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James Alexander Waters Jr

CSENGE ADVISORY GROUP
CLEARWATER, FL
·CRD# 2384370·32 years experience

Professional Summary

James Alexander Waters JR, who also goes by James A Waters Jr, James Alexander Waters, Jimmy Waters, Jimmy A Waters, is a registered financial advisor currently at CSENGE ADVISORY GROUP, LLC located in Clearwater, Florida and INTEGRITY ALLIANCE, LLC. located in Birmingham, Alabama. James is registered as an IAR (Investment Advisor Representative) and RR (Registered Representative) and started their career in finance in 1994. James has worked at 8 firms and has passed the Series...

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Fee Structure

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Active Clients

Fiduciary Standard

Fee Structure

Account Minimum

Active Clients

Other Aliases

James A Waters Jr, James Alexander Waters, Jimmy Waters, Jimmy A Waters

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Years of Experience

32 years in the financial services industry

Current & Past Employments

CSENGE ADVISORY GROUP, LLC·CRD# 131167
RIA
4755 East Bay Drive, Clearwater, FL 33764
May 1, 2020 - Present
INTEGRITY ALLIANCE, LLC.·CRD# 139627
RIA
BD
2100 Riverchase Center Ste 408, Birmingham, AL 35244
November 3, 2025 - Present
LION STREET FINANCIAL, LLC·CRD# 165828
BD
Birmingham, AL
April 30, 2020 - November 3, 2025
FSC SECURITIES CORPORATION·CRD# 7461
RIA
Birmingham, AL
October 27, 2017 - April 30, 2020
FSC SECURITIES CORPORATION·CRD# 7461
BD
Birmingham, AL
October 27, 2017 - April 30, 2020
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC·CRD# 6363
RIA
Birmingham, AL
January 8, 2010 - November 13, 2017
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC·CRD# 6363
BD
Birmingham, AL
January 8, 2010 - November 13, 2017
WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, LLC·CRD# 19616
RIA
Birmingham, AL
July 1, 2003 - January 11, 2010
WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, LLC·CRD# 19616
BD
Birmingham, AL
July 1, 2003 - January 11, 2010
PRUDENTIAL EQUITY GROUP, LLC·CRD# 7471
RIA
Birmingham, AL
June 27, 2001 - July 1, 2003
PRUDENTIAL EQUITY GROUP, LLC·CRD# 7471
BD
New York, NY
May 25, 2001 - July 1, 2003
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED·CRD# 7691
BD
New York, NY
April 28, 1994 - May 31, 2001

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Current Firm

CA
CSENGE ADVISORY GROUP, LLC

ACUMEN3 | WEBB FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS | WEALTH TRANSFER CONSULTANTS | WEALTH STRATEGIES | WAYFINDER WEALTH | WAKEFIELD VENTURE GROUP | VERITY FINANCIAL | SAPERS & WALLACK | RADIAN PARTNERS | POLARIS WEALTH MANAGEMENT | POLARIS ADVICE | PENNJERDEL INSURANCE CONSULTANTS, INC. | PARK SQUARE FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC | PARESHAH PARTNERS LLC | PARAGON PARTNERS, LLC | PARAGON PARTNERS | NAVITAS WEALTH ADVISORS | MORRISON WEALTH ADVISORS | MAIN LINE FINANCIAL ADVISORS | JK JONES FINANCIAL | J. ROBERTS CAPITAL, INC. | INVESTMENT PLANNING & MANAGEMENT | IMPACT WEALTH ADVISORS | HOSTETLER FINANCIAL, LLC | HIGHRIDGE ADVISORY | HESS-SEGAL | GOLDLAKE CAPITAL PARTNERS | FINANCIAL SUCCESS STRATEGIES, LLC | FIDELIS FINANCIAL STRATEGIES | ELEY-GRAHAM-AUSTGEN | DRAPER FINANCIAL GROUP | DESTINY FINANCIAL GROUP | DECIMA WEALTH CONSULTING | DALAL CAPITAL | CSENGE ADVISORY GROUP, LLC | CORLEY & KENT, LLC | CONNECT ADVISORY GROUP | COMPASS ADVISORY PARTNERS LLC | COLTER-DENNIS | CINDER WEALTH ADVISORS | CASSIDY & COMPANY | CANNON, CLARK HOLMAN & ASSOCIATES | ATHENIAN PRIVATE CLIENT GROUP

CRD#: 131167 / SEC#: 801-72792
RIA
Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (10/13/2011 Approved)
Florida
Registered Investment Advisory firm - Florida (11/8/2011 Terminated)
Texas
Registered Investment Advisory firm - Texas (11/15/2007 Terminated)
Why is a state registration marked "Terminated"? When a firm registers with the SEC (usually after managing $100M+ AUM), it often withdraws separate state firm registrations unless required by that state. The firm can still serve clients there through its individually registered Investment Advisor Representatives (IARs).

Contact Information

Main Address

4755 East Bay Drive, Clearwater, FL 33764

Phone Number

(727) 437-6000

# of Employees

74

SEC notice filing (45 States and Territories)

Registered to provide investment advisory services in 45 US states and territories.

Documents

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)Latest Form ADV

Part 2 Brochures

CAG ADV PART 2 (3/25/2026)

Regulatory Assets Under Management

Total Number of Accounts

14,361

AUM (Assets Under Management)

$3,169,721,491

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Other business activities

Outside business activity is any business or activity undertaken by an advisor that is outside the scope of their relationship with their firm (e.g., consulting services, real estate, freelance work, teaching, etc.). Investors should stay informed about these activities to ensure no conflicts of interest.

1: WEALTH STRATEGIES LLC POSITION: 1099 Contractor NATURE: Investment advisory, financial planning, fee based and commissioned asset management, life insurance, long term care insurance and annuity business. INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 160 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 140 START DATE: 10/27/2017 ADDRESS: 2100 Riverchase Center, Suite 408, Birmingham AL 35244, United States DESCRIPTION: I service my clients by completing comprehensive financial planning and then a risk assessment using riskalyze to line up goals, time horizons, and risk tolerance to build tailored portfolios to help my clients achieve the financial goals important to them and their families. I also work with them on strategies to reduce their tax liability, provide estate planning ideas college education goals, as well as long term care and other insurance planning strategies. I manage the portfolios to maintain a risk balance that they are comfortable with as well. In addition to this I work with them to continue to educate them on financial issues facing them in the present as well as the future. 2: ASSOCIATION OF FINANCIAL EDUCATORS POSITION: Affiliate NATURE: Association of Financial Educators is a 501(c)
(3) nonprofit organization in partnership with the federal government and gets their funding from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to educate as many consumers as possible about basic financial matters. AFE reaches out to local businesses, municipalities or nonprofit organizations to see if they would be interested in offering their employees or local community patrons classes on basic financial matters for educational purposes only. I pay a monthly fee to be a member of this organization to go out into the Jefferson, Shelby and Lee county communities and provide 30-45 minute educational presentations on a variety of financial topics that have already been finra approved at no cost to anyone involved so we can increase the general financial knowledge base of people in these communities. In addition to this I will receive no compensation nor will I solicit attendees or promote or solicit any financial products, this is for general financial education purposes only. INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 5 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 5 START DATE: 09/27/2023 ADDRESS: 108 Wild Basin Rd. S, Suite 250, Austin TX 78746, United States DESCRIPTION: To provide general education seminars at no cost to the employees of local companies, municipalities and nonprofit organizations in the counties of Jefferson, Shelby, and Lee of the state of Alabama. The education programs last 30-45 minutes and we provide the slides before the presentations via email to the facility to hand out to the attendees so they can take notes and use as a reference to the material presented. I am not allowed to solicit anyone at the presentation nor am I allowed to recommend any products in these presentations. These are for general financial education purposes only. 3: AMERITAS POSITION: Consultant NATURE: Completed a producer authorization form to sell disability insurance and am being compensated directly from Ameritas. INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 1 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 1 START DATE: 03/13/2024 ADDRESS: 5900 O Street, Lincoln NE 68510, United States DESCRIPTION: Sell disability insurance. 4: CSENGE ADVISORY GROUP POSITION: 1099 Contract employee NATURE: Investment advisory financial planning and fee based asset management business. INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 160 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 140 START DATE: 04/30/2020 ADDRESS: 4755 Bay Dr, Clearwater FL 33764, United States DESCRIPTION: Investment advisory, financial planning and fee based asset management.

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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".
CA
CSENGE ADVISORY GROUP, LLC

ACUMEN3 | WEBB FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS | WEALTH TRANSFER CONSULTANTS | WEALTH STRATEGIES | WAYFINDER WEALTH | WAKEFIELD VENTURE GROUP | VERITY FINANCIAL | SAPERS & WALLACK | RADIAN PARTNERS | POLARIS WEALTH MANAGEMENT | POLARIS ADVICE | PENNJERDEL INSURANCE CONSULTANTS, INC. | PARK SQUARE FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC | PARESHAH PARTNERS LLC | PARAGON PARTNERS, LLC | PARAGON PARTNERS | NAVITAS WEALTH ADVISORS | MORRISON WEALTH ADVISORS | MAIN LINE FINANCIAL ADVISORS | JK JONES FINANCIAL | J. ROBERTS CAPITAL, INC. | INVESTMENT PLANNING & MANAGEMENT | IMPACT WEALTH ADVISORS | HOSTETLER FINANCIAL, LLC | HIGHRIDGE ADVISORY | HESS-SEGAL | GOLDLAKE CAPITAL PARTNERS | FINANCIAL SUCCESS STRATEGIES, LLC | FIDELIS FINANCIAL STRATEGIES | ELEY-GRAHAM-AUSTGEN | DRAPER FINANCIAL GROUP | DESTINY FINANCIAL GROUP | DECIMA WEALTH CONSULTING | DALAL CAPITAL | CSENGE ADVISORY GROUP, LLC | CORLEY & KENT, LLC | CONNECT ADVISORY GROUP | COMPASS ADVISORY PARTNERS LLC | COLTER-DENNIS | CINDER WEALTH ADVISORS | CASSIDY & COMPANY | CANNON, CLARK HOLMAN & ASSOCIATES | ATHENIAN PRIVATE CLIENT GROUP

CRD#: 131167 / SEC#: 801-72792
RIA
Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (10/13/2011 Approved)
Florida
Registered Investment Advisory firm - Florida (11/8/2011 Terminated)
Texas
Registered Investment Advisory firm - Texas (11/15/2007 Terminated)
Why is a state registration marked "Terminated"? When a firm registers with the SEC (usually after managing $100M+ AUM), it often withdraws separate state firm registrations unless required by that state. The firm can still serve clients there through its individually registered Investment Advisor Representatives (IARs).

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Listed states reflect where the advisor is authorized to serve clients under state regulations.
IAR
means the advisor is registered as an Investment Advisor Representative in this state and is authorized to provide investment advice to clients there.
RR
indicates the advisor is registered as a Registered Representative in this state, allowing securities offerings such as stocks, bonds, and mutual funds through a broker-dealer.
IAR
Alabama
(5/1/2020)
RR
Alabama
(11/3/2025)
RR
Arkansas
(11/3/2025)
RR
Florida
(11/5/2025)
RR
Georgia
(11/3/2025)

Don't see your state listed? The advisor may still be able to work with you under the federal De Minimis Rule, which allows up to five investment advisory clients in a state without registration. Some states, like TX, LA, NE, and NH, may still require registration or notice filing. Contact the advisor or their firm to confirm their investment advisory availability in your state.Note:This rule does not apply to broker-dealer activity.

Exams

Financial professionals may take different exams throughout their careers based on the types of services they provide and roles they perform.

Series 65 — Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination

Passed Jun 1994About the Series 65 exam

Series 63 — Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

Passed May 1994About the Series 63 exam

SIE — Securities Industry Essentials Examination

Passed Oct 2018About the SIE exam

Series 7 — General Securities Representative Examination

Passed Apr 1994About the Series 7 exam
FINRA
SRO Registrations

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CRS (Client Relationship Summary) - RIA

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CRS (Customer Relationship Summary)

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