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Registered advisor
Michael Paul Otterson
Feed of 09/14/2026
Also filed as Michael Otterson
At current firm
0 y
since Jan 8, 2026
In the industry
20 y
since Jul 7, 2006 (earliest exam, job or registration)
Prior registered firms
8
IAPD previous registrations
State registrations
3
current, as an IAR
Firms today
1
current registrations
Exams
S66, S63
IA exams only
Book size
not public
not estimated here
Signals
1
dated events on this person
Registration history
IAPD current and previous registrations
- Ascentis Independent Advisors, LLC independent RIA currentsince Jan 8, 2026 · Bountiful, Ut
- Freedom Investment Management, Inc. independent RIADec 1, 2023 to Dec 16, 2025 · South Windsor, Ct
- 3d/L Capital Management, LLC formerApr 8, 2021 to Dec 21, 2023 · Bountiful, Ut
- 3d Asset Management, Inc. formerMay 14, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021 · Bountiful, Ut
- Pogson & Matt Wealth Management Group state registeredJul 2, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020 · Phoenix, Az
- Fidelity Personal And Workplace Advisors formerJul 13, 2018 to Jan 14, 2019 · Boston, Ma
- Strategic Advisers LLC national BDApr 19, 2018 to Jul 13, 2018 · Salt Lake City, Ut
- Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC BD affiliatedSep 30, 2014 to Jun 7, 2017 · North Salt Lake, Ut
- Strategic Advisers LLC national BDSep 8, 2010 to Sep 18, 2014 · Salt Lake City, Ut
Moves
a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere
- Freedom Investment Management, Inc. to Ascentis Independent Advisors, LLCleft Dec 16, 2025, registered Jan 8, 2026 (23 days) · RIA to RIA
- 3d/L Capital Management, LLC to Freedom Investment Management, Inc.left Dec 21, 2023, registered Dec 1, 2023 (-20 days) · channel change inside one enterprise, not a move · moved with a team
- 3d Asset Management, Inc. to 3d/L Capital Management, LLCleft Mar 31, 2021, registered Apr 8, 2021 (8 days) · RIA to RIA
- Pogson & Matt Wealth Management Group to 3d Asset Management, Inc.left Mar 30, 2020, registered May 14, 2020 (45 days) · Other
- Fidelity Personal And Workplace Advisors to Pogson & Matt Wealth Management Groupleft Jan 14, 2019, registered Jul 2, 2019 (169 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to a state-registered adviser
- Strategic Advisers LLC to Fidelity Personal And Workplace Advisorsleft Jul 13, 2018, registered Jul 13, 2018 (0 days) · corporate re-registration, not a move
- Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC to Strategic Advisers LLCleft Jun 7, 2017, registered Apr 19, 2018 (316 days) · Other
- Strategic Advisers LLC to Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLCleft Sep 18, 2014, registered Sep 30, 2014 (12 days) · Other
Signals
- Michael Paul Otterson left Freedom Investment Management, Inc. for Ascentis Independent Advisors, Llc (registered 2026-01-08)Dec 16, 2025 · 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
- 20derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
- Not published
- disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address