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RIA / WealthAdvisor30 years in industry

MICHAEL CHARLES MATTISON

Advisor at PLANVEST FINANCIAL, INC.

GAITHERSBURG, MD

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Relationships: 6
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Aug 4, 1999 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: PLANVEST FINANCIAL, INC.
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: Apr 1, 1996earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 30derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 8derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Apr 1, 1996
First registration: Aug 4, 1999
Dual registered: no
Other names: MIKE MATTISON
IAPD individual key: 2723042

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
PLANVEST FINANCIAL, INC.	Independent wealth	Jan 2, 2018	n/a	yes	GAITHERSBURG, MD	Current employment
RESEARCH FINANCIAL STRATEGIES	Independent wealth	Dec 12, 2011	Aug 3, 2012	no	ROCKVILLE, MD	Previous registration
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Nov 18, 2011	May 9, 2018	no	ROCKVILLE, MD\|GAITHERSBURG, MD\|GAITHERSBURG, MD	Previous registration
CENTAURUS FINANCIAL, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 31, 2006	Nov 18, 2011	no	LEESBURG, VA\|LEESBURG, VA\|GAITHERSBURG, MD	Previous registration
USALLIANZ SECURITIES, INC.	n/a	Sep 18, 2003	Jul 24, 2006	no	LEESBURG, VA\|ROSEVILLE, MN\|LEESBURG, VA\|LEESBURG, VA	Previous registration
CETERA ADVISORS LLC	Former SEC adviser	Aug 4, 1999	Oct 2, 2003	no	POTOMAC, 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
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	RESEARCH FINANCIAL STRATEGIES	May 9, 2018	Dec 12, 2011	-2,340	Firm change after gap	Other
RESEARCH FINANCIAL STRATEGIES	PLANVEST FINANCIAL, INC.	Aug 3, 2012	Jan 2, 2018	1,978	Firm change after gap	Other
CENTAURUS FINANCIAL, INC.	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Nov 18, 2011	Nov 18, 2011	0	Firm change	Other
USALLIANZ SECURITIES, INC.	CENTAURUS FINANCIAL, INC.	Jul 24, 2006	Aug 31, 2006	38	Firm change	Other
CETERA ADVISORS LLC	USALLIANZ SECURITIES, INC.	Oct 2, 2003	Sep 18, 2003	-14	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ PLANVEST FINANCIAL, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 2, 2018 to presentfactForm ADV
→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 18, 2011 to May 9, 2018factForm ADV
→ RESEARCH FINANCIAL STRATEGIESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 12, 2011 to Aug 3, 2012factForm ADV
→ CENTAURUS FINANCIAL, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 31, 2006 to Nov 18, 2011factForm ADV
→ USALLIANZ SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 18, 2003 to Jul 24, 2006factForm ADV
→ CETERA ADVISORS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 4, 1999 to Oct 2, 2003factForm ADV

Dated events

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