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Quick yes/no-style verification of an advisor: is their registration active, which states they hold an investment-adviser registration in (`advisory_states`, with any broker-dealer state registrations reported separately as a labeled count in `also_registered_as_broker`), how long they have been in the industry, and their four-state disclosure status. Accepts EITHER a CRD number (all digits) OR a name — optionally narrowed by firm/state to disambiguate common names. If a name matches more than one advisor, returns candidates instead of guessing; re-run with the CRD from the list. This tool never returns a numeric risk score — only the underlying facts (registration status, disclosure status) so you can judge for yourself.

Search advisors listed on AdvisorFinder's marketplace — professionals with public profiles you can view and contact directly. This searches only AdvisorFinder members (a few hundred advisors), not the full SEC roster; use search_advisors for the full roster. All filters are optional — browsing with none of them is fine, since this tool's scope is already narrow. `specialty` matches against the advisor's bio, client description, "in their own words" answers, and credential acronyms and names (case-insensitive substring; e.g. "CFP" finds CFP® holders). Returns, per member: their self-provided profile info (bio; `credentials` as [{acronym, name, status: "self-reported"}]; `education` as [{institution, degree, year}]; `pricing` as a list of {type, ...} entries such as {"type": "aum", "min": "0.50", "max": "1.00", "unit": "percent of assets"}, {"type": "flat_fee", "min", "max", "frequency"}, {"type": "hourly", "rate"}, {"type": "one_time", "cost"} or {"type": "fees_information", "link"}, with values as listed on the profile and formatting normalized (type/frequency lowercased, a trailing "%" removed, unset markers dropped; the "percent of assets" unit only when the listed values are plain numbers); minimum account size; allowed states; and more), a link to their full AdvisorFinder profile, AND regulatory facts for their CRD. Members whose CRD is in our SEC dataset get the same registration status and four-state disclosure status check_advisor reports — never softened. Members whose CRD is NOT in our SEC dataset (typically state-registered or BD-side advisors) get a labeled note saying so, with FINRA BrokerCheck / SEC IAPD verify links — never presented as if clean. AUM and client-count figures are self-reported by the advisor, not regulatory data, and are always labeled as such. Being listed here is a business relationship with AdvisorFinder, not an endorsement, and never affects how any advisor ranks in search_advisors/check_advisor.

Get the full profile for an investment adviser representative (IAR) by CRD number — no need to search first if you already have it. Returns employment history (current firm first, then previous), exams passed, the states where they hold an investment-adviser registration (`advisory_states`; broker-dealer state registrations are reported separately as a labeled count in `also_registered_as_broker`, because selling securities is not the same as giving investment advice), professional designations (always labeled self-reported — none of this data is independently verified), years in the industry, and four-state disclosure status (never phrased as "clean"/"safe": none_reported / disclosed_no_detail / disclosed_with_detail / unknown). Data is derived from SEC IAPD / FINRA BrokerCheck.

Overall stats about our data: how many firms and advisors we cover, when each data source was last refreshed (vintages), and a full four-state disclosure tally — INCLUDING the 'unknown' bucket (advisors where we simply don't have disclosure detail on file; that is not the same as a clean record). Also states coverage scope explicitly: we do not claim to cover the whole US advisor population, only SEC-registered firms and their active reps.

Get the full profile for an investment adviser FIRM by CRD number: identity, address, website, AUM band, total employees, how they charge (a list), any disclosure flag, state registrations, office locations (private-residence addresses are withheld per SEC privacy rules), prior/other names, fee details from their ADV Part 2A brochure (marked as estimated when it is), and `advisor_count`: how many investment adviser representatives we have on file for them (broker-dealer-only registrations are not counted; an empty roster does not necessarily mean an empty firm — see the caveat when that happens). Client types are withheld (see client_types_note). State-registered-only firms get a reduced profile.

Search SEC-registered investment adviser representatives (IARs) by name, firm, city, and/or state. No CRD number needed. At least one of name/firm/city/state is required — e.g. browse by city+state alone, or search by name. Returns, per match: CRD, name, the firm(s) they're linked to (with branch city/state), a four-state disclosure status (none_reported / disclosed_no_detail / disclosed_with_detail / unknown — never "clean"), and a link to the advisor's full SEC IAPD record. Data is derived from SEC IAPD / FINRA BrokerCheck registration feeds, not real-time. Exact name matches rank first; `more_results_available` appears when more advisors match than the limit returns.

Search SEC- and state-registered investment adviser FIRMS by name and/or state. Matches on the firm's primary name, legal name, or any "also known as" prior name on file. Returns, per match: CRD, name, city/ state, AUM band, `advisor_count` (the number of investment adviser representatives on file for the firm in our data — broker-dealer-only registrations are not counted; null for state-registered-only firms, which have no roster), and a link to the firm's SEC IAPD record. State-registered-only firms (not SEC-registered) are included but flagged — purely state-registered firms have no advisor rosters at all; state-listed firms showing rosters are dual-registered.