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RIA Intelligence

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

Matthew Dwayne Bates

Four Quadrant Wealth Advisors, Inc.independent RIACarmel, InIA-onlyIAPD 4916277

Certified Financial Planner

Feed of 09/14/2026

At current firm

1 y

since Sep 22, 2024

In the industry

21 y

since May 9, 2005 (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

Four Quadrant Wealth Advisors, Inc. independent RIA current
since Sep 22, 2024 · Carmel, In
Primerica Advisors national BD
May 9, 2024 to Sep 23, 2024 · Indianapolis, In
Empower Advisory Group, LLC BD affiliated
May 9, 2016 to May 13, 2022 · Noblesville, In
Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. no RAUM
Jan 3, 2012 to Mar 10, 2015 · Indianapolis, In
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. national BD
Jan 4, 2006 to Dec 31, 2011 · Fishers (Indianapolis), In
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC national BD
May 10, 2005 to Jul 6, 2005 · Indianapolis, In

Moves

a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere

Primerica Advisors to Four Quadrant Wealth Advisors, Inc.
left Sep 23, 2024, registered Sep 22, 2024 (-1 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
Empower Advisory Group, LLC to Primerica Advisors
left May 13, 2022, registered May 9, 2024 (727 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to another
Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. to Empower Advisory Group, LLC
left Mar 10, 2015, registered May 9, 2016 (426 days) · Other
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. to Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc.
left Dec 31, 2011, registered Jan 3, 2012 (3 days) · corporate re-registration, not a move
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC to Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
left Jul 6, 2005, registered Jan 4, 2006 (182 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to another

Signals

Matthew Dwayne Bates left Primerica Advisors for Four Quadrant Wealth Advisors, Inc. (registered 2024-09-22)
Sep 23, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Matthew Dwayne Bates left Empower Advisory Group, Llc for Primerica Advisors (registered 2024-05-09)
May 13, 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: Independent wealth managerderived
Years in industry: 21derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
Not published: disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address