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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)35 years in industry

WILLIAM JAMIESON SMITH

Advisor at MORGAN STANLEY

Bethesda, MD

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 4:59 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: May 20, 1999 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: MORGAN STANLEY
Current firm class: wirehousederived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Oct 3, 1990earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 35derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 6derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 3
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Oct 3, 1990
First registration: May 20, 1999
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: BILL SMITH|BILLY SMITH|WILLIAM J SMITH
IAPD individual key: 2075822

Registration history

registration spans on IAPD; the basis says whether the span is a current registration or a prior employment record

Firm	Class	Began	Ended	Current	Branch	Basis
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Apr 8, 2020	n/a	yes	Bethesda, MD	Current employment
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Apr 4, 2007	Aug 18, 2017	no	BETHESDA, MD	Previous registration
OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT	Bd affiliated wealth	Apr 15, 2003	Mar 14, 2007	no	NEW YORK, NY	Previous registration
OPPENHEIMER & CO. INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 3, 2003	Apr 15, 2003	no	WASHINGTON, DC\|WASHINGTON, DC	Previous registration
CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP.	n/a	May 20, 1999	Jan 3, 2003	no	WASHINGTON, DC	Previous registration

Moves

a move is two registration dates; a bulk corporate re-registration is typed BULK_TRANSFER and is not a move

From	To	Left	Joined	Gap, days	Kind	Move type
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	MORGAN STANLEY	Aug 18, 2017	Apr 8, 2020	964	Firm change after gap	Wirehouse to wirehouse
OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Mar 14, 2007	Apr 4, 2007	21	Firm change	Other
OPPENHEIMER & CO. INC.	OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT	Apr 15, 2003	Apr 15, 2003	0	Bulk transfer	Other
CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP.	OPPENHEIMER & CO. INC.	Jan 3, 2003	Jan 3, 2003	0	Bulk transfer	Other

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
19616:149777:MD:2017-08-18	Aug 18, 2017	Apr 8, 2020	BETHESDA, MD	Firm change after gap

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Apr 8, 2020 to presentfactForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 4, 2007 to Aug 18, 2017factForm ADV
→ OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 15, 2003 to Mar 14, 2007factForm ADV
→ OPPENHEIMER & CO. INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 3, 2003 to Apr 15, 2003factForm ADV
→ CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 20, 1999 to Jan 3, 2003factForm ADV

Dated events

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