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Raymond Dean

Treasurer and Secretary, FINOP, Principal Financial Officer, Principal Operations Officer at Harbor Investment Advisory

Broker registration; no current adviser registrationUpdated

Raymond Dean is Treasurer and Secretary, FINOP, Principal Financial Officer, Principal Operations Officer of Harbor Investment Advisory, LLC, a Lutherville investment adviser managing $6.87B. Raymond Dean has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration and has passed 10 licensing exams.

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Past adviser firms
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Licensing exams

From the IAPD record, checked 21 October 2026SEC record

Career

Raymond Dean has been Treasurer and Secretary, FINOP, Principal Financial Officer, Principal Operations Officer of Harbor Investment Advisory since December 2019, is a control person of the firm and directly owns under 5% of it. Raymond Dean holds a BBA in Accounting from James Madison University.

Harbor Investment Advisory, LLC is a Lutherville, MD firm with $6.87B under management, 3,540 clients and 30 advisers across 2 offices, as of its September 2026 filing.

Raymond P. Dean is Director, Chief Financial Officer of Harbor Investment Advisory, LLC. He is responsible for the financial and accounting functions and the production of audited financial statements, and serves as the Financial and Operations Principal (FinOP) and Registered Options Principal for the firm’s broker-dealer. Dean has been with Harbor since its founding in 2009 and began his career in 1993 at Alex. Brown & Sons.

  1. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
    – · 2 years
    Baltimore, MD · Adviser representative · Firm CRD 816

Credentials and registrations

Examinations

Series 52TO2 January 2023
Name
Municipal Securities Representative Examination
Series 99TO2 January 2023
Name
Operations Professional Examination
Series 5330 November 2019
Name
Municipal Securities Principal Examination
Series 321 November 2018
Name
National Commodity Futures Examination
SIECredited
Name
Securities Industry Essentials Examination
Series 2420 November 2013
Name
General Securities Principal Examination
Series 2718 October 2010
Name
Financial and Operations Principal Examination
Series 429 May 2010
Name
Registered Options Principal Examination
Series 6517 November 2007
Name
Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
Series 637 October 2000
Name
Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
Series 723 September 2000
Name
General Securities Representative Examination

Key facts

Full name
Raymond Patrick Dean
CRD
2420032
Firm
Harbor Investment Advisory · CRD 151085
Role
Treasurer and Secretary, FINOP, Principal Financial Officer, Principal Operations Officer
Registration
Broker registration; no current adviser registration
Disciplinary history
Not yet shown here · SEC record · BrokerCheck

Common questions

Where does Raymond Dean work?

Raymond Dean has been Treasurer and Secretary, FINOP, Principal Financial Officer, Principal Operations Officer of Harbor Investment Advisory, LLC since December 2019, and is a control person of the firm.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 1 September 2026

Does Raymond Dean have a current investment-adviser registration?

Raymond Dean has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 21 October 2026

What exams has Raymond Dean passed?

Raymond Dean has passed 10 licensing exams: the Series 7, Series 63, Series 65, Series 4, Series 27, Series 24, Series 3, Series 53, Series 52TO and Series 99TO. The earliest, the Series 7, was passed in September 2000. FINRA credited Raymond Dean with the SIE, which began in October 2018.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 21 October 2026

Where was Raymond Dean previously registered as an investment adviser?

Raymond Dean has past investment-adviser registrations through Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, November 2007 to February 2010, across 1 firm.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 21 October 2026

Is Raymond Dean registered with FINRA?

Yes. Raymond Dean has a current broker registration, under CRD 2420032.

Source: FINRA BrokerCheck

How can I verify Raymond Dean’s record?

Search CRD 2420032 on the SEC’s adviser search (adviserinfo.sec.gov) and FINRA’s broker search (brokercheck.finra.org), which publish Raymond Dean’s full registration record.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 21 October 2026

Leadership at Harbor Investment Advisory

Sources

  1. IAPD individual record, CRD 2420032, checked 21 October 2026. Registration status, employment history and examinations.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of Harbor Investment Advisory, LLC, filed 1 September 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.
  3. Harbor Investment Advisory team page. Biography, education, credentials, awards and the portrait, reproduced for identification.