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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner18 years in industry

MELISSA AUSMAN BARKLEY

Advisor at AVIDIAN WEALTH SOLUTIONS

BIRMINGHAM, AL | HOUSTON, TX

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 9:12 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Feb 20, 2008 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: AVIDIAN WEALTH SOLUTIONS
Current firm class: independent wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Feb 15, 2008earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 18derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66
First exam: Feb 15, 2008
First registration: Feb 20, 2008
Dual registered: no
Other names: MELISSA GAYLE AUSMAN|MELISSA BARKLEY|MELISSA GAYLE BARKLEY
IAPD individual key: 5361505

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
AVIDIAN WEALTH SOLUTIONS	Independent wealth	Feb 13, 2026	n/a	yes	HOUSTON, TX\|BIRMINGHAM, AL	Current employment
LINSCOMB WEALTH, INC.	Independent wealth	Mar 11, 2021	Feb 13, 2026	no	HOUSTON, TX\|Birmingham, AL	Previous registration
LINSCOMB WEALTH, INC.	Independent wealth	Nov 25, 2019	Dec 31, 2020	no	BIRMINGHAM, AL\|HOUSTON, TX	Previous registration
PNC MANAGED ACCOUNT SOLUTIONS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Feb 29, 2008	Nov 15, 2013	no	HOUSTON, TX	Previous registration
FSC SECURITIES CORPORATION	Former SEC adviser	Feb 20, 2008	Feb 29, 2008	no	BIRMINGHAM, AL\|HOUSTON, TX	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
LINSCOMB WEALTH, INC.	AVIDIAN WEALTH SOLUTIONS	Feb 13, 2026	Feb 13, 2026	0	Firm change	RIA to RIA
PNC MANAGED ACCOUNT SOLUTIONS, INC.	LINSCOMB WEALTH, INC.	Nov 15, 2013	Nov 25, 2019	2,201	Firm change after gap	Other
FSC SECURITIES CORPORATION	PNC MANAGED ACCOUNT SOLUTIONS, INC.	Feb 29, 2008	Feb 29, 2008	0	Firm change	Other

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
106779:127186:AL:2026-02-03	Feb 13, 2026	Feb 13, 2026	BIRMINGHAM, AL	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ AVIDIAN WEALTH SOLUTIONSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Feb 13, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ LINSCOMB WEALTH, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 11, 2021 to Feb 13, 2026factForm ADV
→ PNC MANAGED ACCOUNT SOLUTIONS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 29, 2008 to Nov 15, 2013factForm ADV
→ FSC SECURITIES CORPORATIONRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 20, 2008 to Feb 29, 2008factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Feb 13, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Melissa Ausman Barkley left Linscomb Wealth, Inc. for Avidian Wealth Solutions (registered 2026-02-13)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:c1c84ace-686a-8900-5da6-89f2e7de3bdd
First observed: Feb 20, 2008
Last observed: Sep 15, 2026 5 days ago
Source families: Federal regulator filings
1 registered feed stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.
Resolution: Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.

MELISSA AUSMAN BARKLEY

Advisor at AVIDIAN WEALTH SOLUTIONS

BIRMINGHAM, AL | HOUSTON, TX

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 9:12 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Firm

Class

Began

Ended

Current

Branch

Basis

AVIDIAN WEALTH SOLUTIONS

Independent wealth

Feb 13, 2026

n/a

yes

HOUSTON, TX|BIRMINGHAM, AL

Current employment

LINSCOMB WEALTH, INC.

Independent wealth

Mar 11, 2021

Feb 13, 2026

HOUSTON, TX|Birmingham, AL

Previous registration

LINSCOMB WEALTH, INC.

Independent wealth

Nov 25, 2019

Dec 31, 2020

BIRMINGHAM, AL|HOUSTON, TX

Previous registration

PNC MANAGED ACCOUNT SOLUTIONS, INC.

Former SEC adviser

Feb 29, 2008

Nov 15, 2013

HOUSTON, TX

Previous registration

FSC SECURITIES CORPORATION

Former SEC adviser

Feb 20, 2008

Feb 29, 2008

BIRMINGHAM, AL|HOUSTON, TX

Previous registration

From

Left

Joined

Gap, days

Kind

Move type

LINSCOMB WEALTH, INC.

AVIDIAN WEALTH SOLUTIONS

Feb 13, 2026

Firm change

RIA to RIA

PNC MANAGED ACCOUNT SOLUTIONS, INC.

LINSCOMB WEALTH, INC.

Nov 15, 2013

Nov 25, 2019

2,201

Firm change after gap

Other

FSC SECURITIES CORPORATION

PNC MANAGED ACCOUNT SOLUTIONS, INC.

Feb 29, 2008

Firm change

Other

Team

Left

Joined

From

Kind

106779:127186:AL:2026-02-03

Feb 13, 2026

BIRMINGHAM, AL

Firm change