CRD #8658 · FINRA BrokerCheck + SEC IAPD

Great Circle Financial

According to FINRA BrokerCheck disclosure totals used on PlainAdvisorCheck graded firms, Great Circle Financial ranks #676 of 20,055 by disclosure count (most disclosures first). Great Circle Financial carries 10 BrokerCheck disclosures across 0 branch offices - heavy load for a single-office firm, earning a Grade D.

Grade D
Safety grade
0
branch offices
10
disclosures
#676 of 20,055
disclosure rank · graded

FINRA BrokerCheck disclosure docket

CRD record 8658 Great Circle Financial

Great Circle Financial · Grade D · 10 disc · 10.00/office · Single-office firm

  • CRD 8658
  • GRADE D
  • DISC 10
  • REG 9
  • ARB 1
  • CIV 0
  • BRANCH 0
  • PER-OFF n/a
  • RANK #676 of 20,055
  • BOOK Single-office firm

Nearest same-size peer: Allen C. Ewing & Co. (10.00 disc/office)

Allen C. Ewing & Co.10.00American Securities BD …10.00Archelon LLC10.00Great Circle Financial (this)10.00
Disclosures per office among single-office firm peers (lower is cleaner)

Great Circle Financial ranks #676 of 20,055 by disclosure count among graded broker-dealers; heavy load at 10.00 disclosures per office. Verify on FINRA BrokerCheck →

PlainAdvisorCheck rating 2/5 - an editorial, size-normalized signal, not a regulatory determination. Always verify the underlying record on FINRA BrokerCheck before engaging an advisor.

Data updated July 2026

Branch offices

0 offices

FINRA: Small firm

Total disclosures

10 events

On FINRA BrokerCheck

Regulatory events

9 actions

90% of all disclosures

Disclosures per office

- per office

footprint not reported

Disclosure Breakdown

Disclosure Type Count
Regulatory Events 9
Arbitrations 1
Civil Events 0
Total 10

Counts for Great Circle Financial reflect events reported on FINRA BrokerCheck as of July 2026. Disclosures are reported events, not proven violations.

Disclosure category share

Regulatory 9 Arbitration 1 Civil 0

Firm Details

Firm Size
Small
Scope
INACTIVE
CRD Number
8658

Regulator-heavy mix

Great Circle Financial in the heavier-disclosure third

Great Circle Financial carries 10 BrokerCheck disclosures across 0 branch offices - a heavier-third raw book among graded firms (#676 of 20,055). Regulator-initiated events are 90% of the book (9 regulatory / 1 arbitration / 0 civil).

90% of Great Circle Financial's 10 disclosures are regulator-initiated (9 events). Verify on FINRA BrokerCheck ↗ · how disclosures are interpreted.

Educational summary of Great Circle Financial's disclosure book - not financial advice. Disclosures are reported events, not proven violations; consult a licensed advisor before decisions.

Source: FINRA BrokerCheck & SEC IAPD Public Disclosure Data

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Great Circle Financial sit among graded broker-dealers by disclosure count?
According to FINRA BrokerCheck disclosure totals used on PlainAdvisorCheck graded firms, Great Circle Financial ranks #676 of 20,055 by disclosure count (most disclosures first). Ordinals match the disclosure-first sort documented on our methodology corpus-placement section. A high disclosure rank is not automatically a finding of wrongdoing; larger firms accumulate more reported events. Always review the underlying FINRA BrokerCheck detail before engaging.
What does a grade of D mean for Great Circle Financial?
A grade of D reflects Great Circle Financial's disclosure intensity, its weighted disclosure load per branch office, ranked against other firms of a similar size (single-office firm). It carries 10 total disclosures across 0 branch offices. Review the specific disclosures on FINRA BrokerCheck before engaging.
How many FINRA disclosures does Great Circle Financial have?
Great Circle Financial has 10 total FINRA disclosures, including 9 regulatory events, 1 arbitration. Disclosures reflect reported events on FINRA BrokerCheck and do not necessarily indicate proven violations.
How big is Great Circle Financial?
Great Circle Financial operates 0 branch offices and is classified by FINRA as a small firm (Single-office firm). FINRA BrokerCheck publishes branch-office counts but not a firmwide registered-representative headcount, so PlainAdvisorCheck measures firm size by branch footprint.
Where can I verify Great Circle Financial's disciplinary record?
You can verify Great Circle Financial's full disciplinary history on FINRA BrokerCheck at brokercheck.finra.org using CRD number 8658. BrokerCheck provides detailed information about individual registered representatives, complaints, and regulatory actions.
What is a FINRA disclosure?
A FINRA disclosure is a reported event (regulatory, arbitration, or civil). Great Circle Financial's 10 events mean reading the underlying BrokerCheck detail matters more than the raw count alone.
Should I avoid Great Circle Financial because of its disclosures?
Not necessarily. Larger firms accumulate more disclosures simply because they operate more offices, so PlainAdvisorCheck grades each firm against same-size peers rather than on raw counts. Great Circle Financial carries 10 disclosures across 0 branch offices (about 10.00 per office). Review the nature of individual disclosures on FINRA BrokerCheck before making a decision.

Read with this firm

  • Allen C. Ewing & Co. - 10.00 disclosures/office, nearest single-office firm peer to Great Circle Financial's 10.00
  • American Securities BD Co., L.P. - 10.00 disclosures/office, nearest single-office firm peer to Great Circle Financial's 10.00
  • Archelon LLC - 10.00 disclosures/office, nearest single-office firm peer to Great Circle Financial's 10.00
  • Red Flags in Advisor Records - How to read Great Circle Financial's heavy load disclosure profile without over-reading raw counts.
  • Reading BrokerCheck Reports - Parse the 10 disclosures behind Great Circle Financial's Grade D.
  • Highest-Risk Firms - Grade D/F firms on the same size-normalized scale as Great Circle Financial.
  • Compare firms - put Great Circle Financial next to peers on grade and footprint.
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