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

Jayson Best

Advisor at MORGAN STANLEY

Atlanta, GA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 11:36 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Dec 2, 2010 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: Nov 5, 2010earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 15derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S66
First exam: Nov 5, 2010
First registration: Dec 2, 2010
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: JAYSON BEST|Jayson Matthew Best
IAPD individual key: 5788318

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	Aug 22, 2024	n/a	yes	Atlanta, GA	Current employment
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Oct 28, 2021	Aug 22, 2024	no	MARIETTA, GA\|TOMS RIVER, NJ\|MOUNT PLEASANT, SC\|ACWORTH, GA	Previous registration
EDWARD JONES	National bd RIA	Apr 1, 2019	Oct 19, 2021	no	Dallas, GA\|ST LOUIS, MO	Previous registration
AMB WEALTH, LLC	Independent wealth	Feb 23, 2018	Jan 14, 2019	no	THOMASVILLE, GA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Dec 2, 2010	Jan 2, 2018	no	NEW YORK, NY\|JACKSONVILLE, FL\|NEW YORK, NY\|NEW YORK, NY\|JACKSONVILLE, FL\|JACKSONVILLE, FL\|JACKSONVILLE, FL	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	Aug 22, 2024	Aug 22, 2024	0	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
EDWARD JONES	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Oct 19, 2021	Oct 28, 2021	9	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse
AMB WEALTH, LLC	EDWARD JONES	Jan 14, 2019	Apr 1, 2019	77	Firm change	RIA to ibd
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	AMB WEALTH, LLC	Jan 2, 2018	Feb 23, 2018	52	Firm change	Wirehouse to RIA

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Aug 22, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 28, 2021 to Aug 22, 2024factForm ADV
→ EDWARD JONESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 1, 2019 to Oct 19, 2021factForm ADV
→ AMB WEALTH, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 23, 2018 to Jan 14, 2019factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Aug 22, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Jayson Best left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Morgan Stanley (registered 2024-08-22)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago