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Douglas Root

Investment adviser representative at Clarity Financial Advisors in Greenwood, DE

Investment adviser registrationUpdated

Douglas Root is an investment adviser representative at Clarity Financial Advisors LLC, an investment adviser managing $150M, and works from its Greenwood, DE office. Douglas Root has been registered through Clarity Financial Advisors since 1 November 2022, has 6 years in the industry across 2 firms and has passed the SIE, Series 7TO and Series 66.

6
Years in industry
3
Years at firm
2
Adviser firms
1
States registered

From the IAPD record, checked 22 October 2026SEC record

Career

Douglas Root has been an investment adviser representative at Clarity Financial Advisors since November 2022, and is not listed among the firm’s executive officers or direct owners.

Clarity Financial Advisors LLC is a St. Petersburg, FL firm with $150M under management, 992 clients and 6 advisers across 8 offices, as of its September 2026 filing.

Doug Root is Financial Advisor at Clarity Financial, based in St. Petersburg, Florida. Before becoming a financial advisor, Root spent seven years as a teacher, teaching personal finance with the Dave Ramsey High School Curriculum.

Douglas Root’s longest registration is the current one, 3 years at Clarity Financial Advisors since 2022. Before joining Clarity Financial Advisors in 2022, Douglas Root was registered through Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.

  1. – present · 3 years
    Greenwood, DE · Adviser representative · Firm CRD 323321
  2. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.
    – · 2 years
    Greenwood, DE · Adviser representative · Firm CRD 134139

Credentials and registrations

Investment adviser representative registrations

Douglas Root is registered as an investment adviser representative in Delaware, since November 2022.

  • DelawareSince 1 November 2022

Examinations

Series 661 August 2020
Name
Uniform Combined State Law Examination
Series 7TO27 May 2020
Name
General Securities Representative Examination
SIE21 May 2020
Name
Securities Industry Essentials Examination

Key facts

Full name
Douglas Steven Root
CRD
7238649
Firm
Clarity Financial Advisors · CRD 323321
Office
Greenwood, DE
Registration
Investment adviser registration
In the industry since
May 2020
Disciplinary history
Not yet shown here · SEC record

Common questions

Where does Douglas Root work?

Douglas Root is an investment adviser representative registered through Clarity Financial Advisors LLC since November 2022, and is not listed among the firm’s executive officers or direct owners.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 22 October 2026

Is Douglas Root a financial advisor?

Yes. Douglas Root has a current investment-adviser registration in Delaware, through Clarity Financial Advisors since November 2022.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 22 October 2026

How many years of experience does Douglas Root have?

Douglas Root has 6 years in the financial industry, since May 2020, across 2 adviser firms.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 22 October 2026

What exams has Douglas Root passed?

Douglas Root has passed 3 licensing exams: the SIE, Series 7TO and Series 66. The earliest, the SIE, was passed in May 2020.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 22 October 2026

Where is Douglas Root based?

Douglas Root’s registered office is in Greenwood, DE.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 22 October 2026

Is Douglas Root registered with FINRA?

No. Douglas Root has no current broker registration.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 22 October 2026

How can I verify Douglas Root’s record?

Search CRD 7238649 on the SEC’s adviser search (adviserinfo.sec.gov), which publishes Douglas Root’s full registration record.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 22 October 2026

Leadership at Clarity Financial Advisors

Sources

  1. IAPD individual record, CRD 7238649, checked 22 October 2026. Registration status, employment history and examinations.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of Clarity Financial Advisors LLC, filed 21 September 2026. Executive officers and direct owners; this person is not among them.
  3. Clarity Financial Advisors team page. Biography, education, credentials, awards and the portrait, reproduced for identification.