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Registered advisor
Matthew Cotton
Certified Financial Planner
Feed of 09/14/2026
Also filed as Matthew Paul Cotton
At current firm
0 y
since Feb 17, 2026
In the industry
17 y
since Nov 21, 2008 (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, S63
IA exams only
Book size
not public
not estimated here
Signals
2
dated events on this person
Registration history
IAPD current and previous registrations
- LPL Financial LLC BD affiliated currentsince Feb 17, 2026 · South Bend, In
- Thurston Springer Advisors BD affiliatedDec 3, 2024 to Feb 20, 2026 · Mishawaka, In
- Wells Fargo Advisors wirehouseJun 11, 2018 to Dec 17, 2024 · Mishawaka, In
- Cuso Financial Services, L.P. formerJan 9, 2017 to Aug 2, 2017 · Niles, Mi
- Cetera Advisor Networks LLC formerMar 16, 2016 to Dec 22, 2016 · Notre Dame, In
Moves
a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere
- Thurston Springer Advisors to LPL Financial LLCleft Feb 20, 2026, registered Feb 17, 2026 (-3 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to another
- Wells Fargo Advisors to Thurston Springer Advisorsleft Dec 17, 2024, registered Dec 3, 2024 (-14 days) · Wirehouse to affiliated broker-dealer or bank · moved with a team
- Cuso Financial Services, L.P. to Wells Fargo Advisorsleft Aug 2, 2017, registered Jun 11, 2018 (313 days) · Other
- Cetera Advisor Networks LLC to Cuso Financial Services, L.P.left Dec 22, 2016, registered Jan 9, 2017 (18 days) · Other
Signals
- Matthew Cotton left Thurston Springer Advisors for Lpl Financial Llc (registered 2026-02-17)Feb 20, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Matthew Cotton left Wells Fargo Advisors for Thurston Springer Advisors (registered 2024-12-03)Dec 17, 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
- 17derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
- Not published
- disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address