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Registered advisor

Gerald Wayne Childs

Nationwide Investment Advisors, LLCBD affiliatedColumbus, Ohdual registrantIAPD 2290563

Feed of 09/14/2026

Also filed as Gerry Wayne Childs

At current firm

4 y

since Apr 6, 2022

In the industry

33 y

since Dec 23, 1992 (earliest exam, job or registration)

Prior registered firms

IAPD previous registrations

State registrations

current, as an IAR

Firms today

current registrations

Exams

S65, S63

IA exams only

Book size

not public

not estimated here

Signals

dated events on this person

Registration history

IAPD current and previous registrations

Nationwide Investment Advisors, LLC BD affiliated current
since Apr 6, 2022 · Columbus, Oh
W&S Brokerage Services, Inc. BD affiliated
May 19, 2021 to Apr 4, 2022 · Merrillville, In
Pruco Securities, LLC no RAUM
Mar 26, 2018 to Jun 12, 2019 · Frankfort, Il
Allstate Financial Advisors, LLC BD affiliated
Jun 20, 2016 to Mar 20, 2018 · Dyer, In
Oneamerica Securities, Inc. BD affiliated
Feb 6, 2015 to May 27, 2016 · Merrillville, In
Morgan Stanley wirehouse
Mar 27, 2012 to Jan 22, 2015 · Orland Park, Il
Valic Financial Advisors, Inc. BD affiliated
Apr 8, 2011 to Mar 29, 2012 · Chicago, Il
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc BD affiliated
Jan 2, 2009 to Jan 5, 2010 · Saint Petersburg, Fl
Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. unclassified
Oct 17, 2008 to Jan 2, 2009 · Hobart, In
Natcity Investments, Inc. unclassified
Sep 23, 2002 to Oct 10, 2008 · Merrillville, In

Moves

a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere

W&S Brokerage Services, Inc. to Nationwide Investment Advisors, LLC
left Apr 4, 2022, registered Apr 6, 2022 (2 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to another
Pruco Securities, LLC to W&S Brokerage Services, Inc.
left Jun 12, 2019, registered May 19, 2021 (707 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to another
Allstate Financial Advisors, LLC to Pruco Securities, LLC
left Mar 20, 2018, registered Mar 26, 2018 (6 days) · Other
Oneamerica Securities, Inc. to Allstate Financial Advisors, LLC
left May 27, 2016, registered Jun 20, 2016 (24 days) · Other
Morgan Stanley to Oneamerica Securities, Inc.
left Jan 22, 2015, registered Feb 6, 2015 (15 days) · Other
Valic Financial Advisors, Inc. to Morgan Stanley
left Mar 29, 2012, registered Mar 27, 2012 (-2 days) · Other
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc to Valic Financial Advisors, Inc.
left Jan 5, 2010, registered Apr 8, 2011 (458 days) · Other
Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. to Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc
left Jan 2, 2009, registered Jan 2, 2009 (0 days) · corporate re-registration, not a move
Natcity Investments, Inc. to Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.
left Oct 10, 2008, registered Oct 17, 2008 (7 days) · Other

Signals

Gerald Wayne Childs left W&S Brokerage Services, Inc. for Nationwide Investment Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-04-06)
Apr 4, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact

Transition signals

Mobility scoring is not published yet. The observable conditions this page will draw on once the historical validation is done: tenure, the firm’s own departures and ownership changes, new state registrations, a new adviser entity with this person on Schedule A, and colleagues’ moves. Until precision and lead time are measured on known moves, no label is printed. Read the methodology.

Provenance

Source: IAPD individual compilation feedreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
Firm class: Broker-dealer affiliated wealth managerderived
Years in industry: 33derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
Not published: disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address