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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)18 years in industry

DARREN LEE GRAYSON

Advisor at NICOLET WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Wausau, WI | GREEN BAY, WI

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 4:46 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 7
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Aug 27, 2008 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: NICOLET WEALTH MANAGEMENT
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: Aug 14, 2008earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 18derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 10derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 3
Exams: S66
First exam: Aug 14, 2008
First registration: Aug 27, 2008
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 2781049

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
NICOLET WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Independent wealth	Aug 8, 2016	n/a	yes	GREEN BAY, WI\|Wausau, WI	Current employment
SII INVESTMENTS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	May 18, 2016	Dec 31, 2017	no	WAUSAU, WI\|MEDFORD, WI\|APPLETON, WI\|MEDFORD, WI\|Eagle River, WI\|Minocqua, WI\|RHINELANDER, WI	Previous registration
INVEST FINANCIAL CORPORATION	Former SEC adviser	Nov 3, 2015	May 19, 2016	no	COLBY, WI\|ABBOTSFORD, WI\|WAUSAU, WI\|EAGLE RIVER, WI\|MINOCQUA, WI\|WAUSAU, WI\|MEDFORD, WI\|RHINELANDER, WI	Previous registration
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 21, 2014	Oct 23, 2015	no	APPLETON, WI\|GREEN BAY, WI	Previous registration
CETERA INVESTMENT SERVICES LLC	Former SEC adviser	Aug 4, 2010	Jan 21, 2014	no	WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI\|APPLETON, WI\|STURGEON BAY, WI\|MEQUON, WI\|GREEN BAY, WI\|MENASHA, WI\|PULASKI, WI\|GREEN BAY, WI\|STURGEON BAY, WI\|GREEN BAY, WI\|HOWARD, WI\|SISTER BAY, WI\|Green Bay, WI	Previous registration
EQUITY DESIGN ADVISORS, LLC	n/a	Sep 2, 2009	May 12, 2010	no	WAUSAU, WI	Previous registration
EDWARD JONES	National bd RIA	Aug 27, 2008	Feb 20, 2009	no	ST LOUIS, MO\|SCHOFIELD, WI\|MOSINEE, WI	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
SII INVESTMENTS, INC.	NICOLET WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Dec 31, 2017	Aug 8, 2016	-510	Firm change after gap	Other
INVEST FINANCIAL CORPORATION	SII INVESTMENTS, INC.	May 19, 2016	May 18, 2016	-1	Channel change	Other
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	INVEST FINANCIAL CORPORATION	Oct 23, 2015	Nov 3, 2015	11	Firm change	Other
CETERA INVESTMENT SERVICES LLC	CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Jan 21, 2014	Jan 21, 2014	0	Bulk transfer	Other
EQUITY DESIGN ADVISORS, LLC	CETERA INVESTMENT SERVICES LLC	May 12, 2010	Aug 4, 2010	84	Firm change	Other
EDWARD JONES	EQUITY DESIGN ADVISORS, LLC	Feb 20, 2009	Sep 2, 2009	194	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
2225:283940:WI:2017-12-31	Dec 31, 2017	Aug 8, 2016	RHINELANDER, WI	Firm change after gap
12984:2225:WI:2016-05-19	May 19, 2016	May 18, 2016	RHINELANDER, WI	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (7)

→ NICOLET WEALTH MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Aug 8, 2016 to presentfactForm ADV
→ SII INVESTMENTS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 18, 2016 to Dec 31, 2017factForm ADV
→ INVEST FINANCIAL CORPORATIONRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 3, 2015 to May 19, 2016factForm ADV
→ CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 21, 2014 to Oct 23, 2015factForm ADV
→ CETERA INVESTMENT SERVICES LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 4, 2010 to Jan 21, 2014factForm ADV
→ EQUITY DESIGN ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 2, 2009 to May 12, 2010factForm ADV
→ EDWARD JONESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 27, 2008 to Feb 20, 2009factForm ADV

Dated events

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