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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)29 years in industry

MATTHEW THOMAS LAWSON

Advisor at LPL FINANCIAL LLC

CHATTANOOGA, TN

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Relationships: 7
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Aug 27, 1999 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: LPL FINANCIAL 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: May 21, 1997earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 29derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 3
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: May 21, 1997
First registration: Aug 27, 1999
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: MATTHEW T LAWSON
IAPD individual key: 2869619

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
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jul 10, 2025	n/a	yes	CHATTANOOGA, TN	Current employment
CADARET GRANT & CO INC	Former SEC adviser	May 7, 2020	Jul 10, 2025	no	SYRACUSE, NY\|Chattanooga, TN\|Syracuse, NY\|Syracuse, NY\|Syracuse, NY\|Chattanooga, TN\|Syracuse, NY\|Syracuse, NY	Previous registration
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jul 2, 2012	Mar 13, 2020	no	CHATTANOOGA, TN\|CHATTANOOGA, TN	Previous registration
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 26, 2007	Jul 30, 2012	no	CHATTANOOGA, TN\|FORT MILL, SC\|CHATTANOOGA, TN\|WINCHESTER, TN	Previous registration
SUNTRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Apr 27, 2005	Oct 1, 2007	no	CHATTANOOGA, TN\|CHATTANOOGA, TN\|CHATTANOOGA, TN\|CHATTANOOGA, TN\|CHATTANOOGA, TN\|SODDY DAISY, TN\|CHATTANOOGA, TN	Previous registration
AMSOUTH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC	n/a	Jan 24, 2005	Apr 11, 2005	no	CHATTANOOGA, TN	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Aug 27, 1999	Jul 29, 2004	no	CLEVELAND, TN	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
CADARET GRANT & CO INC	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Jul 10, 2025	Jul 10, 2025	0	Bulk transfer	Ibd to ibd
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	CADARET GRANT & CO INC	Mar 13, 2020	May 7, 2020	55	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	Jul 30, 2012	Jul 2, 2012	-28	Firm change	Other
SUNTRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Oct 1, 2007	Sep 26, 2007	-5	Firm change	Other
AMSOUTH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC	SUNTRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Apr 11, 2005	Apr 27, 2005	16	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	AMSOUTH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC	Jul 29, 2004	Jan 24, 2005	179	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 26, 2007 to Jul 30, 2012factForm ADV
→ CADARET GRANT & CO INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 7, 2020 to Jul 10, 2025factForm ADV
→ RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 2, 2012 to Mar 13, 2020factForm ADV
→ SUNTRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 27, 2005 to Oct 1, 2007factForm ADV
→ AMSOUTH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 24, 2005 to Apr 11, 2005factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 27, 1999 to Jul 29, 2004factForm ADV

Dated events

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