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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)15 years in industry

Elliott Cobb

Advisor at NATIONWIDE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC

COLUMBUS, OH

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 10:33 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Apr 21, 2015 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: NATIONWIDE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, 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: Jan 1, 2011earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 15derivedfrom 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|S63
First exam: Apr 4, 2014
First registration: Apr 21, 2015
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: ELLIOTT MILES COBB
IAPD individual key: 6229027

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
NATIONWIDE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Dec 2, 2023	n/a	yes	COLUMBUS, OH	Current employment
NEW YORK LIFE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC	Asset manager	Feb 12, 2018	May 29, 2018	no	NEW YORK, NY	Previous registration
FORESTERS ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Nov 15, 2016	Jan 30, 2018	no	EDISON, NJ	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Apr 21, 2015	May 9, 2016	no	PENNINGTON, NJ	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
NEW YORK LIFE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC	NATIONWIDE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC	May 29, 2018	Dec 2, 2023	2,013	Firm change after gap	Other
FORESTERS ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	NEW YORK LIFE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC	Jan 30, 2018	Feb 12, 2018	13	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	FORESTERS ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	May 9, 2016	Nov 15, 2016	190	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ NATIONWIDE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Dec 2, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ NEW YORK LIFE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 12, 2018 to May 29, 2018factForm ADV
→ FORESTERS ADVISORY SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 15, 2016 to Jan 30, 2018factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 21, 2015 to May 9, 2016factForm ADV

Dated events

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