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MICHAEL SCOTT RAINS

Advisor at WELLS FARGO ADVISORS

JACKSONVILLE, FL | JACKSONVILLE BEACH, FL | ATLANTIC BEACH, FL

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 5:19 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Apr 6, 2015 to Sep 15, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: WELLS FARGO ADVISORS
Current firm class: wirehousederived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Jun 25, 2007earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 19derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Jun 25, 2007
First registration: Apr 6, 2015
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: SCOTT RAINS|MICHAEL S RAINS
IAPD individual key: 5295929

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
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Oct 31, 2023	n/a	yes	JACKSONVILLE BEACH, FL\|JACKSONVILLE BEACH, FL\|JACKSONVILLE, FL\|ATLANTIC BEACH, FL	Current employment
PNC WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 23, 2021	Nov 1, 2023	no	FLEMING ISLAND, FL\|AMELIA ISLAND, FL\|JACKSONVILLE, FL\|FERNANDINA BEACH, FL\|Jacksonville, FL\|JACKSONVILLE, FL\|PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL\|Jacksonville, FL\|JACKSONVILLE, FL\|Jacksonville, FL\|JACKSONVILLE, FL	Previous registration
PNC MANAGED ACCOUNT SOLUTIONS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Oct 18, 2017	Aug 17, 2021	no	Jacksonville, FL\|Jacksonville, FL\|Fernandina Beach, FL	Previous registration
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Apr 6, 2015	Dec 20, 2016	no	JACKSONVILLE, FL	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
PNC WEALTH MANAGEMENT	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Nov 1, 2023	Oct 31, 2023	-1	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse
PNC MANAGED ACCOUNT SOLUTIONS, INC.	PNC WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Aug 17, 2021	Aug 23, 2021	6	Bulk transfer	Ibd to ibd
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	PNC MANAGED ACCOUNT SOLUTIONS, INC.	Dec 20, 2016	Oct 18, 2017	302	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Oct 31, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ PNC WEALTH MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 23, 2021 to Nov 1, 2023factForm ADV
→ PNC MANAGED ACCOUNT SOLUTIONS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 18, 2017 to Aug 17, 2021factForm ADV
→ CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 6, 2015 to Dec 20, 2016factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Nov 1, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Michael Scott Rains left Pnc Wealth Management for Wells Fargo Advisors (registered 2023-10-31)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago