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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)21 years in industry

MICHAEL SCOTT MCDONALD

Advisor at LPL FINANCIAL LLC

Edina, MN | Saint Paul, MN | South St Paul, MN | SOUTH ST PAUL, MN | SAN DIEGO, CA

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 3:35 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Feb 9, 2007 to Sep 15, 2026

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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 24, 2004earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 21derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Nov 24, 2004
First registration: Feb 9, 2007
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: MICHAEL SCOTT MCDONALD|MICHAEL SCOTT MCDONALD|MIKE SCOTT MCDONALD
IAPD individual key: 4838537

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	Nov 10, 2025	n/a	yes	Saint Paul, MN\|SOUTH ST PAUL, MN\|Edina, MN\|South St Paul, MN\|SAN DIEGO, CA	Current employment
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 19, 2014	Nov 7, 2025	no	SOUTH SAINT PAUL, MN\|EDINA, MN\|ST. PAUL, MN\|South Saint Paul, MN	Previous registration
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	Bd affiliated wealth	Oct 19, 2010	Jan 8, 2014	no	SAINT PAUL, MN	Previous registration
U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Apr 24, 2008	Oct 22, 2010	no	Saint Paul, MN\|White Bear Lake, MN	Previous registration
THRIVENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 9, 2007	Jul 3, 2007	no	BAXTER, MN\|Minneapolis, MN\|BRAINERD, MN\|NORTH OAKS, MN	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
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Nov 7, 2025	Nov 10, 2025	3	Bulk transfer	Ibd to ibd
U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.	RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	Oct 22, 2010	Oct 19, 2010	-3	Firm change	Other
THRIVENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.	U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.	Jul 3, 2007	Apr 24, 2008	296	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Nov 10, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 19, 2014 to Nov 7, 2025factForm ADV
→ U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 24, 2008 to Oct 22, 2010factForm ADV
→ THRIVENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 9, 2007 to Jul 3, 2007factForm ADV

Dated events

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