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RIA / WealthAdvisor17 years in industry

JOHN PATRICK GAVIN

Advisor at ASSETALIGN

STONEHAM, MA | HINGHAM, MA

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 4:37 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jun 4, 2009 to Sep 15, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: ASSETALIGN
Current firm class: state registeredderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Dec 19, 2008earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 17derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66
First exam: Dec 19, 2008
First registration: Jun 4, 2009
Dual registered: no
IAPD individual key: 5524005

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
Assetalign	State registered	Mar 26, 2024	n/a	yes	HINGHAM, MA\|STONEHAM, MA	Current employment
NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 24, 2011	Jul 17, 2023	no	BOSTON, MA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Oct 23, 2009	Nov 2, 2010	no	BOSTON, MA	Previous registration
BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	n/a	Jun 4, 2009	Oct 23, 2009	no	BOSTON, MA	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
NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC	Assetalign	Jul 17, 2023	Mar 26, 2024	253	Firm change	Ibd to state RIA
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC	Nov 2, 2010	Jan 24, 2011	83	Firm change	Other
BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Oct 23, 2009	Oct 23, 2009	0	Bulk transfer	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ ASSETALIGNRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Mar 26, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
→ NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 24, 2011 to Jul 17, 2023factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 23, 2009 to Nov 2, 2010factForm ADV
→ BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 4, 2009 to Oct 23, 2009factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jul 17, 2023
Advisor changed firm
John Patrick Gavin left Natixis Advisors, Llc for Assetalign (registered 2024-03-26)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago