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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)33 years in industry

DAVID MICHAEL BUTLER

Advisor at WELLS FARGO ADVISORS

ANNAPOLIS, MD | GIBSON ISLAND, MD

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Relationships: 4
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Nov 14, 1994 to Sep 15, 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: Oct 16, 1992earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 33derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 7derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Oct 16, 1992
First registration: Nov 14, 1994
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: DAVID BUTLER
IAPD individual key: 2270366

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	Jun 4, 2019	n/a	yes	ANNAPOLIS, MD\|GIBSON ISLAND, MD	Current employment
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Jun 1, 2009	Jun 3, 2019	no	BALTIMORE, MD\|Baltimore, MD	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	n/a	Nov 7, 2008	Jun 1, 2009	no	BALTIMORE, MD	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Nov 14, 1994	Nov 11, 2008	no	BALTIMORE, MD\|BALTIMORE, 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
MORGAN STANLEY	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Jun 3, 2019	Jun 4, 2019	1	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	MORGAN STANLEY	Jun 1, 2009	Jun 1, 2009	0	Bulk transfer	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	Nov 11, 2008	Nov 7, 2008	-4	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jun 4, 2019 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 1, 2009 to Jun 3, 2019factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 7, 2008 to Jun 1, 2009factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 14, 1994 to Nov 11, 2008factForm ADV

Dated events

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