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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)20 years in industry

Marcelo C Hernandez

Advisor at W&S BROKERAGE SERVICES, INC.

Peachtree Corner, GA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 11:02 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 7
Dated events: 4
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Oct 7, 2005 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: W&S BROKERAGE SERVICES, INC.
Current firm class: broker-dealer affiliated wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Oct 5, 2005earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 20derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66|S65|S63
First exam: Oct 5, 2005
First registration: Oct 7, 2005
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: MARCELO C HERNANDEZ|Marcelo Cesar Hernandez|Marcelo Cesar Hernandez-Cartaya|Marcelo C Hernandez-Cartaya|Marcelo Cesar Hernandez-Cartaya
IAPD individual key: 4930227

Registration history

registration spans on IAPD; the basis says whether the span is a current registration or a prior employment record

Firm	Class	Began	Ended	Current	Branch	Basis
W&S BROKERAGE SERVICES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Oct 9, 2025	n/a	yes	Peachtree Corner, GA	Current employment
LPL ENTERPRISE, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	May 19, 2025	Oct 7, 2025	no	ATLANTA, GA	Previous registration
EDWARD JONES	National bd RIA	Feb 19, 2024	Apr 2, 2025	no	ATLANTA, GA\|ATLANTA, GA	Previous registration
THRIVENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jul 7, 2023	Feb 12, 2024	no	MINNEAPOLIS, MN\|Alpharetta, GA	Previous registration
APOLLON WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Independent wealth	Jul 29, 2021	Jan 17, 2023	no	Brookhaven, GA\|MOUNT PLEASANT, SC	Previous registration
UVEST FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.	n/a	May 8, 2007	Aug 22, 2007	no	CORAL GABLES, FL\|BOCA RATON, FL\|CORAL GABLE, FL	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Oct 7, 2005	Jan 3, 2007	no	CORAL GABLES, FL\|CORAL GABLES, FL	Previous registration

Moves

a move is two registration dates; a bulk corporate re-registration is typed BULK_TRANSFER and is not a move

From	To	Left	Joined	Gap, days	Kind	Move type
LPL ENTERPRISE, LLC	W&S BROKERAGE SERVICES, INC.	Oct 7, 2025	Oct 9, 2025	2	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
EDWARD JONES	LPL ENTERPRISE, LLC	Apr 2, 2025	May 19, 2025	47	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
THRIVENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.	EDWARD JONES	Feb 12, 2024	Feb 19, 2024	7	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
APOLLON WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	THRIVENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.	Jan 17, 2023	Jul 7, 2023	171	Firm change	RIA to ibd
UVEST FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.	APOLLON WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Aug 22, 2007	Jul 29, 2021	5,090	Firm change after gap	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	UVEST FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.	Jan 3, 2007	May 8, 2007	125	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (7)

→ W&S BROKERAGE SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Oct 9, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ LPL ENTERPRISE, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 19, 2025 to Oct 7, 2025factForm ADV
→ EDWARD JONESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 19, 2024 to Apr 2, 2025factForm ADV
→ THRIVENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 7, 2023 to Feb 12, 2024factForm ADV
→ APOLLON WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 29, 2021 to Jan 17, 2023factForm ADV
→ UVEST FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 8, 2007 to Aug 22, 2007factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 7, 2005 to Jan 3, 2007factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Oct 7, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Marcelo C Hernandez left Lpl Enterprise, Llc for W&S Brokerage Services, Inc. (registered 2025-10-09)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Apr 2, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Marcelo C Hernandez left Edward Jones for Lpl Enterprise, Llc (registered 2025-05-19)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Feb 12, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Marcelo C Hernandez left Thrivent Investment Management Inc. for Edward Jones (registered 2024-02-19)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Jan 17, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Marcelo C Hernandez left Apollon Wealth Management, Llc for Thrivent Investment Management Inc. (registered 2023-07-07)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago