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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

Paul Anthony Niemiec

Lincoln Investmentindependent RIACrystal Lake, Il dual registrantIAPD 7317887

Feed of 09/15/2026

Also filed as Paul Anthony Niemiec

At current firm

0 y

since Mar 2, 2026

In the industry

10 y

since Sep 1, 2016 (earliest exam, job or registration)

Prior registered firms

IAPD previous registrations

State registrations

current, as an IAR

Firms today

current registrations

Exams

S65, S63

IA exams only

Book size

not public

not estimated here

Signals

dated events on this person

Registration history

IAPD current and previous registrations

Lincoln Investment independent RIA current
since Mar 2, 2026 · Chicago, Il
Valic Financial Advisors, Inc. BD affiliated
Aug 11, 2025 to Mar 13, 2026 · Chicago, Il
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated wirehouse
Aug 23, 2023 to Feb 18, 2025 · Northbrook, Il
Equitable Advisors, LLC national BD
Jun 23, 2022 to May 4, 2023 · Oak Brook, Il
Mcadam LLC independent RIA
Dec 4, 2020 to Mar 1, 2021 · Chicago, Il

Moves

a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere

Valic Financial Advisors, Inc. to Lincoln Investment
left Mar 13, 2026, registered Mar 2, 2026 (-11 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA · moved with a team
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated to Valic Financial Advisors, Inc.
left Feb 18, 2025, registered Aug 11, 2025 (174 days) · Wirehouse to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
Equitable Advisors, LLC to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
left May 4, 2023, registered Aug 23, 2023 (111 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to wirehouse · moved with a team
Mcadam LLC to Equitable Advisors, LLC
left Mar 1, 2021, registered Jun 23, 2022 (479 days) · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank

Signals

Paul Anthony Niemiec left Valic Financial Advisors, Inc. for Lincoln Investment (registered 2026-03-02)
Mar 13, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Paul Anthony Niemiec left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Valic Financial Advisors, Inc. (registered 2025-08-11)
Feb 18, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Paul Anthony Niemiec left Equitable Advisors, Llc for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2023-08-23)
May 4, 2023 · 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: 10derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
Not published: disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address