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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)16 years in industry

MICHAEL JOSEPH GERMANA

Advisor at WELLS FARGO ADVISORS

POTTSTOWN, PA | WAYNE, PA | RADNOR, PA | PHOENIXVILLE, PA

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Relationships: 4
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Nov 10, 2010 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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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: Jun 18, 2010earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 16derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 9derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S66
First exam: Jun 18, 2010
First registration: Nov 10, 2010
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: MICHAEL JOSEPH GERMANA|MICHAEL J GERMANA
IAPD individual key: 5707676

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	Mar 7, 2017	n/a	yes	RADNOR, PA\|PHOENIXVILLE, PA\|POTTSTOWN, PA\|WAYNE, PA	Current employment
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Dec 21, 2015	Mar 8, 2017	no	WYOMISSING, PA\|BLUE BELL, PA	Previous registration
CITIZENS SECURITIES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	May 15, 2012	Dec 21, 2015	no	PHILADELPHIA, PA\|YEADON, PA\|PHILADELPHIA, PA\|UPPER DARBY, PA\|PHILADELPHIA, PA\|PHILADELPHIA, PA\|PHILADELPHIA, PA\|POTTSTOWN, PA\|JENKINTOWN, PA\|PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Nov 10, 2010	May 14, 2012	no	PENNINGTON, NJ\|BALA CYNWYD, 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
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Mar 8, 2017	Mar 7, 2017	-1	Firm change	Other
CITIZENS SECURITIES, INC.	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Dec 21, 2015	Dec 21, 2015	0	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	CITIZENS SECURITIES, INC.	May 14, 2012	May 15, 2012	1	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Mar 7, 2017 to presentfactForm ADV
→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 21, 2015 to Mar 8, 2017factForm ADV
→ CITIZENS SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 15, 2012 to Dec 21, 2015factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 10, 2010 to May 14, 2012factForm ADV

Dated events

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