Cotton Sears is a registered investment advisor at LPL Financial LLC, based in Pullman, WA, with 30 years of industry experience. Their practice areas include Investment Management. Their firm serves 1,676,192 clients with $620B in assets under management.
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Location
Pullman, WA
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Cotton is involved in several outside business activities, including C & A Sears LLC (for tax/investment purposes), teaching at Lincoln Middle School & Pullman High School, and working as an adjunct professor at Washington State University. Cotton also rents real estate through AirBnB and works part-time as an institute instructor at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, dedicating about half of his time to these activities.
Employment History
Current Registrations
LPL Financial LLC
LPL Financial LLCBroker
Previous Registrations
Hrc Wealth Management, LLC
Purshe Kaplan Sterling InvestmentsBroker
LPL Financial LLC
LPL Financial LLCBroker
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, INC
Raymond James Financial Services
Raymond James Financial Services, INC.Broker
The Lincoln National Life Insurance CompanyBroker
Financial Network Investment CorporationBroker
Wm Financial Services, INC.Broker
The Lincoln National Life Insurance CompanyBroker
State Registrations8 states
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