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RIA / WealthAdvisor11 years in industry

Nicholas Stephen Lamb

Advisor at CREATIVE PLANNING

OVERLAND PARK, KS | Chicago, IL

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 1:37 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jul 25, 2016 to Sep 15, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: CREATIVE PLANNING
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: Jan 1, 2015earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 11derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S66
First exam: Jul 21, 2016
First registration: Jul 25, 2016
Dual registered: no
Other names: Nicholas S Lamb
IAPD individual key: 6643103

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
CREATIVE PLANNING	Independent wealth	Jan 14, 2026	n/a	yes	OVERLAND PARK, KS\|Chicago, IL\|Chicago, IL	Current employment
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 22, 2024	Jan 14, 2026	no	Chicago, IL	Previous registration
CETERA ADVISORS LLC	Former SEC adviser	Mar 15, 2024	Mar 22, 2024	no	Chicago, IL\|Chicago, IL\|ST CLOUD, MN	Previous registration
CREATIVE PLANNING INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS, LLC	Institutional manager	Oct 8, 2018	Jan 2, 2026	no	Chicago, IL\|NEWPORT BEACH, CA\|Chicago, IL	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Jul 25, 2016	Oct 11, 2018	no	CHICAGO, IL	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	CREATIVE PLANNING	Jan 14, 2026	Jan 14, 2026	0	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
CREATIVE PLANNING INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS, LLC	CETERA ADVISORS LLC	Jan 2, 2026	Mar 15, 2024	-658	Firm change after gap	Other
CETERA ADVISORS LLC	CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Mar 22, 2024	Mar 22, 2024	0	Bulk transfer	Ibd to ibd
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	CREATIVE PLANNING INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS, LLC	Oct 11, 2018	Oct 8, 2018	-3	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ CREATIVE PLANNINGRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 14, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 22, 2024 to Jan 14, 2026factForm ADV
→ CREATIVE PLANNING INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 8, 2018 to Jan 2, 2026factForm ADV
→ CETERA ADVISORS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 15, 2024 to Mar 22, 2024factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 25, 2016 to Oct 11, 2018factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jan 14, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Nicholas Stephen Lamb left Cetera Investment Advisers Llc for Creative Planning (registered 2026-01-14)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Jan 2, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Nicholas Stephen Lamb left Creative Planning Institutional Advisors, Llc for Cetera Advisors Llc (registered 2024-03-15)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago