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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Plannerdual registered (broker-dealer)17 years in industry

MATTHEW MICHAEL MCMANUS

Advisor at OPTIVEST, INC.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA

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Relationships: 7
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Nov 14, 2008 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: OPTIVEST, 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: Nov 13, 2008earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 17derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 7derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66
First exam: Nov 13, 2008
First registration: Nov 14, 2008
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: MATT MCMANUS
IAPD individual key: 5092477

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
OPTIVEST, INC.	Independent wealth	Dec 11, 2018	n/a	yes	SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA	Current employment
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 25, 2017	Dec 5, 2018	no	SAN DIEGO, CA\|SAN DIEGO, CA	Previous registration
MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Nov 6, 2012	Mar 25, 2017	no	SAN DIEGO, CA	Previous registration
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 15, 2011	Sep 25, 2012	no	BINGHAM FARMS, MI	Previous registration
UNITED PLANNERS' FINANCIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA A LIMITED PARTNER	Independent wealth	May 25, 2011	Jul 18, 2011	no	CYPRESS, CA	Previous registration
STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED	National bd RIA	Mar 25, 2009	May 26, 2011	no	MISSION VIEJO, CA	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Nov 14, 2008	Mar 26, 2009	no	IRVINE, CA\|SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA	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
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	OPTIVEST, INC.	Dec 5, 2018	Dec 11, 2018	6	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	Mar 25, 2017	Mar 25, 2017	0	Bulk transfer	Other
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Sep 25, 2012	Nov 6, 2012	42	Firm change	Other
UNITED PLANNERS' FINANCIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA A LIMITED PARTNER	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Jul 18, 2011	Aug 15, 2011	28	Firm change	Other
STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED	UNITED PLANNERS' FINANCIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA A LIMITED PARTNER	May 26, 2011	May 25, 2011	-1	Firm change	Other
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED	Mar 26, 2009	Mar 25, 2009	-1	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd

Relationships

Registered with (7)

→ OPTIVEST, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Dec 11, 2018 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 25, 2017 to Dec 5, 2018factForm ADV
→ MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 6, 2012 to Mar 25, 2017factForm ADV
→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 15, 2011 to Sep 25, 2012factForm ADV
→ UNITED PLANNERS' FINANCIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA A LIMITED PARTNERRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 25, 2011 to Jul 18, 2011factForm ADV
→ STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 25, 2009 to May 26, 2011factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 14, 2008 to Mar 26, 2009factForm ADV

Dated events

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