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Michael Lamena

Chief Executive Officer at Wealthspire Retirement

No current adviser or broker registrationSEC record checked 17 October 2026

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Past adviser firms
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Licensing exams

IAPD record retrieved 17 October 2026SEC record

Michael Lamena is Chief Executive Officer - Wealthspire of Wealthspire Retirement, LLC, a Aliso Viejo investment adviser managing $38.6B. Michael Lamena has passed 7 licensing exams.

Role at Wealthspire Retirement

Title on Schedule A
Chief Executive Officer - Wealthspire
Title the firm uses
Chief Executive Officer
Control
Michael Lamena is a control person of Wealthspire Retirement.
Ownership
An individual ownership band is not available in the source record.
Tenure
Michael Lamena has held the filed role since October 2025.

The firm

Wealthspire Retirement, LLC
Aliso Viejo, CA

Form ADV filed 31 March 2026

$38.6B AUM7,532 clients139 advisers23 offices

Career on record

Firms and exams, newest first
  1. Passed Series 10, Series 9, Series 7TO and Series 99TO · 2024
  2. Passed SIE · 2018
  3. Passed Series 7 and Series 63 · 1997

Registrations and exams

No current adviser or broker registration. Michael Lamena has passed 7 qualifying exams.

Examinations

Series 637 April 1997
Name
Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
Series 102 January 2024
Name
General Securities Sales Supervisor - General Module Examination
Series 92 January 2024
Name
General Securities Sales Supervisor - Options Module Examination
Series 7TO2 January 2024
Name
General Securities Representative Examination
Series 99TO2 January 2024
Name
Operations Professional Examination
SIE1 October 2018
Name
Securities Industry Essentials Examination
Series 79 January 1997
Name
General Securities Representative Examination

Individual record

Full name
Michael Anthony Lamena
CRD
2797064
Registration status
No current adviser or broker registration

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Background

Mike LaMena is Wealthspire’s Chief Executive Officer. He previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer at HighTower Advisors and held leadership roles at Morgan Stanley. Wealthspire, team biography

Credentials and memberships

Common questions

Where does Michael Lamena work?

Michael Lamena has been Chief Executive Officer - Wealthspire of Wealthspire Retirement, LLC since October 2025, and is a control person of the firm. On its own site, Wealthspire Retirement gives Michael Lamena’s title as Chief Executive Officer.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 31 March 2026; Wealthspire Retirement website

Does Michael Lamena have a current investment-adviser registration?

Michael Lamena has no current investment-adviser or broker registration, as of 17 October 2026.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

What exams has Michael Lamena passed?

Michael Lamena has passed 7 licensing exams: the Series 7, Series 63, SIE, Series 10, Series 9, Series 7TO and Series 99TO. The earliest, the Series 7, was passed in January 1997.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

Leadership at Wealthspire Retirement

Sources

  1. IAPD individual record, CRD 2797064. Registration status, employment history and examinations.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of Wealthspire Retirement, LLC, filed 31 March 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.
  3. Wealthspire Retirement team page. Biography, education, credentials, awards and portrait.

Retrieved 17 October 2026. The SEC record may have been amended since.

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This profile is compiled from public regulatory records and the firm's own published materials, and is provided for informational purposes only. Niva Wealth is not affiliated with Michael Lamena or Wealthspire Retirement, LLC and makes no representation about the quality of their services. This directory does not report disciplinary history, in either direction.

The portrait is reproduced from the firm’s website for identification.