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RIA / WealthAdvisorChartered Financial Consultantdual registered (broker-dealer)34 years in industry

Michael Scott Allison

Advisor at GRADIENT WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Greenville, SC | ARDEN HILLS, MN

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Relationships: 10
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jan 16, 2003 to Sep 15, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: GRADIENT WEALTH MANAGEMENT
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 31, 1992earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 34derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 7derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 9
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 3
Designations: Chartered Financial Consultant
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Aug 31, 1992
First registration: Jan 16, 2003
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: MIKE ALLISON
IAPD individual key: 2232558

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
GRADIENT WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Bd affiliated wealth	Apr 2, 2019	n/a	yes	ARDEN HILLS, MN\|ARDEN HILLS, MN\|Greenville, SC	Current employment
SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Mar 10, 2016	Apr 2, 2019	no	Greenville, SC	Previous registration
CETERA ADVISOR NETWORKS LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jul 2, 2015	Mar 10, 2016	no	GREENVILLE, SC\|EL SEGUNDO, CA	Previous registration
QUESTAR ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jul 3, 2012	Jul 1, 2015	no	MINNEAPOLIS, MN\|GREENVILLE, SC	Previous registration
INVEST FINANCIAL CORPORATION	Former SEC adviser	Jun 10, 2008	Jul 10, 2012	no	APPLETON, WI\|TRAVELERS REST, SC	Previous registration
GUNNALLEN FINANCIAL, INC	n/a	May 7, 2007	Jun 9, 2008	no	TRAVELERS REST, SC	Previous registration
VOYA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Oct 12, 2005	May 4, 2007	no	TRAVELERS REST, SC	Previous registration
PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 13, 2004	Oct 7, 2005	no	TRAVELERS REST, SC	Previous registration
TOWER SQUARE SECURITIES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jun 30, 2003	Jul 1, 2004	no	GREENVILLE, SC	Previous registration
VOYA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 16, 2003	Jun 30, 2003	no	GREENVILLE, SC	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
SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.	GRADIENT WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Apr 2, 2019	Apr 2, 2019	0	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
CETERA ADVISOR NETWORKS LLC	SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.	Mar 10, 2016	Mar 10, 2016	0	Firm change	Other
QUESTAR ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	CETERA ADVISOR NETWORKS LLC	Jul 1, 2015	Jul 2, 2015	1	Firm change	Other
INVEST FINANCIAL CORPORATION	QUESTAR ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	Jul 10, 2012	Jul 3, 2012	-7	Firm change	Other
GUNNALLEN FINANCIAL, INC	INVEST FINANCIAL CORPORATION	Jun 9, 2008	Jun 10, 2008	1	Firm change	Other
VOYA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	GUNNALLEN FINANCIAL, INC	May 4, 2007	May 7, 2007	3	Firm change	Other
PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.	VOYA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	Oct 7, 2005	Oct 12, 2005	5	Firm change	Other
TOWER SQUARE SECURITIES, INC.	PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.	Jul 1, 2004	Aug 13, 2004	43	Firm change	Other
VOYA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	TOWER SQUARE SECURITIES, INC.	Jun 30, 2003	Jun 30, 2003	0	Firm change	Other

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
110518:127701:SC:2019-04-02	Apr 2, 2019	Apr 2, 2019	GREENVILLE, SC	Firm change
133358:13572:SC:2015-07-01	Jul 1, 2015	Jul 2, 2015	GREENVILLE, SC	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (9)

→ GRADIENT WEALTH MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Apr 2, 2019 to presentfactForm ADV
→ SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 10, 2016 to Apr 2, 2019factForm ADV
→ CETERA ADVISOR NETWORKS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 2, 2015 to Mar 10, 2016factForm ADV
→ QUESTAR ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 3, 2012 to Jul 1, 2015factForm ADV
→ INVEST FINANCIAL CORPORATIONRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 10, 2008 to Jul 10, 2012factForm ADV
→ GUNNALLEN FINANCIAL, INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 7, 2007 to Jun 9, 2008factForm ADV
→ VOYA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 12, 2005 to May 4, 2007factForm ADV
→ PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 13, 2004 to Oct 7, 2005factForm ADV
→ TOWER SQUARE SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 30, 2003 to Jul 1, 2004factForm ADV

Dated events

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