Means Wealth Management registration status — INACTIVE
Means Wealth Management registration status — INACTIVE
The verdict
Means Wealth Management carries 2 BrokerCheck disclosures across 10 branch offices - light load for a mid-sized firm, earning a Grade B.
Grade B
Low disclosure intensity relative to firms of a similar size.
10
branch offices (mid-sized firm)
2
BrokerCheck disclosures
0.20
disclosures per office
PlainAdvisorCheck rating 4/5 — an editorial, size-normalized signal, not a regulatory determination. Always verify the underlying record on FINRA BrokerCheck before engaging an advisor.
Branch offices
10offices
FINRA: Medium firm
Total disclosures
2events
On FINRA BrokerCheck
Regulatory events
2actions
100% of all disclosures
Disclosures per office
0.20per office
2 ÷ 10 offices
Means Wealth Management vs. every disclosing firm
Disclosures per branch office — the size-normalized signal behind the grade (lower is cleaner)
0Among the cleanest for its sizea cleaner per-office record than 79% of 438 disclosing firms
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more disclosing firms. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source FINRA BrokerCheck · SEC IAPD · 2026
Disclosure Breakdown
Disclosure Type
Count
% of Disclosures
Regulatory Events
2
100.0%
Arbitrations
0
0.0%
Civil Events
0
0.0%
Total
2
100.0%
Counts reflect events reported on FINRA BrokerCheck. Disclosures are reported events, not proven violations. Verify at BrokerCheck ↗
Disclosure category share
Regulatory 2Arbitration 0Civil 0
Disclosure Profile
Means Wealth Management's disclosure record, broken down by category and footprint.
Disclosures per office
0.20
Light load
Regulatory share
100%
of total disclosures
Size class
Mid-sized firm
10 branches
Firm Details
Firm Size
Medium
Scope
INACTIVE
Formed
10/01/1981
State of Formation
Maine
CRD Number
2748
SEC Number
27458
Verify at FINRA BrokerCheck
FINRA BrokerCheck provides the full official disciplinary record, including individual registered advisors. Always verify before hiring a financial advisor.
Every firm registered with FINRA or the SEC must report regulatory actions, customer
complaints, arbitrations, and civil judicial events on its public BrokerCheck and Form ADV
records. A disclosure is not automatically a finding of wrongdoing — it can range from a
settled customer dispute to a formal regulatory sanction — but a heavy disclosure load
relative to a firm's size is a signal worth examining before you hire. Because larger firms
naturally accumulate more disclosures across more offices, PlainAdvisorCheck grades each firm
against same-size peers rather than on raw counts. Read each disclosure's underlying detail on
the official record rather than relying on the headline number alone. Registration itself
confirms only that a firm is authorized to do business, not that its compliance history is clean.
Source: FINRA BrokerCheck & SEC IAPD Public Disclosure Data FINRA BrokerCheck & SEC IAPD Public Disclosure Data
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a grade of B mean for Means Wealth Management?
A grade of B reflects Means Wealth Management's disclosure intensity, its weighted disclosure load per branch office, ranked against other firms of a similar size (mid-sized firm). It carries 2 total disclosures across 10 branch offices. Review the specific disclosures on FINRA BrokerCheck before engaging.
How many FINRA disclosures does Means Wealth Management have?
Means Wealth Management has 2 total FINRA disclosures, including 2 regulatory events. Disclosures reflect reported events on FINRA BrokerCheck and do not necessarily indicate proven violations.
How big is Means Wealth Management?
Means Wealth Management operates 10 branch offices and is classified by FINRA as a medium firm (Mid-sized firm). FINRA BrokerCheck publishes branch-office counts but not a firmwide registered-representative headcount, so PlainAdvisorCheck measures firm size by branch footprint.
Where can I verify Means Wealth Management's disciplinary record?
You can verify Means Wealth Management's full disciplinary history on FINRA BrokerCheck at brokercheck.finra.org using CRD number 2748. BrokerCheck provides detailed information about individual registered representatives, complaints, and regulatory actions.
What is a FINRA disclosure?
A FINRA disclosure is a reported event on a broker-dealer's record, including regulatory actions, customer complaints, arbitration proceedings, and civil court events. Disclosures are part of the public record maintained by FINRA and do not necessarily indicate wrongdoing or proven violations.
Should I avoid Means Wealth Management because of its disclosures?
Not necessarily. Larger firms accumulate more disclosures simply because they operate more offices, so PlainAdvisorCheck grades each firm against same-size peers rather than on raw counts. Means Wealth Management carries 2 disclosures across 10 branch offices (about 0.20 per office). Review the nature of individual disclosures on FINRA BrokerCheck before making a decision.
Data sourced from official FINRA BrokerCheck and SEC EDGAR enforcement records. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainAdvisorCheck Editorial