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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)19 years in industry

JOSEPH MICHAEL MELENICK

Advisor at CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC

LORAIN, OH

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Relationships: 8
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: May 30, 2007 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS 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 10, 2007earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 19derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 5derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 7
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66
First exam: May 10, 2007
First registration: May 30, 2007
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 1953732

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
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 1, 2021	n/a	yes	LORAIN, OH	Current employment
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	National bd RIA	Jul 1, 2020	Sep 1, 2021	no	INDEPENDENCE, OH	Previous registration
CITIZENS SECURITIES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	May 18, 2017	Jul 1, 2020	no	CLEVELAND, OH\|CLEVELAND, OH\|MIDDLEBURGH HEIGHTS, OH\|TOLEDO, OH\|PARMA, OH\|LAKEWOOD, OH\|INDEPENDENCE, OH\|FAIRLAWN, OH	Previous registration
HUNTINGTON FINANCIAL ADVISORS	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 1, 2017	May 8, 2017	no	MOGADORE, OH\|AKRON, OH\|AKRON, OH\|HARTVILLE, OH	Previous registration
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Oct 7, 2013	Feb 1, 2017	no	AKRON, OH\|AKRON, OH\|MOGADORE, OH\|HARTVILLE, OH	Previous registration
CETERA INVESTMENT SERVICES LLC	Former SEC adviser	Dec 12, 2008	Oct 4, 2013	no	GARFIELD HEIGHTS, OH\|PARMA, OH\|ROCKY RIVER, OH\|NORTH OLMSTED, OH	Previous registration
CETERA ADVISOR NETWORKS LLC	Former SEC adviser	Aug 27, 2008	Dec 18, 2008	no	ROCKY RIVER, OH\|FAIRVIEW PARK, OH\|NORTH OLMSTED, OH\|OLMSTED TOWNSHIP, OH	Previous registration
EDWARD JONES	National bd RIA	May 30, 2007	Jul 30, 2008	no	ST LOUIS, MO\|BAY VILLAGE, OH	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
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Sep 1, 2021	Sep 1, 2021	0	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
CITIZENS SECURITIES, INC.	EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	Jul 1, 2020	Jul 1, 2020	0	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
HUNTINGTON FINANCIAL ADVISORS	CITIZENS SECURITIES, INC.	May 8, 2017	May 18, 2017	10	Firm change	Other
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	HUNTINGTON FINANCIAL ADVISORS	Feb 1, 2017	Feb 1, 2017	0	Bulk transfer	Other
CETERA INVESTMENT SERVICES LLC	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Oct 4, 2013	Oct 7, 2013	3	Firm change	Other
CETERA ADVISOR NETWORKS LLC	CETERA INVESTMENT SERVICES LLC	Dec 18, 2008	Dec 12, 2008	-6	Firm change	Other
EDWARD JONES	CETERA ADVISOR NETWORKS LLC	Jul 30, 2008	Aug 27, 2008	28	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
16986:39550:OH:2017-04-26	May 8, 2017	May 18, 2017	HARTVILLE, OH	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (8)

→ CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Sep 1, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
→ EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 1, 2020 to Sep 1, 2021factForm ADV
→ CITIZENS SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 18, 2017 to Jul 1, 2020factForm ADV
→ HUNTINGTON FINANCIAL ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 1, 2017 to May 8, 2017factForm ADV
→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 7, 2013 to Feb 1, 2017factForm ADV
→ CETERA INVESTMENT SERVICES LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 12, 2008 to Oct 4, 2013factForm ADV
→ CETERA ADVISOR NETWORKS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 27, 2008 to Dec 18, 2008factForm ADV
→ EDWARD JONESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 30, 2007 to Jul 30, 2008factForm ADV

Dated events

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