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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)44 years in industry

MICHAEL GEORGE RICHARDSON

Advisor at WELLS FARGO ADVISORS

SAN JOSE, CA | SARATOGA, CA

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 8:02 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 11
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Sep 9, 2002 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: Aug 5, 1982earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 44derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 6derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 10
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Aug 5, 1982
First registration: Sep 9, 2002
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: MICHAEL GEORGE HRICHISON|HAMMER HRICHISON|MICHAEL GEORGE RICHARDSON|MICHAEL RICHARDSON
IAPD individual key: 1003784

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	May 6, 2020	n/a	yes	SAN JOSE, CA\|SARATOGA, CA	Current employment
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	May 14, 2019	Apr 29, 2020	no	SAN JOSE, CA\|Pleasanton, CA	Previous registration
EDWARD JONES	National bd RIA	Aug 10, 2018	Apr 10, 2019	no	SUNNYVALE, CA\|SUNNYVALE, CA	Previous registration
EDELMAN FINANCIAL ENGINES	Independent wealth	Jun 15, 2017	Jan 19, 2018	no	SANTA CLARA, CA	Previous registration
COMERICA SECURITIES	Former SEC adviser	Jul 20, 2015	Jun 13, 2017	no	PALO ALOT, CA\|SAN FRANCISCO, CA\|PALO ALTO, CA\|SAN JOSE, CA	Previous registration
QUEST CAPITAL STRATEGIES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Apr 17, 2015	Jul 27, 2015	no	LOS GATOS, CA\|LAGUNA HILLS, CA\|LAGUNA HILLS, CA	Previous registration
STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC	National bd RIA	Feb 12, 2013	Apr 30, 2013	no	LOS GATOS, CA	Previous registration
TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jan 31, 2007	Apr 20, 2012	no	CAMPBELL, CA	Previous registration
TD AMERITRADE, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jan 31, 2007	Apr 20, 2012	no	CAMPBELL, CA\|San Mateo, CA\|CAMPBELL, CA	Previous registration
QUEST CAPITAL STRATEGIES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Oct 28, 2005	Apr 21, 2006	no	DALLAS, TX	Previous registration
QUICK & REILLY, INC.	n/a	Sep 9, 2002	Sep 10, 2004	no	BETHLEHEM, 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
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Apr 29, 2020	May 6, 2020	7	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse
EDWARD JONES	MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	Apr 10, 2019	May 14, 2019	34	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
EDELMAN FINANCIAL ENGINES	EDWARD JONES	Jan 19, 2018	Aug 10, 2018	203	Firm change	Other
COMERICA SECURITIES	EDELMAN FINANCIAL ENGINES	Jun 13, 2017	Jun 15, 2017	2	Firm change	Other
QUEST CAPITAL STRATEGIES, INC.	COMERICA SECURITIES	Jul 27, 2015	Jul 20, 2015	-7	Firm change	Other
STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC	QUEST CAPITAL STRATEGIES, INC.	Apr 30, 2013	Apr 17, 2015	717	Firm change after gap	Other
TD AMERITRADE, INC.	TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	Apr 20, 2012	Jan 31, 2007	-1,906	Channel change	Other
TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC	Apr 20, 2012	Feb 12, 2013	298	Firm change	Other
QUEST CAPITAL STRATEGIES, INC.	TD AMERITRADE, INC.	Apr 21, 2006	Jan 31, 2007	285	Firm change	Other
QUICK & REILLY, INC.	QUEST CAPITAL STRATEGIES, INC.	Sep 10, 2004	Oct 28, 2005	413	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (10)

→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
May 6, 2020 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 14, 2019 to Apr 29, 2020factForm ADV
→ EDWARD JONESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 10, 2018 to Apr 10, 2019factForm ADV
→ EDELMAN FINANCIAL ENGINESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 15, 2017 to Jan 19, 2018factForm ADV
→ COMERICA SECURITIESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 20, 2015 to Jun 13, 2017factForm ADV
→ QUEST CAPITAL STRATEGIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 17, 2015 to Jul 27, 2015factForm ADV
→ STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 12, 2013 to Apr 30, 2013factForm ADV
→ TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 31, 2007 to Apr 20, 2012factForm ADV
→ TD AMERITRADE, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 31, 2007 to Apr 20, 2012factForm ADV
→ QUICK & REILLY, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 9, 2002 to Sep 10, 2004factForm ADV

Dated events

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