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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)12 years in industry

MELISSA MARIE ALFSEN

Advisor at STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED

SANTA ROSA, CA

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Relationships: 4
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Dec 13, 2013 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED
Current firm class: national broker-dealer RIAderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Dec 12, 2013earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 12derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 4derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S66
First exam: Dec 12, 2013
First registration: Dec 13, 2013
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: MELISSA MARIE FAKE
IAPD individual key: 6119346

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
STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED	National bd RIA	Feb 4, 2022	n/a	yes	SANTA ROSA, CA	Current employment
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Apr 18, 2019	Feb 7, 2022	no	SANTA ROSA, CA	Previous registration
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.	National bd RIA	Aug 30, 2016	Mar 7, 2019	no	SANTA BARBARA, CA	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Dec 13, 2013	Apr 1, 2016	no	SANTA BARBARA, CA	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
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED	Feb 7, 2022	Feb 4, 2022	-3	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Mar 7, 2019	Apr 18, 2019	42	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.	Apr 1, 2016	Aug 30, 2016	151	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd

Relationships

Registered with (3)

→ STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Feb 4, 2022 to presentfactForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 18, 2019 to Feb 7, 2022factForm ADV
→ RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 30, 2016 to Mar 7, 2019factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Feb 7, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Melissa Marie Alfsen left Wells Fargo Advisors for Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated (registered 2022-02-04)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago