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Registered advisor
Michael William Best
Feed of 09/15/2026
Also filed as Michael Best
At current firm
1 y
since Jan 17, 2025
In the industry
35 y
since Jan 1, 1991 (earliest exam, job or registration)
Prior registered firms
3
IAPD previous registrations
State registrations
1
current, as an IAR
Firms today
1
current registrations
Exams
n/a
IA exams only
Book size
not public
not estimated here
Signals
1
dated events on this person
Registration history
IAPD current and previous registrations
- Belpointe Asset Management LLC independent RIA currentsince Jan 17, 2025 · Reno, Nv
- Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC independent RIAOct 6, 2023 to Jan 15, 2025 · Carlsbad, Ca
- Securities America Advisors, Inc. formerMay 1, 2014 to Dec 2, 2016 · San Diego, Ca
- Asset Preservation Strategies, Inc. formerAug 10, 2011 to Jul 31, 2012 · San Diego, Ca
Moves
a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere
- Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC to Belpointe Asset Management LLCleft Jan 15, 2025, registered Jan 17, 2025 (2 days) · RIA to RIA · moved with a team
- Securities America Advisors, Inc. to Axxcess Wealth Management, LLCleft Dec 2, 2016, registered Oct 6, 2023 (2499 days) · Other · moved with a team
- Asset Preservation Strategies, Inc. to Securities America Advisors, Inc.left Jul 31, 2012, registered May 1, 2014 (639 days) · Other
Signals
- Michael William Best left Axxcess Wealth Management, Llc for Belpointe Asset Management Llc (registered 2025-01-17)Jan 15, 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
- 35derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
- Not published
- disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address