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Registered advisor

Michael Scott Blanchard

Cetera Investment Advisers LLCBD affiliatedMatthews, Nc dual registrantIAPD 3212796

Feed of 09/15/2026

Also filed as Scott Blanchard

At current firm

2 y

since Aug 19, 2024

In the industry

27 y

since May 13, 1999 (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

Cetera Investment Advisers LLC BD affiliated current
since Aug 19, 2024 · Matthews, Nc
Prospera Financial Services, Inc. BD affiliated
Feb 18, 2015 to Aug 15, 2024 · Charlotte, Nc
Capital Guardian Wealth Management, LLC former
Jan 20, 2010 to Feb 13, 2015 · Charlotte, Nc
Gunnallen Financial, Inc unclassified
Nov 25, 2009 to Feb 2, 2010 · Charlotte, Nc
Edward Jones national BD
Dec 15, 2004 to Nov 17, 2009 · Charlotte, Nc
Banc Of America Investment Services, Inc. unclassified
Oct 20, 2004 to Dec 15, 2004 · Charlotte, Nc
Quick & Reilly, Inc. unclassified
Sep 4, 2002 to Oct 20, 2004 · Charlotte, Nc

Moves

a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere

Prospera Financial Services, Inc. to Cetera Investment Advisers LLC
left Aug 15, 2024, registered Aug 19, 2024 (4 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to another
Capital Guardian Wealth Management, LLC to Prospera Financial Services, Inc.
left Feb 13, 2015, registered Feb 18, 2015 (5 days) · Other
Gunnallen Financial, Inc to Capital Guardian Wealth Management, LLC
left Feb 2, 2010, registered Jan 20, 2010 (-13 days) · Other
Edward Jones to Gunnallen Financial, Inc
left Nov 17, 2009, registered Nov 25, 2009 (8 days) · Other
Banc Of America Investment Services, Inc. to Edward Jones
left Dec 15, 2004, registered Dec 15, 2004 (0 days) · Other
Quick & Reilly, Inc. to Banc Of America Investment Services, Inc.
left Oct 20, 2004, registered Oct 20, 2004 (0 days) · corporate re-registration, not a move

Signals

Michael Scott Blanchard left Prospera Financial Services, Inc. for Cetera Investment Advisers Llc (registered 2024-08-19)
Aug 15, 2024 · 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: 27derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
Not published: disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address