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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)12 years in industry

William Patrick Breen

Advisor at RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Bethesda, MD | Annapolis, MD

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 10:03 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Nov 21, 2018 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Current firm class: national broker-dealer RIAderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: May 1, 2014earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 12derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 3
Exams: S66
First exam: Nov 21, 2018
First registration: Nov 21, 2018
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: Bill Breen|Billy Breen|William Patrick Breen|William Patrick Breen
IAPD individual key: 6858398

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
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.	National bd RIA	Jul 18, 2025	n/a	yes	Annapolis, MD\|Bethesda, MD	Current employment
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Sep 13, 2023	Jul 21, 2025	no	RESTON, VA\|VIENNA, VA	Previous registration
PROSHARE ADVISORS LLC	Asset manager	Mar 30, 2021	Jul 31, 2023	no	BETHESDA, MD	Previous registration
JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC	Asset manager	May 29, 2019	Mar 10, 2021	no	BOSTON, MA	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Nov 21, 2018	Apr 4, 2019	no	Wellesley, MA	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	RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.	Jul 21, 2025	Jul 18, 2025	-3	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd
PROSHARE ADVISORS LLC	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Jul 31, 2023	Sep 13, 2023	44	Firm change	Other
JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC	PROSHARE ADVISORS LLC	Mar 10, 2021	Mar 30, 2021	20	Firm change	Other
MORGAN STANLEY	JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC	Apr 4, 2019	May 29, 2019	55	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Jul 18, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 13, 2023 to Jul 21, 2025factForm ADV
→ PROSHARE ADVISORS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 30, 2021 to Jul 31, 2023factForm ADV
→ JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 29, 2019 to Mar 10, 2021factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 21, 2018 to Apr 4, 2019factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jul 21, 2025
Advisor changed firm
William Patrick Breen left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (registered 2025-07-18)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Jul 31, 2023
Advisor changed firm
William Patrick Breen left Proshare Advisors Llc for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2023-09-13)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago