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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)18 years in industry

Kailey Witherspoon Walsh

Advisor at MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

NEW YORK, NY | OCALA, FL

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 11:03 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Nov 22, 2007 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED
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: Nov 21, 2007earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 18derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 3
Exams: S66
First exam: Nov 21, 2007
First registration: Nov 22, 2007
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: KAILEY WITHERSPOON WALSH|KAILEY WALSH
IAPD individual key: 5419057

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
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Feb 13, 2025	n/a	yes	OCALA, FL\|NEW YORK, NY	Current employment
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Aug 1, 2014	Feb 25, 2025	no	New York, NY	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Dec 16, 2011	Aug 4, 2014	no	NEW YORK, NY	Previous registration
SICA WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Former SEC adviser	May 28, 2010	Oct 12, 2011	no	MORRISTOWN, NJ	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Jan 1, 2008	Jun 2, 2010	no	MORRISTOWN, NJ\|MORRISTOWN, NJ	Previous registration
A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.	n/a	Nov 22, 2007	Jan 1, 2008	no	MORISTOWN, NJ\|ST. LOUIS, MO	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
MORGAN STANLEY	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Feb 25, 2025	Feb 13, 2025	-12	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	MORGAN STANLEY	Aug 4, 2014	Aug 1, 2014	-3	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
SICA WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Oct 12, 2011	Dec 16, 2011	65	Firm change	Other
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	SICA WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Jun 2, 2010	May 28, 2010	-5	Firm change	Other
A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Jan 1, 2008	Jan 1, 2008	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
149777:7691:NY:2025-02-25	Feb 25, 2025	Feb 13, 2025	NEW YORK, NY	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 16, 2011 to Aug 4, 2014factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 1, 2014 to Feb 25, 2025factForm ADV
→ SICA WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 28, 2010 to Oct 12, 2011factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 1, 2008 to Jun 2, 2010factForm ADV
→ A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 22, 2007 to Jan 1, 2008factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Feb 25, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Kailey Witherspoon Walsh left Morgan Stanley for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2025-02-13)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago