James D. Ground

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CRD#: 2270066

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James Daryl Ground was a registered financial professional .

James is a previously registered financial professional and started their career in finance in 1994. James had worked at 12 firms and has passed the Series 65, Series 63, SIE and Series 6 exams.

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Aliases

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CRS (Client Relationship Summary)

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Experience

Past

October 12, 2017 - December 31, 2018

SIGNAL SECURITIES, INC.

RIA

RIA

CRD#: 114588

BEDFORD, TX

Past

May 15, 1995 - October 6, 2003

SUNAMERICA SECURITIES, INC.

CRD#: 20068

PHOENIX, AZ

Past

February 25, 1994 - May 17, 1995

TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC

CRD#: 16164

PHILADELPHIA, PA

Primary Firm SEC Registration

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SIGNAL SECURITIES, INC.

CRD#: 15916 / SEC#: 801-63630, 8-32948

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (11/4/2004 Approved)

Arizona

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (11/5/2004 Terminated)

California

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (11/5/2004 Terminated)

Colorado

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (12/12/2001 Cancelled)

Louisiana

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (11/5/2004 Terminated)

Michigan

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (12/15/2004 Terminated)

Missouri

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (11/5/2004 Terminated)

Texas

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (9/16/2005 Terminated)

Wisconsin

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (11/5/2004 Terminated)

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

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State Registrations and Notice Filings

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Exams

State Security Law Exam

IAR

Series 65

Date: 12/29/1999

Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination

State Security Law Exam

Series 63

Date: 3/5/1994

Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Securities Industry Essentials Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 6

Date: 2/24/1994

Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Representative Examination

Current Firm

SIGNAL SECURITIES, INC.

CRD#: 15916 / SEC#: 801-63630, 8-32948

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (11/4/2004 Approved)

Arizona

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (11/5/2004 Terminated)

California

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (11/5/2004 Terminated)

Colorado

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (12/12/2001 Cancelled)

Louisiana

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (11/5/2004 Terminated)

Michigan

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (12/15/2004 Terminated)

Missouri

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (11/5/2004 Terminated)

Texas

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (9/16/2005 Terminated)

Wisconsin

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (11/5/2004 Terminated)

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

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Contact information

Main Address

700 Throckmorton Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102

Mailing Address

700 Throckmorton Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102-5036

Phone number

(817) 877-4256

Established

Texas since 09/24/1984

Firm type

Corporation

Fiscal year end

December

Firm Size

Small

# of Employees

SEC notice filing (16 States and Territories)

FINRA licenses (45 States and Territories)

Documents

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / FINRA)

Latest Form ADV

Part 2 Brochures

SIGNAL ADV BROCHURE 2025 (3/7/2025)

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Position	CRD#
SINGLETON, IVAN JERRY	EXE CHRM, TREAS, DIR: JOINTLY OWNED W/CARLA WRIGHT	1249354
WRIGHT, CARLA BETH	DIR, CORP SEC: JOINTLY OWNED WITH JERRY SINGLETON	1888192
SNOW, CHRISTOPHER RICHARD	CEO, ROSFP, DIR, MSP	2790759
KORNS, CHASE MARSHALL	CCO	6792936
MENGIS, JANET LEE	CFO

Regulatory assets under management

Total Number of Accounts	1,832
AUM (Assets Under Management)	$ 599,186,467

Disclosures

Regulatory Event	3
Arbitration	2

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James D. Ground

Professional summary

Question & Answer

Aliases

Other business activities

Blog Corner

CRS (Client Relationship Summary)

Certified licenses

Experience

SIGNAL SECURITIES, INC.

PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.

OSAIC SERVICES, INC.

HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, LLC

NEW ENGLAND SECURITIES

1717 CAPITAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY

SIGNATOR INVESTORS, INC.

EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC

MONY SECURITIES CORPORATION

FINANCIAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATES, INC.

SUNAMERICA SECURITIES, INC.

TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC

Primary Firm SEC Registration

SIGNAL SECURITIES, INC.

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

Series 65

Date: 12/29/1999

Series 63

Date: 3/5/1994

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Series 6

Date: 2/24/1994

Current Firm

SIGNAL SECURITIES, INC.

Contact information

SEC notice filing (16 States and Territories)

FINRA licenses (45 States and Territories)

Documents

Part 2 Brochures

Direct owners and executive officers

Regulatory assets under management

Disclosures

Red Flags

Company Information

SIGNAL SECURITIES, INC.

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