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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)35 years in industry

MICHAEL THOMAS DONALDSON

Advisor at CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.

Westlake, TX | San Diego, CA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 5:27 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 10
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Nov 21, 2002 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
Current firm class: national broker-dealer RIAderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Dec 10, 1990earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 35derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 4derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 9
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Dec 10, 1990
First registration: Nov 21, 2002
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: MICHAEL THOMAS DONALDSON|MICHAEL DONALDSON
IAPD individual key: 2097445

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
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.	National bd RIA	Jan 26, 2022	n/a	yes	San Diego, CA\|Westlake, TX	Current employment
TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Dec 24, 2014	Sep 7, 2023	no	JERSEY CITY, NJ\|San Diego, CA	Previous registration
TD AMERITRADE, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Dec 24, 2014	Oct 14, 2022	no	JERSEY CITY, NJ\|JERSEY CITY, NJ\|San Diego, CA\|Westlake, TX\|San Diego, CA	Previous registration
CUSO FINANCIAL SERVICES, L.P.	Former SEC adviser	Jan 7, 2013	Dec 8, 2014	no	BRIDGEWATER, NJ\|HILLSBOROUGH, NJ	Previous registration
PRIMERICA ADVISORS	National bd RIA	Jun 18, 2012	Dec 31, 2012	no	CRANFORD, NJ	Previous registration
CHASE INVESTMENT SERVICES CORP.	Former SEC adviser	Jul 28, 2008	Jul 28, 2010	no	HILLSIDE, NJ\|NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ\|UNION, NJ	Previous registration
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	May 27, 2008	Jul 31, 2008	no	FORT MILL, SC	Previous registration
IFMG SECURITIES, INC.	n/a	May 14, 2008	May 27, 2008	no	FAIRFIELD, NJ\|CEDAR GROVE, NJ\|WEST CALDWELL, NJ\|CALDWELL, NJ	Previous registration
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL ADVISORS LLC	n/a	Oct 2, 2007	May 5, 2008	no	MELVILLE, NY	Previous registration
QUICK & REILLY, INC.	n/a	Nov 21, 2002	Feb 26, 2003	no	RIDGEFIELD PARK, NJ	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
TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.	Sep 7, 2023	Jan 26, 2022	-589	Bulk transfer	RIA to ibd
TD AMERITRADE, INC.	TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	Oct 14, 2022	Dec 24, 2014	-2,851	Bulk transfer	Other
CUSO FINANCIAL SERVICES, L.P.	TD AMERITRADE, INC.	Dec 8, 2014	Dec 24, 2014	16	Firm change	Other
PRIMERICA ADVISORS	CUSO FINANCIAL SERVICES, L.P.	Dec 31, 2012	Jan 7, 2013	7	Firm change	Other
CHASE INVESTMENT SERVICES CORP.	PRIMERICA ADVISORS	Jul 28, 2010	Jun 18, 2012	691	Firm change after gap	Other
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	CHASE INVESTMENT SERVICES CORP.	Jul 31, 2008	Jul 28, 2008	-3	Firm change	Other
IFMG SECURITIES, INC.	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	May 27, 2008	May 27, 2008	0	Bulk transfer	Other
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL ADVISORS LLC	IFMG SECURITIES, INC.	May 5, 2008	May 14, 2008	9	Firm change	Other
QUICK & REILLY, INC.	CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL ADVISORS LLC	Feb 26, 2003	Oct 2, 2007	1,679	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (10)

→ CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 26, 2022 to presentfactForm ADV
→ TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 24, 2014 to Sep 7, 2023factForm ADV
→ TD AMERITRADE, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 24, 2014 to Oct 14, 2022factForm ADV
→ CUSO FINANCIAL SERVICES, L.P.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 7, 2013 to Dec 8, 2014factForm ADV
→ PRIMERICA ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 18, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012factForm ADV
→ CHASE INVESTMENT SERVICES CORP.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 28, 2008 to Jul 28, 2010factForm ADV
→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 27, 2008 to Jul 31, 2008factForm ADV
→ IFMG SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 14, 2008 to May 27, 2008factForm ADV
→ CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL ADVISORS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 2, 2007 to May 5, 2008factForm ADV
→ QUICK & REILLY, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 21, 2002 to Feb 26, 2003factForm ADV

Dated events

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