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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)20 years in industry

MELISSA RAMONA TOWNES

Advisor at AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

Chester, VA | RICHMOND, VA

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Relationships: 4
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Oct 25, 2005 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC
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: Oct 25, 2005earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 20derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 7derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 3
Exams: S66
First exam: Jul 13, 2019
First registration: Oct 25, 2005
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: MELISSA RAMONA BEST
IAPD individual key: 2292729

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
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	National bd RIA	Jul 19, 2019	n/a	yes	RICHMOND, VA\|Chester, VA	Current employment
KANAWHA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	Independent wealth	Nov 3, 2009	Nov 24, 2010	no	n/a	Previous registration
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.	Wirehouse	Jan 25, 2008	Aug 3, 2009	no	RICHMOND, VA	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Oct 25, 2005	Jan 2, 2008	no	MCLEAN, VA\|MCLEAN, VA	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
KANAWHA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	Nov 24, 2010	Jul 19, 2019	3,159	Firm change after gap	Other
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.	KANAWHA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	Aug 3, 2009	Nov 3, 2009	92	Firm change	Other
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.	Jan 2, 2008	Jan 25, 2008	23	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jul 19, 2019 to presentfactForm ADV
→ KANAWHA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 3, 2009 to Nov 24, 2010factForm ADV
→ UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 25, 2008 to Aug 3, 2009factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 25, 2005 to Jan 2, 2008factForm ADV

Dated events

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