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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

Michele Marie Farfan

Alera Investment Advisors, LLCmixed wealthScottsdale, Az IA-onlyIAPD 6360070

Feed of 09/15/2026

Also filed as Michele Marie Ayala-Santos

At current firm

1 y

since May 12, 2025

In the industry

12 y

since Jul 31, 2014 (earliest exam, job or registration)

Prior registered firms

IAPD previous registrations

State registrations

current, as an IAR

Firms today

current registrations

Exams

S66, S63

IA exams only

Book size

not public

not estimated here

Signals

dated events on this person

Registration history

IAPD current and previous registrations

Alera Investment Advisors, LLC mixed wealth current
since May 12, 2025 · Scottsdale, Az
World Investment Advisors, LLC other
Jan 26, 2023 to Sep 13, 2024 · Tempe, Az
Principal Advised Services BD affiliated
Nov 1, 2022 to Jan 23, 2023 · Phoenix, Az
Principal Securities, Inc. BD affiliated
Aug 30, 2018 to Nov 1, 2022 · Phoenix, Az
Edward Jones national BD
Jan 19, 2016 to Jan 19, 2017 · Tempe, Az

Moves

a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere

World Investment Advisors, LLC to Alera Investment Advisors, LLC
left Sep 13, 2024, registered May 12, 2025 (241 days) · Other · moved with a team
Principal Advised Services to World Investment Advisors, LLC
left Jan 23, 2023, registered Jan 26, 2023 (3 days) · Other
Principal Securities, Inc. to Principal Advised Services
left Nov 1, 2022, registered Nov 1, 2022 (0 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
Edward Jones to Principal Securities, Inc.
left Jan 19, 2017, registered Aug 30, 2018 (588 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to another

Signals

Michele Marie Farfan left World Investment Advisors, Llc for Alera Investment Advisors, Llc (registered 2025-05-12)
Sep 13, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Michele Marie Farfan left Principal Advised Services for World Investment Advisors, Llc (registered 2023-01-26)
Jan 23, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Michele Marie Farfan left Principal Securities, Inc. for Principal Advised Services (registered 2022-11-01)
Nov 1, 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: Wealth manager with institutional or fund businessderived
Years in industry: 12derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
Not published: disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address