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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner|Chartered Financial Consultant29 years in industry

WILLIAM MICHAEL BAXTER

Advisor at PALADIN PARTNERS

HARTLAND, WI

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 6:17 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jan 12, 2004 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: PALADIN PARTNERS
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: Dec 11, 1996earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 29derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 6derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Designations: Certified Financial Planner|Chartered Financial Consultant
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Dec 11, 1996
First registration: Jan 12, 2004
Dual registered: no
Other names: WILLIAM M BAXTER
IAPD individual key: 2816654

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
PALADIN PARTNERS	Independent wealth	May 26, 2020	n/a	yes	HARTLAND, WI	Current employment
NEXT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jun 26, 2009	Sep 14, 2009	no	HOUSTON, TX\|DELAFIELD, WI	Previous registration
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Apr 21, 2006	Jun 16, 2009	no	DELAFIELD, WI	Previous registration
PALADIN PARTNERS	Independent wealth	Aug 30, 2004	Mar 27, 2006	no	MENOMONEE FALLS, WI	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Jan 12, 2004	Mar 17, 2005	no	DELAFIELD, WI	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
NEXT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	PALADIN PARTNERS	Sep 14, 2009	May 26, 2020	3,907	Firm change after gap	Other
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	NEXT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	Jun 16, 2009	Jun 26, 2009	10	Firm change	Other
PALADIN PARTNERS	MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	Mar 27, 2006	Apr 21, 2006	25	Firm change	Other
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	PALADIN PARTNERS	Mar 17, 2005	Aug 30, 2004	-199	Firm change after gap	Wirehouse to RIA

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ PALADIN PARTNERSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 30, 2004 to Mar 27, 2006factForm ADV
→ NEXT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 26, 2009 to Sep 14, 2009factForm ADV
→ MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 21, 2006 to Jun 16, 2009factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 12, 2004 to Mar 17, 2005factForm ADV

Dated events

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