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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)26 years in industry

MICHAEL DAVID HOPKINS

Advisor at WELLS FARGO ADVISORS

THE VILLAGES, FL

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 3:34 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Oct 17, 2000 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: Aug 14, 2000earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 26derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 15derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Aug 14, 2000
First registration: Oct 17, 2000
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 4215619

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 12, 2011	n/a	yes	THE VILLAGES, FL	Current employment
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Jun 1, 2009	Jul 25, 2011	no	The Villages, FL	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	n/a	Apr 2, 2007	Jun 1, 2009	no	THE VILLAGES, FL	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	n/a	Jun 13, 2005	Apr 2, 2007	no	OCALA, FL\|THE VILLAGES, FL\|OCALA, FL	Previous registration
A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.	n/a	Oct 17, 2000	Jun 21, 2005	no	THE VILLAGES, FL	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
MORGAN STANLEY	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Jul 25, 2011	Jul 12, 2011	-13	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	MORGAN STANLEY	Jun 1, 2009	Jun 1, 2009	0	Bulk transfer	Other
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	Apr 2, 2007	Apr 2, 2007	0	Bulk transfer	Other
A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.	MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	Jun 21, 2005	Jun 13, 2005	-8	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jul 12, 2011 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 1, 2009 to Jul 25, 2011factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 2, 2007 to Jun 1, 2009factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 13, 2005 to Apr 2, 2007factForm ADV
→ A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 17, 2000 to Jun 21, 2005factForm ADV

Dated events

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