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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)10 years in industry

CHINTAN MANAN MEHTA

Advisor at WELLS FARGO ADVISORS

CHARLOTTE, NC | LAS VEGAS, NV

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 7:35 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 7
Dated events: 4
On other graphs: 0
Observed: May 13, 2016 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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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: Dec 1, 2015earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 10derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66
First exam: May 12, 2016
First registration: May 13, 2016
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: CHINTAN M MEHTA|Chintan Manan Mehta
IAPD individual key: 6595896

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	Apr 24, 2026	n/a	yes	CHARLOTTE, NC\|LAS VEGAS, NV	Current employment
PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 9, 2024	Sep 2, 2025	no	CHARLOTTE, NC\|RALEIGH, NC	Previous registration
ESI FINANCIAL ADVISORS	Independent wealth	Apr 11, 2024	Jul 19, 2024	no	CHARLOTTE, NC	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Dec 15, 2022	Nov 27, 2023	no	RALEIGH, NC\|RALEIGH, NC\|RALEIGH, NC\|DURHAM, NC	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Jan 17, 2020	Jul 5, 2022	no	RALEIGH, NC	Previous registration
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 23, 2017	Mar 6, 2018	no	Raleigh, NC	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	May 13, 2016	Dec 15, 2016	no	ALLENTOWN, 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
PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLC	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Sep 2, 2025	Apr 24, 2026	234	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse
ESI FINANCIAL ADVISORS	PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLC	Jul 19, 2024	Aug 9, 2024	21	Firm change	RIA to ibd
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	ESI FINANCIAL ADVISORS	Nov 27, 2023	Apr 11, 2024	136	Firm change	Wirehouse to RIA
MORGAN STANLEY	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Jul 5, 2022	Dec 15, 2022	163	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	MORGAN STANLEY	Mar 6, 2018	Jan 17, 2020	682	Firm change after gap	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	Dec 15, 2016	Aug 23, 2017	251	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Apr 24, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 9, 2024 to Sep 2, 2025factForm ADV
→ ESI FINANCIAL ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 11, 2024 to Jul 19, 2024factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 15, 2022 to Nov 27, 2023factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 17, 2020 to Jul 5, 2022factForm ADV
→ MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 23, 2017 to Mar 6, 2018factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Sep 2, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Chintan Manan Mehta left Park Avenue Securities Llc for Wells Fargo Advisors (registered 2026-04-24)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Jul 19, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Chintan Manan Mehta left Esi Financial Advisors for Park Avenue Securities Llc (registered 2024-08-09)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Nov 27, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Chintan Manan Mehta left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Esi Financial Advisors (registered 2024-04-11)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Jul 5, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Chintan Manan Mehta left Morgan Stanley for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2022-12-15)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago