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RIA / WealthAdvisorChartered Financial Consultant21 years in industry

Michael Steven Kelly

Advisor at CANOPY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS

SANFORD, NC

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 12:02 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 3
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Aug 14, 2019 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: CANOPY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS
Current firm class: state registeredderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Oct 1, 2004earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 21derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Chartered Financial Consultant
Exams: S66
First exam: Feb 27, 2019
First registration: Aug 14, 2019
Dual registered: no
Other names: Zeke Kelly|Michael Steven Kelly|Michael Kelly
IAPD individual key: 7064859

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
CANOPY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS	State registered	Oct 7, 2024	n/a	yes	SANFORD, NC	Current employment
MWA FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 11, 2023	Nov 25, 2024	no	Sanford, NC\|Raleigh, NC\|Sanford, NC	Previous registration
FIRST CITIZENS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 23, 2022	Mar 28, 2022	no	Raleigh, NC	Previous registration
FIRST CITIZENS INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Oct 6, 2021	Sep 6, 2022	no	Raleigh, NC	Previous registration
PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 3, 2020	Oct 6, 2021	no	Raleigh, NC\|Sanford, NC\|Sanford, NC	Previous registration
MWA FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 14, 2019	Feb 4, 2020	no	Raleigh, NC\|Sanford, NC	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
MWA FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	CANOPY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS	Nov 25, 2024	Oct 7, 2024	-49	Firm change after gap	RIA to state RIA
FIRST CITIZENS INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.	FIRST CITIZENS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC	Sep 6, 2022	Mar 23, 2022	-167	Firm change after gap	Ibd to RIA
FIRST CITIZENS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC	MWA FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Mar 28, 2022	Aug 11, 2023	501	Firm change after gap	RIA to RIA
PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.	FIRST CITIZENS INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.	Oct 6, 2021	Oct 6, 2021	0	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
MWA FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.	Feb 4, 2020	Mar 3, 2020	28	Firm change	RIA to ibd

Team moves

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

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
44430:140777:NC:2022-09-06	Sep 6, 2022	Mar 23, 2022	RALEIGH, NC	Firm change after gap

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ CANOPY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Oct 7, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MWA FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 11, 2023 to Nov 25, 2024factForm ADV
→ FIRST CITIZENS INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 6, 2021 to Sep 6, 2022factForm ADV
→ FIRST CITIZENS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 23, 2022 to Mar 28, 2022factForm ADV
→ PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 3, 2020 to Oct 6, 2021factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Nov 25, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Michael Steven Kelly left Mwa Financial Services, Inc. for Canopy Financial Solutions (registered 2024-10-07)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Sep 6, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Michael Steven Kelly left First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. for First Citizens Asset Management, Inc (registered 2022-03-23)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Mar 28, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Michael Steven Kelly left First Citizens Asset Management, Inc for Mwa Financial Services, Inc. (registered 2023-08-11)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago