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RIA / WealthAdvisorChartered Financial Consultantdual registered (broker-dealer)23 years in industry

LORA NICKEL

Advisor at WELLS FARGO ADVISORS

EDINA, MN | BOCA RATON, FL

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 5:07 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Nov 2, 2012 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: WELLS FARGO ADVISORS
Current firm class: wirehousederived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Jun 25, 2003earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 23derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Chartered Financial Consultant
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: Jun 25, 2003
First registration: Nov 2, 2012
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: LORA JEAN FISH|LORA JEAN BETTENDORF|Lora Jean Nickel
IAPD individual key: 4412872

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
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Apr 17, 2026	n/a	yes	BOCA RATON, FL\|EDINA, MN	Current employment
THE OAK RIDGE FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC	Independent wealth	Jan 29, 2024	Feb 13, 2026	no	GOLDEN VALLEY, MN	Previous registration
TRANSAMERICA RETIREMENT ADVISORS, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 17, 2020	Dec 15, 2020	no	St. Paul, MN	Previous registration
THRIVENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 5, 2019	Mar 13, 2020	no	GOLDEN VALLEY, MN\|VADNAIS HEIGHTS, MN	Previous registration
CETERA ADVISOR NETWORKS LLC	Former SEC adviser	Mar 27, 2017	Aug 23, 2019	no	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Nov 2, 2012	Jul 6, 2015	no	MINNEAPOLIS, MN\|WAYZATA, MN\|BLOOMINGTON, MN	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
THE OAK RIDGE FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Feb 13, 2026	Apr 17, 2026	63	Firm change	RIA to wirehouse
TRANSAMERICA RETIREMENT ADVISORS, LLC	THE OAK RIDGE FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC	Dec 15, 2020	Jan 29, 2024	1,140	Firm change after gap	Ibd to RIA
THRIVENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.	TRANSAMERICA RETIREMENT ADVISORS, LLC	Mar 13, 2020	Mar 17, 2020	4	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
CETERA ADVISOR NETWORKS LLC	THRIVENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.	Aug 23, 2019	Sep 5, 2019	13	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	CETERA ADVISOR NETWORKS LLC	Jul 6, 2015	Mar 27, 2017	630	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Apr 17, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ THE OAK RIDGE FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 29, 2024 to Feb 13, 2026factForm ADV
→ TRANSAMERICA RETIREMENT ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 17, 2020 to Dec 15, 2020factForm ADV
→ THRIVENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 5, 2019 to Mar 13, 2020factForm ADV
→ CETERA ADVISOR NETWORKS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 27, 2017 to Aug 23, 2019factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 2, 2012 to Jul 6, 2015factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Feb 13, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Lora Nickel left The Oak Ridge Financial Services Group, Inc for Wells Fargo Advisors (registered 2026-04-17)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago