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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)27 years in industry

MICHAEL SCOTT BLANCHARD

Advisor at CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC

MATTHEWS, NC | CHARLOTTE, NC

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 7
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Sep 4, 2002 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS 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: May 13, 1999earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 27derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: May 13, 1999
First registration: Sep 4, 2002
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: SCOTT BLANCHARD
IAPD individual key: 3212796

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
CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 19, 2024	n/a	yes	MATTHEWS, NC\|CHARLOTTE, NC	Current employment
PROSPERA FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 18, 2015	Aug 15, 2024	no	Charlotte, NC\|DALLAS, TX	Previous registration
CAPITAL GUARDIAN WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jan 20, 2010	Feb 13, 2015	no	CHARLOTTE, NC\|MIAMI, FL	Previous registration
GUNNALLEN FINANCIAL, INC	n/a	Nov 25, 2009	Feb 2, 2010	no	CHARLOTTE, NC\|CHARLOTTE, NC\|CHARLOTTE, NC	Previous registration
EDWARD JONES	National bd RIA	Dec 15, 2004	Nov 17, 2009	no	CHARLOTTE, NC	Previous registration
BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	n/a	Oct 20, 2004	Dec 15, 2004	no	CHARLOTTE, NC	Previous registration
QUICK & REILLY, INC.	n/a	Sep 4, 2002	Oct 20, 2004	no	CHARLOTTE, NC	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
PROSPERA FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Aug 15, 2024	Aug 19, 2024	4	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
CAPITAL GUARDIAN WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	PROSPERA FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Feb 13, 2015	Feb 18, 2015	5	Firm change	Other
GUNNALLEN FINANCIAL, INC	CAPITAL GUARDIAN WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Feb 2, 2010	Jan 20, 2010	-13	Firm change	Other
EDWARD JONES	GUNNALLEN FINANCIAL, INC	Nov 17, 2009	Nov 25, 2009	8	Firm change	Other
BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	EDWARD JONES	Dec 15, 2004	Dec 15, 2004	0	Firm change	Other
QUICK & REILLY, INC.	BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Oct 20, 2004	Oct 20, 2004	0	Bulk transfer	Other

Relationships

Registered with (7)

→ CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Aug 19, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
→ PROSPERA FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 18, 2015 to Aug 15, 2024factForm ADV
→ CAPITAL GUARDIAN WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 20, 2010 to Feb 13, 2015factForm ADV
→ GUNNALLEN FINANCIAL, INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 25, 2009 to Feb 2, 2010factForm ADV
→ EDWARD JONESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 15, 2004 to Nov 17, 2009factForm ADV
→ BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 20, 2004 to Dec 15, 2004factForm ADV
→ QUICK & REILLY, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 4, 2002 to Oct 20, 2004factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Aug 15, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Michael Scott Blanchard left Prospera Financial Services, Inc. for Cetera Investment Advisers Llc (registered 2024-08-19)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago