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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)42 years in industry

Michael Merritt Talbot

Advisor at TLG ADVISORS, INC.

SUMMIT, NJ | New Orleans, LA

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 9:59 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: May 3, 2002 to Sep 15, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: TLG ADVISORS, 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: Sep 13, 1984earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 42derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S66
First exam: Sep 13, 1984
First registration: May 3, 2002
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: MICHAEL MERRITT TALBOT|M Merritt Talbot|Merritt Talbot|M. MERRITT TALBOT
IAPD individual key: 1296293

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
TLG ADVISORS, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 3, 2025	n/a	yes	SUMMIT, NJ\|New Orleans, LA	Current employment
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 10, 2022	Nov 20, 2023	no	NEW ORLEANS, LA\|COVINGTON, LA\|BATON ROUGE, LA\|NEW ORLEANS, LA	Previous registration
HANCOCK WHITNEY INVESTMENT SERVICES INC.	Independent wealth	Nov 2, 2017	Aug 10, 2022	no	NEW ORLEANS, LA\|NEW ORLEANS, LA\|MANDEVILLE, LA\|BATON ROUGE, LA\|NEW ORLEANS, LA\|HARVEY, LA\|BAKER, LA\|BATON ROUGE, LA\|MANDEVILLE, LA\|BAKER, LA\|COVINGTON, LA	Previous registration
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 26, 2015	Oct 2, 2017	no	NEW ORLEANS, LA\|SAN DIEGO, CA\|NEW ORLEANS, LA	Previous registration
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL ADVISORS LLC	n/a	Jul 2, 2008	Oct 10, 2013	no	MELVILLE, NY	Previous registration
CAPITAL ONE INVESTMENTS, LLC	n/a	May 3, 2002	Aug 13, 2008	no	NEW ORLEANS, LA\|NEW ORLEANS, LA\|NEW ORLEANS, LA\|DALLAS, TX\|PLANO, TX\|NEW ORLEANS, LA\|DALLAS, TX\|HOUSTON, TX\|HOUSTON, TX\|MANDEVILLE, LA\|HOUSTON, TX\|AUSTIN, TX\|HOUSTON, TX\|COLUMBUS, TX\|HARLINGEN, TX\|HOUSTON, TX\|HOUSTON, TX\|BRENHAM, TX\|PORT LAVACA, TX\|BAY CITY, TX\|HOUSTON, TX\|CORPUS CHRISTI, TX\|SEALY, TX\|KATY, TX	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
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	TLG ADVISORS, INC.	Nov 20, 2023	Sep 3, 2025	653	Firm change after gap	Ibd to ibd
HANCOCK WHITNEY INVESTMENT SERVICES INC.	CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Aug 10, 2022	Aug 10, 2022	0	Bulk transfer	Ibd to ibd
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	HANCOCK WHITNEY INVESTMENT SERVICES INC.	Oct 2, 2017	Nov 2, 2017	31	Firm change	Other
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL ADVISORS LLC	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Oct 10, 2013	Jan 26, 2015	473	Firm change after gap	Other
CAPITAL ONE INVESTMENTS, LLC	CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL ADVISORS LLC	Aug 13, 2008	Jul 2, 2008	-42	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ TLG ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Sep 3, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 10, 2022 to Nov 20, 2023factForm ADV
→ HANCOCK WHITNEY INVESTMENT SERVICES INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 2, 2017 to Aug 10, 2022factForm ADV
→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 26, 2015 to Oct 2, 2017factForm ADV
→ CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL ADVISORS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 2, 2008 to Oct 10, 2013factForm ADV
→ CAPITAL ONE INVESTMENTS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 3, 2002 to Aug 13, 2008factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Nov 20, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Michael Merritt Talbot left Cetera Investment Advisers Llc for Tlg Advisors, Inc. (registered 2025-09-03)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago