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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)25 years in industry

Melinda Brown Warren

Advisor at RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.

ST. PETERSBURG, FL | Richard, VA

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 4:37 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 3
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 7, 2008 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Facts

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Current firm: RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Current firm class: national broker-dealer RIAderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Jun 8, 2001earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 25derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66
First exam: Jun 8, 2001
First registration: Mar 7, 2008
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: MELINDA WARREN DUNN|MELINDA WARREN SAUFLEY
IAPD individual key: 4333214

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
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.	National bd RIA	Sep 15, 2023	n/a	yes	Richard, VA\|ST. PETERSBURG, FL	Current employment
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	Bd affiliated wealth	Nov 18, 2022	Sep 11, 2023	no	Richmond, VA\|Midlothian, VA\|Richmond, VA	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Sep 29, 2022	Nov 17, 2022	no	Richmond, VA	Previous registration
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.	National bd RIA	Aug 11, 2015	Sep 20, 2022	no	VIRGINIA BEACH, VA\|ST. PETERSBURG, FL\|Richmond, VA\|RICHMOND, VA\|ST. PETERSBURG, FL	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Nov 18, 2009	Aug 12, 2015	no	ST. LOUIS, MO\|ROANOKE, VA\|SCOTTSDALE, AZ\|ST. LOUIS, MO	Previous registration
EDELMAN FINANCIAL ADVISORS LLC	n/a	Mar 7, 2008	Jan 21, 2009	no	RICHMOND, VA\|FAIRFAX, VA	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
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.	Sep 11, 2023	Sep 15, 2023	4	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
MORGAN STANLEY	RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	Nov 17, 2022	Nov 18, 2022	1	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.	MORGAN STANLEY	Sep 20, 2022	Sep 29, 2022	9	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.	Aug 12, 2015	Aug 11, 2015	-1	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd
EDELMAN FINANCIAL ADVISORS LLC	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Jan 21, 2009	Nov 18, 2009	301	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 11, 2015 to Sep 20, 2022factForm ADV
→ RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 18, 2022 to Sep 11, 2023factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 29, 2022 to Nov 17, 2022factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 18, 2009 to Aug 12, 2015factForm ADV
→ EDELMAN FINANCIAL ADVISORS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 7, 2008 to Jan 21, 2009factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Sep 11, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Melinda Brown Warren left Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc for Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (registered 2023-09-15)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Nov 17, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Melinda Brown Warren left Morgan Stanley for Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc (registered 2022-11-18)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Sep 20, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Melinda Brown Warren left Raymond James & Associates, Inc. for Morgan Stanley (registered 2022-09-29)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago