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Registered advisor
Steven Patrick Melen
Feed of 09/14/2026
Also filed as Steven P Melen
At current firm
0 y
since Mar 8, 2026
In the industry
32 y
since Feb 2, 1994 (earliest exam, job or registration)
Prior registered firms
6
IAPD previous registrations
State registrations
2
current, as an IAR
Firms today
1
current registrations
Exams
S63, S66
IA exams only
Book size
not public
not estimated here
Signals
1
dated events on this person
Registration history
IAPD current and previous registrations
- Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC independent RIA currentsince Mar 8, 2026 · Larkspur, Ca
- Nich Capital Partners, Inc. independent RIASep 28, 2021 to Mar 2, 2026 · Belvedere, Ca
- Nich Capital Partners, Inc. independent RIAMar 26, 2021 to Jun 16, 2021 · Belvedere, Ca
- LPL Financial LLC BD affiliatedMar 19, 2019 to Apr 27, 2021 · Belvedere, Ca
- Morgan Stanley wirehouseJun 1, 2009 to Apr 1, 2019 · San Francisco, Ca
- Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC unclassifiedMay 11, 2007 to Jun 1, 2009 · San Francisco, Ca
- Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. national BDNov 21, 2005 to Jun 5, 2007 · San Francisco, Ca
Moves
a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere
- Nich Capital Partners, Inc. to Independent Advisor Alliance, LLCleft Mar 2, 2026, registered Mar 8, 2026 (6 days) · Other
- LPL Financial LLC to Nich Capital Partners, Inc.left Apr 27, 2021, registered Mar 26, 2021 (-32 days) · Other
- Morgan Stanley to LPL Financial LLCleft Apr 1, 2019, registered Mar 19, 2019 (-13 days) · Wirehouse to independent RIA
- Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC to Morgan Stanleyleft Jun 1, 2009, registered Jun 1, 2009 (0 days) · corporate re-registration, not a move
- Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. to Morgan Stanley & Co. LLCleft Jun 5, 2007, registered May 11, 2007 (-25 days) · Other
Signals
- Steven Patrick Melen left Nich Capital Partners, Inc. for Independent Advisor Alliance, Llc (registered 2026-03-08)Mar 2, 2026 · 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
- Independent wealth managerderived
- Years in industry
- 32derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
- Not published
- disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address