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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Plannerdual registered (broker-dealer)28 years in industry

WILLIAM MICHAEL MCDONALD

Advisor at LPL FINANCIAL LLC

CHARLOTTE, NC

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 10:53 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 7
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: May 30, 2002 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: LPL FINANCIAL 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: Nov 18, 1997earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 28derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Nov 18, 1997
First registration: May 30, 2002
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: BILL MCDONALD
IAPD individual key: 2976355

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
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 1, 2026	n/a	yes	CHARLOTTE, NC	Current employment
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	National bd RIA	Mar 30, 2022	Sep 2, 2026	no	CHARLOTTE, NC\|Waxhaw, NC	Previous registration
KESTRA ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Oct 27, 2017	Mar 31, 2022	no	Charlotte, NC\|AUSTIN, TX	Previous registration
NATIONAL PLANNING CORPORATION ("NPC OF AMERICA" IN FL & NY)	Former SEC adviser	Jan 21, 2014	Nov 1, 2017	no	CHARLOTTE, NC\|El Segundo, CA	Previous registration
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Sep 17, 2009	Feb 3, 2014	no	CHARLOTTE, NC\|SAN DIEGO, CA\|CHARLOTTE, NC	Previous registration
J.J.B. HILLIARD, W.L. LYONS, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Oct 25, 2005	Sep 16, 2009	no	Charlotte, NC\|LOUISVILLE, KY\|LOUISVILLE, KY	Previous registration
E*TRADE ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	n/a	May 30, 2002	Jun 7, 2002	no	HIRAM, GA	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	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Sep 2, 2026	Sep 1, 2026	-1	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
KESTRA ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	Mar 31, 2022	Mar 30, 2022	-1	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
NATIONAL PLANNING CORPORATION ("NPC OF AMERICA" IN FL & NY)	KESTRA ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	Nov 1, 2017	Oct 27, 2017	-5	Firm change	Other
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	NATIONAL PLANNING CORPORATION ("NPC OF AMERICA" IN FL & NY)	Feb 3, 2014	Jan 21, 2014	-13	Firm change	Other
J.J.B. HILLIARD, W.L. LYONS, LLC	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Sep 16, 2009	Sep 17, 2009	1	Firm change	Other
E*TRADE ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	J.J.B. HILLIARD, W.L. LYONS, LLC	Jun 7, 2002	Oct 25, 2005	1,236	Firm change after gap	Other

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
6363:6413:NC:2026-08-28	Sep 2, 2026	Sep 1, 2026	WAXHAW, NC	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 17, 2009 to Feb 3, 2014factForm ADV
→ AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 30, 2022 to Sep 2, 2026factForm ADV
→ KESTRA ADVISORY SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 27, 2017 to Mar 31, 2022factForm ADV
→ NATIONAL PLANNING CORPORATION ("NPC OF AMERICA" IN FL & NY)Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 21, 2014 to Nov 1, 2017factForm ADV
→ J.J.B. HILLIARD, W.L. LYONS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 25, 2005 to Sep 16, 2009factForm ADV
→ E*TRADE ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 30, 2002 to Jun 7, 2002factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Sep 2, 2026
Advisor changed firm
William Michael Mcdonald left Ameriprise Financial Services, Llc for Lpl Financial Llc (registered 2026-09-01)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Mar 31, 2022
Advisor changed firm
William Michael Mcdonald left Kestra Advisory Services, Llc for Ameriprise Financial Services, Llc (registered 2022-03-30)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago