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Registered advisor
Stephen Montez
Feed of 09/14/2026
Also filed as Stephen Montez
At current firm
0 y
since Aug 19, 2026
In the industry
11 y
since Jan 1, 2015 (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
S63, S66
IA exams only
Book size
not public
not estimated here
Signals
3
dated events on this person
Registration history
IAPD current and previous registrations
- Nerdwallet Wealth Partners, LLC independent RIA currentsince Aug 19, 2026 · New York, Ny
- Equitable Advisors, LLC national BDSep 12, 2025 to Jul 17, 2026 · Melville, Ny
- Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated wirehouseAug 14, 2024 to Jul 16, 2025 · Las Vegas, Nv
- Fidelity Personal And Workplace Advisors formerJun 27, 2023 to Mar 6, 2024 · Las Vegas, Nv
Moves
a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere
- Equitable Advisors, LLC to Nerdwallet Wealth Partners, LLCleft Jul 17, 2026, registered Aug 19, 2026 (33 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated to Equitable Advisors, LLCleft Jul 16, 2025, registered Sep 12, 2025 (58 days) · Wirehouse to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
- Fidelity Personal And Workplace Advisors to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporatedleft Mar 6, 2024, registered Aug 14, 2024 (161 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to wirehouse
Signals
- Stephen Montez left Equitable Advisors, Llc for Nerdwallet Wealth Partners, Llc (registered 2026-08-19)Jul 17, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Stephen Montez left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Equitable Advisors, Llc (registered 2025-09-12)Jul 16, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Stephen Montez left Fidelity Personal And Workplace Advisors for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2024-08-14)Mar 6, 2024 · 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
- 11derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
- Not published
- disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address