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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Plannerdual registered (broker-dealer)15 years in industry

MATTHEW SCOTT TRINK

Advisor at VANGUARD ADVISERS, INC.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 11:01 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jan 17, 2012 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: VANGUARD ADVISERS, 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 6, 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: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: Aug 6, 2011
First registration: Jan 17, 2012
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: MATT SCOTT TRINK|MATT TRINK|MATTHEW SCOTT TRINK|MATTHEW S TRINK|MATTHEW TRINK|MATT S TRINK
IAPD individual key: 5883022

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
VANGUARD ADVISERS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Nov 12, 2025	n/a	yes	SCOTTSDALE, AZ	Current employment
FORM PROSPERITY WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC	Independent wealth	Mar 6, 2024	Nov 6, 2024	no	CHANDLER, AZ	Previous registration
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.	National bd RIA	Dec 6, 2018	Jan 18, 2024	no	Phoenix, AZ\|Phoenix, AZ	Previous registration
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	National bd RIA	Jan 17, 2012	Aug 20, 2015	no	SCOTTSDALE, AZ\|SCOTTSDALE, AZ\|SCOTTSDALE, AZ	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
FORM PROSPERITY WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC	VANGUARD ADVISERS, INC.	Nov 6, 2024	Nov 12, 2025	371	Firm change	RIA to ibd
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.	FORM PROSPERITY WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC	Jan 18, 2024	Mar 6, 2024	48	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.	Aug 20, 2015	Dec 6, 2018	1,204	Firm change after gap	Ibd to ibd

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ VANGUARD ADVISERS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Nov 12, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ FORM PROSPERITY WEALTH ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 6, 2024 to Nov 6, 2024factForm ADV
→ CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 6, 2018 to Jan 18, 2024factForm ADV
→ EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 17, 2012 to Aug 20, 2015factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Nov 6, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Matthew Scott Trink left Form Prosperity Wealth Advisors, Llc for Vanguard Advisers, Inc. (registered 2025-11-12)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Jan 18, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Matthew Scott Trink left Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. for Form Prosperity Wealth Advisors, Llc (registered 2024-03-06)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago