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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)15 years in industry

BRANDON JAMES JOHNSON

Advisor at FIRST CITIZENS INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.

Mooresville, NC | CHARLOTTE, NC

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 9:54 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Oct 11, 2011 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: FIRST CITIZENS INVESTOR 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: Aug 26, 2011earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 15derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66
First exam: Aug 26, 2011
First registration: Oct 11, 2011
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: BRANDON J JOHNSON|BRANDON JOHNSON|BRANDON JAMES JOHNSON
IAPD individual key: 5949344

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
FIRST CITIZENS INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 26, 2026	n/a	yes	Mooresville, NC\|CHARLOTTE, NC	Current employment
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Aug 9, 2024	Mar 23, 2026	no	ST. LOUIS, MO\|CHARLOTTE, NC\|Mooresville, NC\|CHARLOTTE, NC\|Charlotte, NC	Previous registration
FIRST CITIZENS INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jul 15, 2019	Aug 1, 2024	no	Mooresville, NC\|RALEIGH, NC\|COLUMBIA, SC\|Mooresville, NC	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Jun 16, 2016	Jul 11, 2019	no	ELLENTON, FL\|SARASOTA, FL\|TAMPA, FL\|TAMPA, FL	Previous registration
PNC WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 10, 2014	Jun 2, 2016	no	CLEARWATER, FL	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Oct 11, 2011	Oct 5, 2012	no	SAINT PETERSBURG, FL\|TAMPA, FL\|NEW YORK, NY\|LAS VEGAS, NV	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
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	FIRST CITIZENS INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.	Mar 23, 2026	Mar 26, 2026	3	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd
FIRST CITIZENS INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Aug 1, 2024	Aug 9, 2024	8	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	FIRST CITIZENS INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.	Jul 11, 2019	Jul 15, 2019	4	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd
PNC WEALTH MANAGEMENT	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Jun 2, 2016	Jun 16, 2016	14	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	PNC WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Oct 5, 2012	Feb 10, 2014	493	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ FIRST CITIZENS INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 15, 2019 to Aug 1, 2024factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 9, 2024 to Mar 23, 2026factForm ADV
→ PNC WEALTH MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 10, 2014 to Jun 2, 2016factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 11, 2011 to Oct 5, 2012factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Mar 23, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Brandon James Johnson left Wells Fargo Advisors for First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. (registered 2026-03-26)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Aug 1, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Brandon James Johnson left First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. for Wells Fargo Advisors (registered 2024-08-09)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago