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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner22 years in industry

NICHOLAS JOSEPH HICKLY

Advisor at THE INVESTMENT COUNSEL COMPANY

LAS VEGAS, NV

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 2:56 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jul 28, 2004 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: THE INVESTMENT COUNSEL COMPANY
Current firm class: independent wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Jul 26, 2004earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 22derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66
First exam: Jul 26, 2004
First registration: Jul 28, 2004
Dual registered: no
Other names: NICHOLAS JOSEPH HICKLY
IAPD individual key: 4805933

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
THE INVESTMENT COUNSEL COMPANY	Independent wealth	Mar 12, 2026	n/a	yes	LAS VEGAS, NV	Current employment
UNITED CAPITAL FINANCIAL ADVISORS	Independent wealth	Apr 24, 2012	Aug 8, 2014	no	LAS VEGAS, NV	Previous registration
CHASE INVESTMENT SERVICES CORP.	Former SEC adviser	Jun 2, 2009	Apr 17, 2012	no	LAS VEGAS, NV\|LAS VEGAS, NV\|LAS VEGAS, NV\|LAS VEGAS, NV\|LAS VEGAS, NV\|LAS VEGAS, NV\|LAS VEGAS, NV\|NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV\|NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV\|LAS VEGAS, NV\|LAS VEGAS, NV\|LAS VEGAS, NV\|NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Jun 6, 2008	Feb 17, 2009	no	LAS VEGAS, NV	Previous registration
EDWARD JONES	National bd RIA	Oct 25, 2006	Jun 12, 2008	no	LAS VEGAS, NV	Previous registration
FEDERATED INVESTMENT COUNSELING	Institutional manager	Jul 28, 2004	Sep 26, 2006	no	PITTSBURGH, PA	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
UNITED CAPITAL FINANCIAL ADVISORS	THE INVESTMENT COUNSEL COMPANY	Aug 8, 2014	Mar 12, 2026	4,234	Firm change after gap	Other
CHASE INVESTMENT SERVICES CORP.	UNITED CAPITAL FINANCIAL ADVISORS	Apr 17, 2012	Apr 24, 2012	7	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	CHASE INVESTMENT SERVICES CORP.	Feb 17, 2009	Jun 2, 2009	105	Firm change	Other
EDWARD JONES	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Jun 12, 2008	Jun 6, 2008	-6	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse
FEDERATED INVESTMENT COUNSELING	EDWARD JONES	Sep 26, 2006	Oct 25, 2006	29	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ THE INVESTMENT COUNSEL COMPANYRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Mar 12, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ UNITED CAPITAL FINANCIAL ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 24, 2012 to Aug 8, 2014factForm ADV
→ CHASE INVESTMENT SERVICES CORP.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 2, 2009 to Apr 17, 2012factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 6, 2008 to Feb 17, 2009factForm ADV
→ EDWARD JONESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 25, 2006 to Jun 12, 2008factForm ADV
→ FEDERATED INVESTMENT COUNSELINGRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 28, 2004 to Sep 26, 2006factForm ADV

Dated events

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