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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)35 years in industry

MICHAEL ROBERT ZENT

Advisor at PRIVATE ADVISOR GROUP, LLC

MORRISTOWN, NJ | San Jose, CA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 2:58 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Dec 17, 2003 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: PRIVATE ADVISOR GROUP, LLC
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: Jun 10, 1991earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 35derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Jun 10, 1991
First registration: Dec 17, 2003
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 2134123

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
PRIVATE ADVISOR GROUP, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 25, 2026	n/a	yes	MORRISTOWN, NJ\|San Jose, CA	Current employment
MARINER ADVISOR NETWORK	Bd affiliated wealth	Jul 6, 2016	Jun 26, 2026	no	San Jose, CA\|San Jose, CA\|San Jose, CA	Previous registration
STRATEGIC WEALTH ADVISORS GROUP	Former SEC adviser	Nov 24, 2015	Jul 6, 2016	no	San Jose, CA	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Jan 29, 2010	Jul 18, 2013	no	SAN JOSE, CA	Previous registration
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	May 29, 2007	Feb 11, 2010	no	SANTA CLARA, CA\|SAN JOSE, CA\|SAN JOSE, CA\|Sunnyvale, CA\|PASADENA, CA\|SAN JOSE, CA\|SAN JOSE, CA\|SAN JOSE, CA	Previous registration
CITICORP INVESTMENT SERVICES	n/a	Dec 17, 2003	May 29, 2007	no	SAN RAFAEL, CA\|SAN RAFAEL, CA\|SAN JOSE, 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
MARINER ADVISOR NETWORK	PRIVATE ADVISOR GROUP, LLC	Jun 26, 2026	Aug 25, 2026	60	Bulk transfer	Ibd to ibd
STRATEGIC WEALTH ADVISORS GROUP	MARINER ADVISOR NETWORK	Jul 6, 2016	Jul 6, 2016	0	Bulk transfer	Other
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	STRATEGIC WEALTH ADVISORS GROUP	Jul 18, 2013	Nov 24, 2015	859	Firm change after gap	Other
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Feb 11, 2010	Jan 29, 2010	-13	Firm change	Other
CITICORP INVESTMENT SERVICES	CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	May 29, 2007	May 29, 2007	0	Bulk transfer	Other

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ PRIVATE ADVISOR GROUP, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Aug 25, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MARINER ADVISOR NETWORKRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 6, 2016 to Jun 26, 2026factForm ADV
→ STRATEGIC WEALTH ADVISORS GROUPRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 24, 2015 to Jul 6, 2016factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 29, 2010 to Jul 18, 2013factForm ADV
→ CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 29, 2007 to Feb 11, 2010factForm ADV
→ CITICORP INVESTMENT SERVICESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 17, 2003 to May 29, 2007factForm ADV

Dated events

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