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

ADVICE AND PLANNING SERVICES

Current firm class

broker-dealer affiliated wealth managerderived

Book size

not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none

Industry start

Sep 1, 2014earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

12derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

4derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

2

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Exams

S65|S63

First exam

Jan 25, 2019

First registration

Mar 5, 2021

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

Nigel William Stearns|Nigel Stearns|Nigel W Stearns

IAPD individual key

6690652

• Occurred

  Jan 12, 2022
  Advisor changed firm

  Nigel William Stearns left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Advice And Planning Services (registered 2022-03-10)

  Form ADVobserved 5 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:aa63b738-2720-06ff-aec6-8f96f7a98a28

First observed

Mar 5, 2021

Last observed

Sep 15, 2026 6 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.