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

Virginia Brake

Advisor at MORGAN STANLEY

Charlotte, NC

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 7:10 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 8
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jan 26, 2005 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: Sep 30, 2000earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 25derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 7
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S63|S66|S65
First exam: Sep 30, 2000
First registration: Jan 26, 2005
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: Virginia Pleasants Brake|Virginia Pleasants Brake|Virginia Pleasants Brake|VIRGINIA PLEASANTS TIETSORT|VIRGINIA P TIETSORT|VIRGINIA P BRAKE|VIRGINIA WARREN|VIRGINIA PLEASANTS WARREN|Virginia Brake
IAPD individual key: 3208939

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	Sep 1, 2025	n/a	yes	Charlotte, NC	Current employment
Captrust	Institutional manager	Mar 5, 2025	Aug 21, 2025	no	CHARLOTTE, NC	Previous registration
CAROLINAS WEALTH CONSULTING LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jan 30, 2023	Apr 28, 2025	no	CHARLOTTE, NC	Previous registration
TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 17, 2021	Apr 30, 2021	no	ATLANTA, GA	Previous registration
BB&T SECURITIES, LLC	Former SEC adviser	May 16, 2018	Feb 17, 2021	no	CHARLOTTE, NC\|RICHMOND, VA	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	May 26, 2017	Jan 5, 2018	no	CHARLOTTE, NC	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Jun 25, 2008	Oct 8, 2010	no	CHARLOTTE, NC	Previous registration
A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.	n/a	Jan 26, 2005	Jul 18, 2006	no	CHARLOTTE, NC\|CHARLOTTE, NC	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
Captrust	MORGAN STANLEY	Aug 21, 2025	Sep 1, 2025	11	Firm change	Other
CAROLINAS WEALTH CONSULTING LLC	Captrust	Apr 28, 2025	Mar 5, 2025	-54	Firm change after gap	Other
TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	CAROLINAS WEALTH CONSULTING LLC	Apr 30, 2021	Jan 30, 2023	640	Firm change after gap	Ibd to RIA
BB&T SECURITIES, LLC	TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Feb 17, 2021	Feb 17, 2021	0	Bulk transfer	Ibd to ibd
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	BB&T SECURITIES, LLC	Jan 5, 2018	May 16, 2018	131	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Oct 8, 2010	May 26, 2017	2,422	Firm change after gap	Wirehouse to wirehouse
A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Jul 18, 2006	Jun 25, 2008	708	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (8)

→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Sep 1, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CAPTRUSTRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 5, 2025 to Aug 21, 2025factForm ADV
→ CAROLINAS WEALTH CONSULTING LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 30, 2023 to Apr 28, 2025factForm ADV
→ TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 17, 2021 to Apr 30, 2021factForm ADV
→ BB&T SECURITIES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 16, 2018 to Feb 17, 2021factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 26, 2017 to Jan 5, 2018factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 25, 2008 to Oct 8, 2010factForm ADV
→ A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 26, 2005 to Jul 18, 2006factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Aug 21, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Virginia Brake left Captrust for Morgan Stanley (registered 2025-09-01)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Apr 28, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Virginia Brake left Carolinas Wealth Consulting Llc for Captrust (registered 2025-03-05)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago