal/Supervisory Exam

RR

Series 24

Date: 5/23/2000

General Securities Principal Examination

Current Firm

CI

CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.

CRD#: 134139 / SEC#: 801-63930

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - (2/3/2005 Approved)

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Contact information

Main Address

1776 Pleasant Plain Rd., Fairfield, IA 52556-8757

Mailing Address

Phone number

(641) 472-5100

Established

Firm type

Fiscal year end

# of Employees

3,361

SEC notice filing (53 States and Territories)

Documents

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)

Latest Form ADV

Part 2 Brochures

CIRA ADV 2A (9/8/2025)

WEALTHPORT WRAP BROCHURE (9/8/2025)

Regulatory assets under management

Total Number of Accounts	438,414
AUM (Assets Under Management)	$ 102,413,096,032

Accountant surprise examination report

Filing Date	Form ADV-E Cover	Form ADV-E Report
12/09/2024	Cover Page	Report
04/29/2024	Cover Page	Report

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William F. Roland

Professional summary

Question & Answer

Aliases

Other business activities

Blog Corner

CRS (Client Relationship Summary)

Certified licenses

Experience

CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH, INC.

OSAIC FS, INC.

OSAIC FS, INC.

INVEST FINANCIAL CORPORATION

INVEST FINANCIAL CORPORATION

FIRST LEGACY SECURITIES, LLC

CROW FINANCIAL ADVISORS

FIRST LEGACY SECURITIES, LLC

LPL FINANCIAL LLC

LPL FINANCIAL LLC

JBS LIBERTY SECURITIES, INC.

WACHOVIA SECURITIES, INC.

Primary Firm SEC Registration

CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

Series 65

Date: 1/4/1994

Series 63

Date: 1/24/1992

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Series 7

Date: 1/3/1992

Series 24

Date: 5/23/2000

Current Firm

CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.

Contact information

SEC notice filing (53 States and Territories)

Documents

Part 2 Brochures

Regulatory assets under management

Accountant surprise examination report

Red Flags

Company Information

CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.

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