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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)28 years in industry

Gregory Kiser

Advisor at ASCENSUS INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC

SYRACUSE, NY | NEEDHAM, MA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 4:43 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Sep 8, 2010 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: ASCENSUS INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC
Current firm class: institutional managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Oct 21, 1997earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 28derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: Oct 21, 1997
First registration: Sep 8, 2010
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 2952896

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
ASCENSUS INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC	Institutional manager	Nov 7, 2023	n/a	yes	SYRACUSE, NY\|NEEDHAM, MA	Current employment
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	National bd RIA	Dec 19, 2014	Mar 22, 2022	no	SYRACUSE, NY	Previous registration
M&T SECURITIES, INC.	n/a	Apr 23, 2013	Oct 21, 2013	no	SYRACUSE, NY\|DEWITT, NY\|SYRACUSE, NY\|EAST SYRACUSE, NY	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Sep 8, 2010	Jan 6, 2012	no	SYRACUSE, NY	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
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	ASCENSUS INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC	Mar 22, 2022	Nov 7, 2023	595	Firm change after gap	Other
M&T SECURITIES, INC.	EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	Oct 21, 2013	Dec 19, 2014	424	Firm change after gap	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	M&T SECURITIES, INC.	Jan 6, 2012	Apr 23, 2013	473	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ ASCENSUS INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Nov 7, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 19, 2014 to Mar 22, 2022factForm ADV
→ M&T SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 23, 2013 to Oct 21, 2013factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 8, 2010 to Jan 6, 2012factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Mar 22, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Gregory Kiser left Equitable Advisors, Llc for Ascensus Investment Advisors, Llc (registered 2023-11-07)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago