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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)24 years in industry

Michael Nelson

Advisor at EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC

Prior Lake, MN | GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 3:19 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 8
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Apr 15, 2017 to Sep 15, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC
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: Sep 6, 2002earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 24derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 7
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: Sep 6, 2002
First registration: Apr 15, 2017
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: MIKE ERNEST NELSON|MICHAEL ERNEST NELSON|MICHAEL NELSON|MICHAEL E NELSON
IAPD individual key: 4561297

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
EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 21, 2026	n/a	yes	GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO\|Prior Lake, MN	Current employment
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	Wirehouse	Sep 18, 2024	Jan 5, 2026	no	Chaska, MN\|Chanhassen, MN	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Sep 5, 2023	Sep 27, 2024	no	Bloomington, MN\|BLOOMINGTON, MN	Previous registration
E*TRADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Nov 1, 2021	Sep 5, 2023	no	BLOOMINGTON, MN\|ARLINGTON, VA	Previous registration
FIDELITY PERSONAL AND WORKPLACE ADVISORS	Former SEC adviser	Jun 23, 2021	Oct 18, 2021	no	WESTLAKE, TX	Previous registration
WOODBURY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	May 7, 2019	Apr 9, 2021	no	MINNETONKA, MN	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Aug 8, 2018	Nov 27, 2018	no	MOUND, MN\|WAYZATA, MN	Previous registration
SCOTTRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT	Former SEC adviser	Apr 15, 2017	Mar 7, 2018	no	SAINT LOUIS, MO	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
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC	Jan 5, 2026	Jan 21, 2026	16	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd
MORGAN STANLEY	J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	Sep 27, 2024	Sep 18, 2024	-9	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
E*TRADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	MORGAN STANLEY	Sep 5, 2023	Sep 5, 2023	0	Bulk transfer	RIA to wirehouse
FIDELITY PERSONAL AND WORKPLACE ADVISORS	E*TRADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	Oct 18, 2021	Nov 1, 2021	14	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
WOODBURY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	FIDELITY PERSONAL AND WORKPLACE ADVISORS	Apr 9, 2021	Jun 23, 2021	75	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	WOODBURY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Nov 27, 2018	May 7, 2019	161	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd
SCOTTRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Mar 7, 2018	Aug 8, 2018	154	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse

Team moves

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

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
169988:19616:MO:2018-03-07	Mar 7, 2018	Aug 8, 2018	SAINT LOUIS, MO	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (8)

→ EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 21, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 18, 2024 to Jan 5, 2026factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 5, 2023 to Sep 27, 2024factForm ADV
→ E*TRADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 1, 2021 to Sep 5, 2023factForm ADV
→ FIDELITY PERSONAL AND WORKPLACE ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 23, 2021 to Oct 18, 2021factForm ADV
→ WOODBURY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 7, 2019 to Apr 9, 2021factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 8, 2018 to Nov 27, 2018factForm ADV
→ SCOTTRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 15, 2017 to Mar 7, 2018factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jan 5, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Michael Nelson left J.P. Morgan Securities Llc for Empower Advisory Group, Llc (registered 2026-01-21)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Sep 27, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Michael Nelson left Morgan Stanley for J.P. Morgan Securities Llc (registered 2024-09-18)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago