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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)13 years in industry

Michael Thomas Gentile

Advisor at NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL INVESTMENT SERVICES,LLC

CHICAGO, IL

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 1:17 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Dec 18, 2017 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL INVESTMENT SERVICES,LLC
Current firm class: no raum reportedderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: May 24, 2013earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 13derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S66
First exam: May 24, 2013
First registration: Dec 18, 2017
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: Michael Thomas Gentile|Michael Gentile|Michael Thomas Gentile|Michael T Gentile|Michael Thomas Gentile
IAPD individual key: 3079295

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
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL INVESTMENT SERVICES,LLC	No RAUM reported	Apr 21, 2025	n/a	yes	CHICAGO, IL	Current employment
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	National bd RIA	Apr 27, 2022	Dec 21, 2023	no	OAK BROOK, IL	Previous registration
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 2, 2021	Mar 29, 2022	no	OAK BROOK, IL	Previous registration
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL INVESTMENT SERVICES,LLC	No RAUM reported	Jul 15, 2019	Jun 15, 2021	no	Naperville, IL	Previous registration
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	National bd RIA	Dec 18, 2018	Feb 15, 2019	no	DOWNERS GROVE, IL	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Dec 18, 2017	Sep 5, 2018	no	CHICAGO, IL	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	NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL INVESTMENT SERVICES,LLC	Dec 21, 2023	Apr 21, 2025	487	Firm change after gap	Other
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	Mar 29, 2022	Apr 27, 2022	29	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL INVESTMENT SERVICES,LLC	CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Jun 15, 2021	Jun 2, 2021	-13	Firm change	Other
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL INVESTMENT SERVICES,LLC	Feb 15, 2019	Jul 15, 2019	150	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	Sep 5, 2018	Dec 18, 2018	104	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
7691:6363:IL:2018-09-04	Sep 5, 2018	Dec 18, 2018	CHICAGO, IL	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL INVESTMENT SERVICES,LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 15, 2019 to Jun 15, 2021factForm ADV
→ EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 27, 2022 to Dec 21, 2023factForm ADV
→ CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 2, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022factForm ADV
→ AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 18, 2018 to Feb 15, 2019factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 18, 2017 to Sep 5, 2018factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Dec 21, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Michael Thomas Gentile left Equitable Advisors, Llc for Northwestern Mutual Investment Services,Llc (registered 2025-04-21)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Mar 29, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Michael Thomas Gentile left Cetera Investment Advisers Llc for Equitable Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-04-27)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago