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MICHAEL PAUL OTTERSON

Advisor at ASCENTIS INDEPENDENT ADVISORS, LLC

DALLAS, TX | Bountiful, UT

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 4:03 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 9
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Sep 8, 2010 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: ASCENTIS INDEPENDENT ADVISORS, LLC
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: Jul 7, 2006earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 20derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 8
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 3
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: Jul 7, 2006
First registration: Sep 8, 2010
Dual registered: no
Other names: MICHAEL OTTERSON|MICHAEL PAUL OTTERSON|MICHAEL PAUL OTTERSON
IAPD individual key: 5143631

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
ASCENTIS INDEPENDENT ADVISORS, LLC	Independent wealth	Jan 8, 2026	n/a	yes	Bountiful, UT\|DALLAS, TX	Current employment
FREEDOM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.	Independent wealth	Dec 1, 2023	Dec 16, 2025	no	SOUTH WINDSOR, CT\|Bountiful, UT	Previous registration
3D/L CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Apr 8, 2021	Dec 21, 2023	no	BOUNTIFUL, UT\|HARTFORD, CT	Previous registration
3D ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	Former SEC adviser	May 14, 2020	Mar 31, 2021	no	Bountiful, UT	Previous registration
POGSON & MATT WEALTH MANAGEMENT GROUP	State registered	Jul 2, 2019	Mar 30, 2020	no	PHOENIX, AZ\|Bountiful, UT	Previous registration
FIDELITY PERSONAL AND WORKPLACE ADVISORS	Former SEC adviser	Jul 13, 2018	Jan 14, 2019	no	BOSTON, MA	Previous registration
STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC	National bd RIA	Apr 19, 2018	Jul 13, 2018	no	SALT LAKE CITY, UT	Previous registration
TRANSAMERICA RETIREMENT ADVISORS, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 30, 2014	Jun 7, 2017	no	NORTH SALT LAKE, UT\|Bountiful, UT	Previous registration
STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC	National bd RIA	Sep 8, 2010	Sep 18, 2014	no	SALT LAKE CITY, UT	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
FREEDOM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.	ASCENTIS INDEPENDENT ADVISORS, LLC	Dec 16, 2025	Jan 8, 2026	23	Firm change	RIA to RIA
3D/L CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	FREEDOM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.	Dec 21, 2023	Dec 1, 2023	-20	Channel change	RIA to RIA
3D ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	3D/L CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	Mar 31, 2021	Apr 8, 2021	8	Firm change	RIA to RIA
POGSON & MATT WEALTH MANAGEMENT GROUP	3D ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	Mar 30, 2020	May 14, 2020	45	Firm change	Other
FIDELITY PERSONAL AND WORKPLACE ADVISORS	POGSON & MATT WEALTH MANAGEMENT GROUP	Jan 14, 2019	Jul 2, 2019	169	Firm change	Ibd to state RIA
STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC	FIDELITY PERSONAL AND WORKPLACE ADVISORS	Jul 13, 2018	Jul 13, 2018	0	Bulk transfer	Ibd to new firm
TRANSAMERICA RETIREMENT ADVISORS, LLC	STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC	Jun 7, 2017	Apr 19, 2018	316	Firm change	Other
STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC	TRANSAMERICA RETIREMENT ADVISORS, LLC	Sep 18, 2014	Sep 30, 2014	12	Firm change	Other

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
283304:126052:CT:2023-12-21	Dec 21, 2023	Dec 1, 2023	HARTFORD, CT	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (8)

→ ASCENTIS INDEPENDENT ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 8, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ FREEDOM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 1, 2023 to Dec 16, 2025factForm ADV
→ 3D/L CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 8, 2021 to Dec 21, 2023factForm ADV
→ 3D ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 14, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021factForm ADV
→ POGSON & MATT WEALTH MANAGEMENT GROUPRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 2, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020factForm ADV
→ FIDELITY PERSONAL AND WORKPLACE ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 13, 2018 to Jan 14, 2019factForm ADV
→ STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 19, 2018 to Jul 13, 2018factForm ADV
→ TRANSAMERICA RETIREMENT ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 30, 2014 to Jun 7, 2017factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Dec 16, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Michael Paul Otterson left Freedom Investment Management, Inc. for Ascentis Independent Advisors, Llc (registered 2026-01-08)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago