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MICHAEL J. RIOLO

Advisor at MOUNTAIN VISTA WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Mount Kisco, NY | SANTA BARBARA, CA

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Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Feb 5, 2011 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: MOUNTAIN VISTA WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Current firm class: state registeredderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Jan 30, 2001earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 25derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 7derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 3
Exams: S66|S65|S63
First exam: Jan 30, 2001
First registration: Feb 5, 2011
Dual registered: no
Other names: MICHAEL JOSEPH RIOLO|MICHAEL RIOLO
IAPD individual key: 3011228

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
MOUNTAIN VISTA WEALTH MANAGEMENT	State registered	Jan 9, 2019	n/a	yes	SANTA BARBARA, CA\|Mount Kisco, NY	Current employment
MOUNTAIN VISTA WEALTH MANAGEMENT	State registered	Sep 14, 2018	Dec 31, 2018	no	Ridgefield, CT\|SANTA BARBARA, CA	Previous registration
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 23, 2015	Sep 11, 2018	no	STAMFORD, CT\|RIDGEFIELD, CT	Previous registration
CADARET GRANT & CO INC	Former SEC adviser	Jun 9, 2014	Mar 19, 2015	no	SYRACUSE, NY\|SCARSDALE, NY	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Feb 5, 2011	Jul 11, 2012	no	New York, NY	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
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	MOUNTAIN VISTA WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Sep 11, 2018	Sep 14, 2018	3	Firm change	Ibd to state RIA
CADARET GRANT & CO INC	RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	Mar 19, 2015	Jun 23, 2015	96	Firm change	Other
MORGAN STANLEY	CADARET GRANT & CO INC	Jul 11, 2012	Jun 9, 2014	698	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ MOUNTAIN VISTA WEALTH MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 14, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018factForm ADV
→ RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 23, 2015 to Sep 11, 2018factForm ADV
→ CADARET GRANT & CO INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 9, 2014 to Mar 19, 2015factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 5, 2011 to Jul 11, 2012factForm ADV

Dated events

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