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

Nathan Edwin Gierke

Advisor at WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC.

Pasadena, CA

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Data as of Sep 17, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 6:01 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 8
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Feb 15, 2006 to Sep 17, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC.
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: Oct 11, 2005earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 20derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 4derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 7
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66
First exam: Oct 11, 2005
First registration: Feb 15, 2006
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: NATE EDWIN GIERKE
IAPD individual key: 5020882

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
WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jul 7, 2022	n/a	yes	Pasadena, CA	Current employment
SOOTCHY SECURITIES, LLC	No RAUM reported	Aug 24, 2020	Jul 5, 2022	no	LOS ANGELES, CA	Previous registration
THE PACIFIC GROUP	Former SEC adviser	Aug 14, 2020	Jul 5, 2022	no	LOS ANGELES, CA	Previous registration
KOBO RETIREMENT STRATEGIES	Former SEC adviser	Mar 6, 2017	Apr 27, 2018	no	PASADENA, CA	Previous registration
SHUSTER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC	Institutional manager	Oct 28, 2015	Aug 17, 2020	no	PASADENA, CA	Previous registration
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	National bd RIA	Sep 18, 2013	Jan 9, 2020	no	LOS ANGELES, CA\|WOODLAND HILLS, CA\|LOS ANGELES, CA\|PASADENA, CA	Previous registration
NEW ENGLAND SECURITIES CORPORATION	Former SEC adviser	Feb 11, 2010	Sep 6, 2013	no	WOODLAND HILLS, CA	Previous registration
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	National bd RIA	Feb 15, 2006	Nov 25, 2009	no	SAN DIEGO, CA\|SAN DIEGO, CA	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 PACIFIC GROUP	SOOTCHY SECURITIES, LLC	Jul 5, 2022	Aug 24, 2020	-680	Firm change after gap	Other
SOOTCHY SECURITIES, LLC	WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC.	Jul 5, 2022	Jul 7, 2022	2	Firm change	Other
SHUSTER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC	KOBO RETIREMENT STRATEGIES	Aug 17, 2020	Mar 6, 2017	-1,260	Firm change after gap	Other
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	SHUSTER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC	Jan 9, 2020	Oct 28, 2015	-1,534	Firm change after gap	Other
KOBO RETIREMENT STRATEGIES	THE PACIFIC GROUP	Apr 27, 2018	Aug 14, 2020	840	Firm change after gap	Other
NEW ENGLAND SECURITIES CORPORATION	EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	Sep 6, 2013	Sep 18, 2013	12	Firm change	Other
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	NEW ENGLAND SECURITIES CORPORATION	Nov 25, 2009	Feb 11, 2010	78	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (7)

→ WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Jul 7, 2022 to presentfactForm ADV
→ THE PACIFIC GROUPRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 14, 2020 to Jul 5, 2022factForm ADV
→ SOOTCHY SECURITIES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 24, 2020 to Jul 5, 2022factForm ADV
→ SHUSTER ADVISORY GROUP, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 28, 2015 to Aug 17, 2020factForm ADV
→ EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 18, 2013 to Jan 9, 2020factForm ADV
→ KOBO RETIREMENT STRATEGIESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 6, 2017 to Apr 27, 2018factForm ADV
→ NEW ENGLAND SECURITIES CORPORATIONRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 11, 2010 to Sep 6, 2013factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jul 5, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Nathan Edwin Gierke left Sootchy Securities, Llc for Wedbush Securities Inc. (registered 2022-07-07)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Jul 5, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Nathan Edwin Gierke left The Pacific Group for Sootchy Securities, Llc (registered 2020-08-24)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago