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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)15 years in industry

JUSTIN K MEDRANO

Advisor at MORGAN STANLEY

Santa Fe, NM

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Oct 26, 2010 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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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 21, 2010earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 15derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 4derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S66
First exam: Oct 21, 2010
First registration: Oct 26, 2010
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: JUSTIN KYLE MEDRANO|JUSTIN K MEDRANO|Justin Medrano
IAPD individual key: 5779785

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	Jan 17, 2022	n/a	yes	Santa Fe, NM	Current employment
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Aug 18, 2017	Jan 24, 2022	no	ALBUQUERQUE, NM\|SANTA FE, NM	Previous registration
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.	Wirehouse	Sep 22, 2014	Aug 28, 2017	no	SANTA FE, NM	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Sep 9, 2011	Sep 24, 2014	no	SANTA FE, NM	Previous registration
WADDELL & REED	Former SEC adviser	Oct 26, 2010	Jul 27, 2011	no	SANTA FE, NM\|ALBUQUERQUE, NM	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
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	MORGAN STANLEY	Jan 24, 2022	Jan 17, 2022	-7	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Aug 28, 2017	Aug 18, 2017	-10	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.	Sep 24, 2014	Sep 22, 2014	-2	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
WADDELL & REED	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Jul 27, 2011	Sep 9, 2011	44	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 17, 2022 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 18, 2017 to Jan 24, 2022factForm ADV
→ UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 22, 2014 to Aug 28, 2017factForm ADV
→ WADDELL & REEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 26, 2010 to Jul 27, 2011factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jan 24, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Justin K Medrano left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Morgan Stanley (registered 2022-01-17)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago