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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Plannerdual registered (broker-dealer)36 years in industry

PAUL ELLIOTT BREHNE

Advisor at MORGAN STANLEY

Morristown, NJ

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 2:24 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: May 8, 2002 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: Jan 24, 1990earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 36derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Jan 24, 1990
First registration: May 8, 2002
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 1977923

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	Jun 18, 2024	n/a	yes	Morristown, NJ	Current employment
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Sep 10, 2014	Jun 26, 2024	no	FAIRFIELD, NJ\|EAST HANOVER, NJ\|BARNEGAT, NJ	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Jun 1, 2009	Oct 1, 2014	no	FAIRFIELD, NJ\|Little Falls, NJ	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	n/a	Apr 2, 2007	Jun 1, 2009	no	FAIRFIELD, NJ	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	n/a	Feb 24, 2006	Apr 2, 2007	no	FAIRFIELD, NJ	Previous registration
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	May 8, 2002	Mar 8, 2006	no	LITTLE FALLS, NJ\|LITTLE FALLS, NJ	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	Jun 26, 2024	Jun 18, 2024	-8	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
MORGAN STANLEY	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Oct 1, 2014	Sep 10, 2014	-21	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	MORGAN STANLEY	Jun 1, 2009	Jun 1, 2009	0	Bulk transfer	Other
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	Apr 2, 2007	Apr 2, 2007	0	Bulk transfer	Other
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	Mar 8, 2006	Feb 24, 2006	-12	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 1, 2009 to Oct 1, 2014factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 10, 2014 to Jun 26, 2024factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 2, 2007 to Jun 1, 2009factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 24, 2006 to Apr 2, 2007factForm ADV
→ CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 8, 2002 to Mar 8, 2006factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jun 26, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Paul Elliott Brehne left Wells Fargo Advisors for Morgan Stanley (registered 2024-06-18)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago