Chad Ludvig Nielsen

Employer firm

Gateway Financial & Estate Planning, Inc. CRD 144741

$8.98M regulatory AUM 370 advisory clients

Reported services (Item 5G)

Financial planning
Portfolio management (individuals)
Selection of other advisers

From the firm’s Form ADV. Read the guides:

Current Employers

Gateway Financial & Estate Planning, Inc.

Pocatello, ID • United States

Current Registrations

Authority	Category	Status	Date
WY	RA	APPROVED	2026-01-05
CA	RA	APP_PEND_IARCE	2026-01-01
FL	RA	APP_PEND_IARCE	2026-01-01
MD	RA	APP_PEND_IARCE	2026-01-01
NV	RA	APP_PEND_IARCE	2026-01-01
OR	RA	APP_PEND_IARCE	2026-01-01
VA	RA	APPROVED	2025-08-12
NY	RA	APPROVED	2025-04-11
IN	RA	APPROVED	2025-03-18
WA	RA	APPROVED	2021-05-17
TX	RA	APPROVED_RES	2021-03-11
AZ	RA	APPROVED	2019-10-09
UT	RA	APPROVED	2008-10-30
ID	RA	APPROVED	2007-11-07

WY RA
APPROVED

Since 2026-01-05
CA RA
APP_PEND_IARCE

Since 2026-01-01
FL RA
APP_PEND_IARCE

Since 2026-01-01
MD RA
APP_PEND_IARCE

Since 2026-01-01
NV RA
APP_PEND_IARCE

Since 2026-01-01
OR RA
APP_PEND_IARCE

Since 2026-01-01
VA RA
APPROVED

Since 2025-08-12
NY RA
APPROVED

Since 2025-04-11
IN RA
APPROVED

Since 2025-03-18
WA RA
APPROVED

Since 2021-05-17
TX RA
APPROVED_RES

Since 2021-03-11
AZ RA
APPROVED

Since 2019-10-09
UT RA
APPROVED

Since 2008-10-30
ID RA
APPROVED

Since 2007-11-07

Branch Locations

Pocatello, ID • United States

14900 Interurban Ave. So Suite 271, Seattle, WA 98168 • United States

Disclosures

1 disclosure category reported Yes on this SEC record. Read each Yes below, then review the firm’s Form ADV Item 11 guide for how disclosure questions work.

Regulatory action Yes
Criminal No
Bankruptcy No
Civil judicial No
Bond No
Judgment / lien No
Investigation No
Customer complaint No
Termination No

Employment History

Organization	City	State	From	To
Gateway Financial & Estate Planning, Llc	Pocatello	ID	11/2007	Present
Gateway Insurance Services, Llc	Chubbuck	ID	03/2011	Present
Federal Benefits Advisory Group, Llc	Chubbock	ID	08/2016	Present
Gateway Intermediate, Llc	Pocatello	ID	02/2026	Present
Gateway Holdco 1, Inc.	Pocatello	ID	02/2026	Present
Gateway Holdco 2, Inc.	Pocatello	ID	02/2026	Present
Meraki Intermediate Holdings, Llc	Scottsdale	AZ	02/2026	Present

11/2007 → Present

Gateway Financial & Estate Planning, Llc

Pocatello, ID
03/2011 → Present

Gateway Insurance Services, Llc

Chubbuck, ID
08/2016 → Present

Federal Benefits Advisory Group, Llc

Chubbock, ID
02/2026 → Present

Gateway Intermediate, Llc

Pocatello, ID
02/2026 → Present

Gateway Holdco 1, Inc.

Pocatello, ID
02/2026 → Present

Gateway Holdco 2, Inc.

Pocatello, ID
02/2026 → Present

Meraki Intermediate Holdings, Llc

Scottsdale, AZ

Other Businesses

1. GATEWAY INSURANCE SERVICES, LLC.; INVESTMENT RELATED; CHUBBUCK, ID; INSURANCE PRODUCTS SALES AND SERVICES; OWNER/INSURANCE AGENT; MARCH 2011; 20% OF TIME SPENT ON THIS ACTIVITY. 9 hrs/mo with 6 during securities trading 2. FEDERAL BENEFITS ADVISORY GROUP, LLC; NON-INVESTMENT RELATED; CHUBBUCK, ID; MARKETING AND ADVERTISING, Benefits Counselor; OWNER; SEPTEMBER 2016; APPROXIMATELY 10% OF TIME SPENT ON THIS ACTIVITY. 3 hrs/mo with 0 during securities trading 3. Gateway Holdco1, Inc. , Gateway Holdco2, Inc., Gateway Intermediate, LLC and Meraki Intermediate Holdings, LLC are all holding companies. No services are provided and no time is spent in these businesses. All started 02/2026.

Exams

Code	Exam	Date
S65	Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination	2007-09-19
S63	Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination	1999-04-29

S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination

2007-09-19
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

1999-04-29

Other Names

Chad Nielsen
Chad L. Nielsen

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