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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)34 years in industry

DAVID ROBERT GOLSON

Advisor at STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED

MONTGOMERY, AL

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 2:34 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Apr 20, 2000 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: Sep 18, 1992earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 34derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Sep 18, 1992
First registration: Apr 20, 2000
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 2266707

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	Aug 24, 2026	n/a	yes	MONTGOMERY, AL	Current employment
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Jan 1, 2008	Aug 25, 2026	no	MONTGOMERY, AL\|MONTGOMERY, AL	Previous registration
A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.	n/a	Apr 20, 2006	Jan 1, 2008	no	ST. LOUIS, MO\|MONTGOMERY, AL	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Aug 9, 2002	Feb 7, 2006	no	MONTGOMERY, AL\|MONTGOMERY, AL	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	n/a	Apr 20, 2000	Aug 13, 2002	no	MONTGOMERY, AL	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	Aug 25, 2026	Aug 24, 2026	-1	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd
A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Jan 1, 2008	Jan 1, 2008	0	Bulk transfer	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.	Feb 7, 2006	Apr 20, 2006	72	Firm change	Other
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Aug 13, 2002	Aug 9, 2002	-4	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Aug 24, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 1, 2008 to Aug 25, 2026factForm ADV
→ A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 20, 2006 to Jan 1, 2008factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 9, 2002 to Feb 7, 2006factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 20, 2000 to Aug 13, 2002factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Aug 25, 2026
Advisor changed firm
David Robert Golson left Wells Fargo Advisors for Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated (registered 2026-08-24)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago