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Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.

Registered advisor

William Michael Brinkley

First Heartland Consultants, Inc.BD affiliatedCharlotte, Ncdual registrantIAPD 4210735

Certified Financial Planner

Feed of 09/14/2026

Also filed as Michael Brinkley

At current firm

1 y

since Apr 16, 2025

In the industry

26 y

since Aug 4, 2000 (earliest exam, job or registration)

Prior registered firms

IAPD previous registrations

State registrations

current, as an IAR

Firms today

current registrations

Exams

S66

IA exams only

Book size

not public

not estimated here

Signals

dated events on this person

Registration history

IAPD current and previous registrations

First Heartland Consultants, Inc. BD affiliated current
since Apr 16, 2025 · Charlotte, Nc
Esi Financial Advisors independent RIA
Dec 23, 2024 to Apr 22, 2025 · Charlotte, Nc
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC BD affiliated
Jul 24, 2023 to May 14, 2024 · Plymouth, Mn
First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. BD affiliated
Jul 17, 2014 to Jul 12, 2023 · Charlotte, Nc
Fifth Third Securities, Inc. BD affiliated
Feb 18, 2011 to Jul 7, 2014 · Charlotte, Nc
Bb&T Investment Services, Inc. former
Jan 26, 2009 to Jan 14, 2011 · Charlotte, Nc
Bb&T Investment Services, Inc. former
Mar 28, 2006 to Dec 31, 2008 · Charlotte, Nc
Lehman Brothers Inc. unclassified
Jun 7, 2004 to Jan 4, 2006 · Palm Beach, Fl
Morgan Stanley Dw Inc. unclassified
Aug 4, 2000 to Jun 3, 2004 · Ftlauderdale, Fl

Moves

a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere

Esi Financial Advisors to First Heartland Consultants, Inc.
left Apr 22, 2025, registered Apr 16, 2025 (-6 days) · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC to Esi Financial Advisors
left May 14, 2024, registered Dec 23, 2024 (223 days) · RIA to RIA
First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. to Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC
left Jul 12, 2023, registered Jul 24, 2023 (12 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
Fifth Third Securities, Inc. to First Citizens Investor Services, Inc.
left Jul 7, 2014, registered Jul 17, 2014 (10 days) · Other
Bb&T Investment Services, Inc. to Fifth Third Securities, Inc.
left Jan 14, 2011, registered Feb 18, 2011 (35 days) · Other
Lehman Brothers Inc. to Bb&T Investment Services, Inc.
left Jan 4, 2006, registered Mar 28, 2006 (83 days) · Other
Morgan Stanley Dw Inc. to Lehman Brothers Inc.
left Jun 3, 2004, registered Jun 7, 2004 (4 days) · Other

Signals

William Michael Brinkley left Esi Financial Advisors for First Heartland Consultants, Inc. (registered 2025-04-16)
Apr 22, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
William Michael Brinkley left Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, Llc for Esi Financial Advisors (registered 2024-12-23)
May 14, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
William Michael Brinkley left First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. for Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, Llc (registered 2023-07-24)
Jul 12, 2023 · 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: 26derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
Not published: disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address