James A. Lepere

JAMES I. BLACK & COMPANY

Lakeland, FL 33801

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CRD#: 4634137

Professional summary

James Arthur Lepere is a registered financial professional currently at JAMES I. BLACK & COMPANY located in Lakeland, Florida.

James is registered as a RR (Registered Representative) and started their career in finance in 2003. James has worked at 2 firms and has passed the Series 63, SIE and Series 7 exams.

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Aliases

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Experience

Current

September 13, 2004 - Present

JAMES I. BLACK & COMPANY

Office #1: 311 South Florida Avenue, Lakeland, FL 33801Office #2: 311 South Florida Avenue, Lakeland, FL 33801

RIA

CRD#: 1249

Lakeland, FL

Past

April 16, 2003 - September 1, 2004

EDWARD JONES

CRD#: 250

ST. LOUIS, MO

Primary Firm SEC Registration

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JAMES I. BLACK & COMPANY

CRD#: 1249 / SEC#: 801-118955, 8-12077

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (7/28/2020 Approved)

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

State Registrations and Notice Filings

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Florida
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Exams

State Security Law Exam

Series 63

Date: 4/18/2003

Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Securities Industry Essentials Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 7

Date: 4/14/2003

General Securities Representative Examination

SRO Registrations

FINRA

Current Firm

JAMES I. BLACK & COMPANY

CRD#: 1249 / SEC#: 801-118955, 8-12077

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (7/28/2020 Approved)

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

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Contact information

Main Address

311 South Florida Avenue, Lakeland, FL 33801

Mailing Address

P.o. Box 24838, Lakeland, FL 33802

Phone number

(863) 686-4163

Established

Florida since 08/10/1964

Firm type

Corporation

Fiscal year end

December

Firm Size

Small

# of Employees

SEC notice filing (1 States and Territories)

FINRA licenses (4 States and Territories)

Documents

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / FINRA)

Latest Form ADV

Part 2 Brochures

JAMES I BLACK FORM ADV PART 2 FIRM BROCHURE (2/7/2025)

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Position	CRD#
BLACK, GERALD LEROY	PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR	811414
BLACK, JAMES ISSAC III	OWNER
CHARLES, REBECCA B	OWNER
LYONS, DORIS BLACK	TREASURER
BLACK, JENNIFER LEIGH	OWNER	6400578
BLACK, KATHARINE ANN	OWNER	6400616
BLACK, STEPHANIE MARIE	OWNER	6395469
DEAN, JEFFREY MILLER	DIRECTOR
STEADMAN, NATASHA LYNN	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	5161387

Regulatory assets under management

Total Number of Accounts	138
AUM (Assets Under Management)	$ 142,580,974

Disclosures

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James A. Lepere

Professional summary

Question & Answer

Aliases

Other business activities

Blog Corner

CRS (Client Relationship Summary) - BD

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Certified licenses

Experience

EDWARD JONES

Primary Firm SEC Registration

JAMES I. BLACK & COMPANY

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

Series 63

Date: 4/18/2003

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Series 7

Date: 4/14/2003

FINRA

Current Firm

JAMES I. BLACK & COMPANY

Contact information

SEC notice filing (1 States and Territories)

FINRA licenses (4 States and Territories)

Documents

Part 2 Brochures

Direct owners and executive officers

Regulatory assets under management

Disclosures

Red Flags

Company Information

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