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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner22 years in industry

MATTHEW CULLEN CHENEY

Advisor at COMPOSITION WEALTH, LLC

Clarksville, MD | LOS ANGELES, CA

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 8:01 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Sep 2, 2004 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: COMPOSITION WEALTH, LLC
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: Sep 1, 2004earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 22derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66
First exam: Sep 1, 2004
First registration: Sep 2, 2004
Dual registered: no
IAPD individual key: 4798640

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
COMPOSITION WEALTH, LLC	Independent wealth	Jan 1, 2025	n/a	yes	LOS ANGELES, CA\|Clarksville, MD	Current employment
CONNECTUS WEALTH	Former SEC adviser	Jan 11, 2021	Jul 25, 2024	no	Hunt Valley, MD	Previous registration
HORAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT,LLC	Former SEC adviser	Dec 27, 2016	Dec 31, 2020	no	HUNT VALLEY, MD	Previous registration
STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC	National bd RIA	Aug 30, 2010	Jan 8, 2013	no	BETHESDA, MD	Previous registration
MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jun 4, 2008	May 18, 2010	no	ELKRIDGE, MD	Previous registration
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	National bd RIA	Sep 2, 2004	May 28, 2008	no	OWINGS MILLS, MD\|OWINGS MILLS, MD	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
CONNECTUS WEALTH	COMPOSITION WEALTH, LLC	Jul 25, 2024	Jan 1, 2025	160	Firm change	RIA to RIA
HORAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT,LLC	CONNECTUS WEALTH	Dec 31, 2020	Jan 11, 2021	11	Firm change	RIA to new firm
STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC	HORAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT,LLC	Jan 8, 2013	Dec 27, 2016	1,449	Firm change after gap	Other
MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC	May 18, 2010	Aug 30, 2010	104	Firm change	Other
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	May 28, 2008	Jun 4, 2008	7	Firm change	Other

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
106415:310912:MD:2020-12-31	Dec 31, 2020	Jan 11, 2021	HUNT VALLEY, MD	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ COMPOSITION WEALTH, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 1, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CONNECTUS WEALTHRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 11, 2021 to Jul 25, 2024factForm ADV
→ HORAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT,LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 27, 2016 to Dec 31, 2020factForm ADV
→ STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 30, 2010 to Jan 8, 2013factForm ADV
→ MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 4, 2008 to May 18, 2010factForm ADV
→ AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 2, 2004 to May 28, 2008factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jul 25, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Matthew Cullen Cheney left Connectus Wealth for Composition Wealth, Llc (registered 2025-01-01)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago