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Registered advisor
Michelle Laura Lafuente
Feed of 09/14/2026
Also filed as Michelle Laura Watson
At current firm
0 y
since Jan 26, 2026
In the industry
15 y
since Feb 1, 2011 (earliest exam, job or registration)
Prior registered firms
4
IAPD previous registrations
State registrations
1
current, as an IAR
Firms today
1
current registrations
Exams
S66, S65
IA exams only
Book size
not public
not estimated here
Signals
1
dated events on this person
Registration history
IAPD current and previous registrations
- Merit Financial Advisors BD affiliated currentsince Jan 26, 2026 · Alpharetta, Ga
- Commonwealth Financial Network national BDMay 15, 2018 to Jan 26, 2026 · Southgate, Mi
- LPL Financial LLC BD affiliatedJan 6, 2015 to Apr 1, 2015 · Southgate, Mi
- Advantage Investment Management, LLC formerFeb 17, 2012 to May 15, 2018 · Southgate, Mi
- National Planning Corporation ("Npc Of America" In Fl & Ny) formerJan 17, 2012 to Jul 31, 2012 · Allen Park, Mi
Moves
a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere
- Commonwealth Financial Network to Merit Financial Advisorsleft Jan 26, 2026, registered Jan 26, 2026 (0 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA · moved with a team
- Advantage Investment Management, LLC to LPL Financial LLCleft May 15, 2018, registered Jan 6, 2015 (-1225 days) · Other
- LPL Financial LLC to Commonwealth Financial Networkleft Apr 1, 2015, registered May 15, 2018 (1140 days) · Other
- National Planning Corporation ("Npc Of America" In Fl & Ny) to Advantage Investment Management, LLCleft Jul 31, 2012, registered Feb 17, 2012 (-165 days) · Other
Signals
- Michelle Laura Lafuente left Commonwealth Financial Network for Merit Financial Advisors (registered 2026-01-26)Jan 26, 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
- Broker-dealer affiliated wealth managerderived
- Years in industry
- 15derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
- Not published
- disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address