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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner30 years in industry

MICHAEL SCOTT VAN SANT

Advisor at NORTHWEST ASSET MANAGEMENT

MERCER ISLAND, WA | Snoqualmie, WA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 18, 2026, 10:04 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 7
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jun 20, 2002 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: NORTHWEST ASSET MANAGEMENT
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 17, 1996earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 30derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 4derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: Jan 17, 1996
First registration: Jun 20, 2002
Dual registered: no
Other names: MIKE VANSANT|MICHAEL SCOTT VANSANT|MICHAEL SCOTT VAN-SANT
IAPD individual key: 2683791

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
NORTHWEST ASSET MANAGEMENT	Independent wealth	May 10, 2022	n/a	yes	MERCER ISLAND, WA\|Snoqualmie, WA	Current employment
Merriman	Former SEC adviser	Jun 11, 2014	May 9, 2022	no	SEATTLE, WA\|Snoqualmie, WA	Previous registration
EMPIRICAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Independent wealth	Jul 27, 2010	May 23, 2014	no	SEATTLE, WA	Previous registration
DIRECTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES	n/a	Apr 4, 2008	Dec 15, 2008	no	SEATTLE, WA	Previous registration
EMPIRICAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Mar 26, 2007	Nov 19, 2010	no	PORTLAND, OR	Previous registration
THE PACIFIC FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	Independent wealth	Jan 3, 2005	Mar 15, 2007	no	BELLEVUE, WA	Previous registration
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.	National bd RIA	Jun 20, 2002	Aug 31, 2004	no	BELLEVUE, WA	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
Merriman	NORTHWEST ASSET MANAGEMENT	May 9, 2022	May 10, 2022	1	Firm change	RIA to RIA
EMPIRICAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Merriman	May 23, 2014	Jun 11, 2014	19	Firm change	Other
EMPIRICAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	DIRECTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES	Nov 19, 2010	Apr 4, 2008	-959	Firm change after gap	Other
DIRECTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES	EMPIRICAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Dec 15, 2008	Jul 27, 2010	589	Firm change after gap	Other
THE PACIFIC FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	EMPIRICAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Mar 15, 2007	Mar 26, 2007	11	Firm change	Other
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.	THE PACIFIC FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	Aug 31, 2004	Jan 3, 2005	125	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (7)

→ NORTHWEST ASSET MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
May 10, 2022 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MERRIMANRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 11, 2014 to May 9, 2022factForm ADV
→ EMPIRICAL WEALTH MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 27, 2010 to May 23, 2014factForm ADV
→ EMPIRICAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 26, 2007 to Nov 19, 2010factForm ADV
→ DIRECTIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 4, 2008 to Dec 15, 2008factForm ADV
→ THE PACIFIC FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 3, 2005 to Mar 15, 2007factForm ADV
→ CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 20, 2002 to Aug 31, 2004factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
May 9, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Michael Scott Van Sant left Merriman for Northwest Asset Management (registered 2022-05-10)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago