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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Plannerdual registered (broker-dealer)10 years in industry

Mercedes Nicole McFarland

Advisor at CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC

BRIDGEVILLE, PA

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Relationships: 8
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Aug 17, 2016 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC
Current firm class: broker-dealer affiliated wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Jun 1, 2016earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 10derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 7
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66
First exam: Aug 15, 2016
First registration: Aug 17, 2016
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 6663238

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
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 29, 2023	n/a	yes	BRIDGEVILLE, PA	Current employment
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	Wirehouse	Oct 2, 2020	Apr 6, 2022	no	Canonsburg, PA\|Cranberry Township, PA\|Canonsburg, PA\|Wilkinsburg, PA\|Homestead, PA\|Bridgeville, PA	Previous registration
CITIZENS SECURITIES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jul 27, 2020	Aug 26, 2020	no	MONROEVILLE, PA\|ALLISON PARK, PA	Previous registration
CITIZENS SECURITIES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jul 8, 2019	Jul 23, 2020	no	GIBSONIA, PA\|ALLISON PARK, PA\|ALTOONA, PA\|WASHINGTON, PA\|ROARING SPRING, PA\|WASHINGTON, PA\|MONROEVILLE, PA\|ALTOONA, PA\|GLENSHAW, PA	Previous registration
FEDERATED GLOBAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP.	Asset manager	Oct 7, 2016	Jul 5, 2019	no	New York, NY	Previous registration
MDT ADVISERS, A DIVISION OF FEDERATED MDTA LLC	Asset manager	Aug 22, 2016	Jul 5, 2019	no	Boston, MA	Previous registration
FEDERATED INVESTMENT COUNSELING	Institutional manager	Aug 17, 2016	Jul 5, 2019	no	Pittsburgh, PA	Previous registration
FEDERATED SECURITIES CORP.	No RAUM reported	Aug 17, 2016	Jul 5, 2019	no	PITTSBURGH, PA	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
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Apr 6, 2022	Jun 29, 2023	449	Firm change after gap	Wirehouse to ibd
CITIZENS SECURITIES, INC.	J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	Aug 26, 2020	Oct 2, 2020	37	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse
FEDERATED INVESTMENT COUNSELING	MDT ADVISERS, A DIVISION OF FEDERATED MDTA LLC	Jul 5, 2019	Aug 22, 2016	-1,047	Channel change	Other
FEDERATED GLOBAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP.	CITIZENS SECURITIES, INC.	Jul 5, 2019	Jul 8, 2019	3	Firm change	Other
MDT ADVISERS, A DIVISION OF FEDERATED MDTA LLC	FEDERATED GLOBAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP.	Jul 5, 2019	Oct 7, 2016	-1,001	Channel change	Other
FEDERATED SECURITIES CORP.	FEDERATED INVESTMENT COUNSELING	Jul 5, 2019	Aug 17, 2016	-1,052	Channel change	Other

Team moves

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

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
109355:106277:MA:2019-07-05	Jul 5, 2019	Oct 7, 2016	BOSTON, MA	Firm change after gap

Relationships

Registered with (7)

→ CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jun 29, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 2, 2020 to Apr 6, 2022factForm ADV
→ CITIZENS SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 27, 2020 to Aug 26, 2020factForm ADV
→ FEDERATED INVESTMENT COUNSELINGRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 17, 2016 to Jul 5, 2019factForm ADV
→ FEDERATED GLOBAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 7, 2016 to Jul 5, 2019factForm ADV
→ MDT ADVISERS, A DIVISION OF FEDERATED MDTA LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 22, 2016 to Jul 5, 2019factForm ADV
→ FEDERATED SECURITIES CORP.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 17, 2016 to Jul 5, 2019factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Apr 6, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Mercedes Nicole Mcfarland left J.P. Morgan Securities Llc for Cetera Investment Advisers Llc (registered 2023-06-29)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago