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

Matthew Robert Engstrom

Advisor at GRADIENT WEALTH MANAGEMENT

ARDEN HILLS, MN

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 9:12 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 8
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Dec 4, 2015 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: GRADIENT WEALTH MANAGEMENT
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: Oct 1, 2015earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 10derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 2
Registered states: 4
Exams: S66
First exam: Nov 23, 2015
First registration: Dec 4, 2015
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: Matthew Robert Engstrom|Matthew R Engstrom|Matthew Engstrom|Matt Engstrom
IAPD individual key: 6201341

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
GRADIENT WEALTH MANAGEMENT	Bd affiliated wealth	Nov 6, 2024	n/a	yes	ARDEN HILLS, MN\|ARDEN HILLS, MN	Current employment
GRADIENT ADVISORS, LLC	Independent wealth	Apr 23, 2024	n/a	yes	ARDEN HILLS, MN	Current employment
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	National bd RIA	Sep 9, 2022	Jan 10, 2024	no	COON RAPIDS, MN	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Mar 27, 2020	Sep 12, 2022	no	NEW YORK, NY\|STILLWATER, MN	Previous registration
NEXT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	Former SEC adviser	May 4, 2018	Jul 31, 2019	no	EDEN PRAIRIE, MN	Previous registration
SAGEPOINT FINANCIAL, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jul 13, 2017	Oct 27, 2017	no	RED WING, MN	Previous registration
SECURED RETIREMENT ADVISORS, LLC	Independent wealth	Jan 5, 2017	Feb 6, 2017	no	ST LOUIS PARK, MN	Previous registration
PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Dec 4, 2015	Jan 10, 2017	no	LAKE ELMO, MN	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
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	GRADIENT ADVISORS, LLC	Jan 10, 2024	Apr 23, 2024	104	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	Sep 12, 2022	Sep 9, 2022	-3	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd
NEXT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Jul 31, 2019	Mar 27, 2020	240	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse
SAGEPOINT FINANCIAL, INC.	NEXT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	Oct 27, 2017	May 4, 2018	189	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
SECURED RETIREMENT ADVISORS, LLC	SAGEPOINT FINANCIAL, INC.	Feb 6, 2017	Jul 13, 2017	157	Firm change	Other
PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.	SECURED RETIREMENT ADVISORS, LLC	Jan 10, 2017	Jan 5, 2017	-5	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (8)

→ GRADIENT WEALTH MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Nov 6, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
→ GRADIENT ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Apr 23, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
→ AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 9, 2022 to Jan 10, 2024factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 27, 2020 to Sep 12, 2022factForm ADV
→ NEXT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 4, 2018 to Jul 31, 2019factForm ADV
→ SAGEPOINT FINANCIAL, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 13, 2017 to Oct 27, 2017factForm ADV
→ SECURED RETIREMENT ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 5, 2017 to Feb 6, 2017factForm ADV
→ PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 4, 2015 to Jan 10, 2017factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jan 10, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Matthew Robert Engstrom left Ameriprise Financial Services, Llc for Gradient Advisors, Llc (registered 2024-04-23)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Sep 12, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Matthew Robert Engstrom left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Ameriprise Financial Services, Llc (registered 2022-09-09)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago