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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Planner15 years in industry

MICHAEL DEAN NESTMAN

Advisor at WEST RIDGE ADVISORS

Henderson, NV

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Relationships: 4
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jan 26, 2011 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: WEST RIDGE ADVISORS
Current firm class: mixed wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Jan 19, 2011earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 15derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 10derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S66
First exam: Jan 19, 2011
First registration: Jan 26, 2011
Dual registered: no
Other names: MICHAEL D. NESTMAN|MICHAEL NESTMAN
IAPD individual key: 5861780

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
WEST RIDGE ADVISORS	Mixed wealth	Apr 25, 2016	n/a	yes	Henderson, NV	Current employment
ARISTA WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Independent wealth	May 30, 2012	Dec 16, 2015	no	LAS VEGAS, NV	Previous registration
HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	May 3, 2011	May 15, 2012	no	PALM DESERT, CA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Jan 26, 2011	May 3, 2011	no	INDIAN WELLS, 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
ARISTA WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	WEST RIDGE ADVISORS	Dec 16, 2015	Apr 25, 2016	131	Firm change	Other
HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC	ARISTA WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	May 15, 2012	May 30, 2012	15	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC	May 3, 2011	May 3, 2011	0	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ WEST RIDGE ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Apr 25, 2016 to presentfactForm ADV
→ ARISTA WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 30, 2012 to Dec 16, 2015factForm ADV
→ HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 3, 2011 to May 15, 2012factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 26, 2011 to May 3, 2011factForm ADV

Dated events

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