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Registered advisor

Carter Jon Nelson

William Blair & Company L.L.C.BD affiliatedChicago, Il dual registrantIAPD 7380855

Feed of 09/15/2026

Also filed as Carter Jon Nelson

At current firm

1 y

since May 7, 2025

In the industry

11 y

since Aug 1, 2015 (earliest exam, job or registration)

Prior registered firms

IAPD previous registrations

State registrations

current, as an IAR

Firms today

current registrations

Exams

S66

IA exams only

Book size

not public

not estimated here

Signals

dated events on this person

Registration history

IAPD current and previous registrations

William Blair & Company L.L.C. BD affiliated current
since May 7, 2025 · Chicago, Il
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated wirehouse
Jul 11, 2024 to Apr 29, 2025 · Marietta, Ga
Valic Financial Advisors, Inc. BD affiliated
Sep 1, 2023 to Jun 14, 2024 · Atlanta, Ga
Equitable Advisors, LLC national BD
Jul 24, 2023 to Aug 18, 2023 · Atlanta, Ga

Moves

a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated to William Blair & Company L.L.C.
left Apr 29, 2025, registered May 7, 2025 (8 days) · Wirehouse to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
Valic Financial Advisors, Inc. to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
left Jun 14, 2024, registered Jul 11, 2024 (27 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to wirehouse
Equitable Advisors, LLC to Valic Financial Advisors, Inc.
left Aug 18, 2023, registered Sep 1, 2023 (14 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to another

Signals

Carter Jon Nelson left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for William Blair & Company L.L.C. (registered 2025-05-07)
Apr 29, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Carter Jon Nelson left Valic Financial Advisors, Inc. for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2024-07-11)
Jun 14, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Carter Jon Nelson left Equitable Advisors, Llc for Valic Financial Advisors, Inc. (registered 2023-09-01)
Aug 18, 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: Broker-dealer affiliated wealth managerderived
Years in industry: 11derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
Not published: disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address