Michael Rayfield Alston

Employer firm

Vanguard Advisers, Inc. CRD 106715

$345B regulatory AUM 89,430 advisory clients

Reported services (Item 5G)

• Financial planning
• Portfolio management (individuals)
• Portfolio management (pooled vehicles)
• Portfolio management (institutions)
• Selection of other advisers

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

• Item 5F — Regulatory AUM
• Item 5G — Advisory services
• Full firm profile

Current Employers

Employment History

• 08/2024 → 07/2025
  Ameriprise Financial Services Llc
  Charlotte, NC
• 10/2022 → 07/2024
  Ally Financial Inc
  Charlotte, NC
• 03/2019 → 10/2021
  Democratic Party
  Durham, NC
• 10/2021 → 05/2022
  Raleigh Rescue Mission
  Raleigh, NC
• 08/2018 → 03/2019
  H&M
  Durham, NC
• 09/2017 → 08/2018
  Cvs
  Durham, NC
• 08/2015 → 10/2017
  Office Depot
  Charlotte, NC
• 06/2021 → 05/2022
  A Cole Realty
  Raleigh, NC
• 06/2022 → 10/2022
  Keller Williams Realty
  Charlotte, NC
• 01/2017 → 08/2024
  Self-Employed
  Charlotte, NC
• 01/2017 → 08/2024
  Self-Employed
  Charlotte, NC
• 08/2013 → 06/2017
  Queens Grant High School
  Matthews, NC
• 11/2025 → Present
  The Vanguard Group, Inc.
  Charlotte, NC
• 11/2025 → Present
  Vanguard Marketing Corporation
  Charlotte, NC
• 11/2025 → Present
  Vanguard Advisers, Inc.
  Charlotte, NC
• 07/2025 → 11/2025
  Unemployed
  Charlotte, NC
• 08/2017 → 06/2021
  North Carolina Central University
  Durham, NC
• 01/2025 → Present
  Aunt Connie's House Inc.
  Harrisburg, NC

Previous Registrations

• 2025-01-21 → 2025-07-10
  Ameriprise Financial Services, Llc
  Charlotte, NC
  Charlotte, NC

Other Businesses

NAME OF BUSINESS: AUNT CONNIE'S HOUSE INC. NON-INVESTMENT-RELATED ADDRESS: HARRISBURG, NC NATURE OF BUSINESS: NON-PROFIT POSITION: FOUNDER & CEO START DATE:01/2025 APPROXIMATE HOURS/MONTH: 70 HOURS DEVOTED DURING TRADING HOURS: 0 DUTIES: MARKETING NAME OF BUSINESS: INSURANCE LICENSE INVESTMENT-RELATED ADDRESS: CHARLOTTE, NC NATURE OF BUSINESS: INSURANCE POSITION: N/A START DATE: 03/2025 APPROXIMATE HOURS/MONTH: 0 HOURS DEVOTED DURING TRADING HOURS: 0 DUTIES: MAINTAIN LICENSE ONLY

Exams

• S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
  2025-01-17

Other Names

• Michael Rayfield Alston
• Michael R Alston
• Michael Alston
• Michael Alston
• Mike Alston