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.

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 1, 2014earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

12derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

1

Current registrations

1

Registered states

2

Exams

S66

First exam

Nov 5, 2021

First registration

Nov 8, 2021

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

John Rafael Gutierrez Shifter|John Rafael Gutierrez|John Shifter

IAPD individual key

7304307

• Occurred

  Feb 21, 2023
  Advisor changed firm

  John Rafael Shifter left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Morgan Stanley (registered 2023-02-17)

  Form ADVobserved 4 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:6033a774-c5ee-5408-1ee2-5ef2b1c92cb2

First observed

Nov 8, 2021

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 5 days ago

Source families

Federal regulator filings

1 registered feed stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.

Resolution

Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.