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Registered advisor
Matthew James Nickels
Certified Financial Planner
Feed of 09/14/2026
Also filed as Matthew J Nickels
At current firm
7 y
since Nov 2, 2018
In the industry
14 y
since Nov 1, 2011 (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
S66
IA exams only
Book size
not public
not estimated here
Signals
0
dated events on this person
Registration history
IAPD current and previous registrations
- Osaic Wealth, Inc. BD affiliated currentsince Nov 2, 2018 · Grand Rapids, Mi
- Signator Investors, Inc. formerAug 16, 2018 to Nov 2, 2018 · Grand Rapids, Mi
- Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated wirehouseMar 16, 2016 to Jun 28, 2018 · Grand Rapids, Mi
- Pnc Wealth Management BD affiliatedApr 7, 2015 to Mar 17, 2016 · Grand Rapids, Mi
Moves
a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere
- Signator Investors, Inc. to Osaic Wealth, Inc.left Nov 2, 2018, registered Nov 2, 2018 (0 days) · corporate re-registration, not a move
- Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated to Signator Investors, Inc.left Jun 28, 2018, registered Aug 16, 2018 (49 days) · Wirehouse to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
- Pnc Wealth Management to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporatedleft Mar 17, 2016, registered Mar 16, 2016 (-1 days) · Other
Signals
No dated event on this person.
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
- 14derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
- Not published
- disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address