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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)45 years in industry

MICHAEL PALMER

Advisor at WELLS FARGO ADVISORS

SCOTTSDALE , AZ | SCOTTSDALE, AZ

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 6:11 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Dec 28, 1997 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: WELLS FARGO ADVISORS
Current firm class: wirehousederived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Mar 13, 1981earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 45derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 6derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 3
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Mar 13, 1981
First registration: Dec 28, 1997
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: MIKE PALMER|MICHAEL STEPHEN PALMER
IAPD individual key: 726192

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
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	May 21, 2020	n/a	yes	SCOTTSDALE , AZ\|SCOTTSDALE, AZ	Current employment
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	National bd RIA	Jan 17, 2014	May 26, 2020	no	ORLAND PARK, IL\|SCOTTSDALE, AZ	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Mar 10, 2009	Jan 21, 2014	no	MERRILLVILLE, IN\|MUNSTER, IN	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	n/a	Apr 2, 2007	Mar 9, 2009	no	MERRILVILLE, IN	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	n/a	May 13, 2005	Apr 2, 2007	no	MERRILVILLE, IN\|MERRILVILLE, IN	Previous registration
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Dec 28, 1997	Jun 8, 2005	no	ORLAND PARK, 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
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	May 26, 2020	May 21, 2020	-5	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	Jan 21, 2014	Jan 17, 2014	-4	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Mar 9, 2009	Mar 10, 2009	1	Firm change	Other
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	Apr 2, 2007	Apr 2, 2007	0	Bulk transfer	Other
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	Jun 8, 2005	May 13, 2005	-26	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 10, 2009 to Jan 21, 2014factForm ADV
→ AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 17, 2014 to May 26, 2020factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 2, 2007 to Mar 9, 2009factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 13, 2005 to Apr 2, 2007factForm ADV
→ CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 28, 1997 to Jun 8, 2005factForm ADV

Dated events

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