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

MICHAEL RICH HATCH

Advisor at WELLS FARGO ADVISORS

SEATTLE, WA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 4:08 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: May 11, 2006 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: WELLS FARGO ADVISORS
Current firm class: wirehousederived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: May 10, 2006earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 20derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S65|S66
First exam: May 10, 2006
First registration: May 11, 2006
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: MICHAEL RICH HATCH|Michael Hatch
IAPD individual key: 4239532

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
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Jul 21, 2025	n/a	yes	SEATTLE, WA	Current employment
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Oct 22, 2018	Jul 23, 2025	no	SEATTLE, WA\|SAN FRANCISCO, CA\|Seattle, WA	Previous registration
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Apr 18, 2013	Nov 19, 2018	no	SEATTLE, WA\|SAN FRANCISCO, CA	Previous registration
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.	Other adviser	May 11, 2006	Nov 14, 2007	no	SEATTLE, WA	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
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Jul 23, 2025	Jul 21, 2025	-2	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Nov 19, 2018	Oct 22, 2018	-28	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.	CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	Nov 14, 2007	Apr 18, 2013	1,982	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jul 21, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 22, 2018 to Jul 23, 2025factForm ADV
→ CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 18, 2013 to Nov 19, 2018factForm ADV
→ ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 11, 2006 to Nov 14, 2007factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jul 23, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Michael Rich Hatch left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Wells Fargo Advisors (registered 2025-07-21)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago