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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)38 years in industry

De Forest Johnson

Advisor at JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC

Wilmington, DE

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 12:50 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Aug 10, 2005 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC
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: Apr 29, 1988earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 38derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 3
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Apr 29, 1988
First registration: Aug 10, 2005
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: DE FOREST JOHNSON|DEFOREST JOHNSON
IAPD individual key: 259212

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
JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 6, 2026	n/a	yes	Wilmington, DE	Current employment
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	National bd RIA	Mar 28, 2013	Aug 11, 2026	no	WILMINGTON, DE\|Landenberg, PA	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Jun 1, 2009	Apr 12, 2013	no	GREENVILLE, DE\|Greenville, DE	Previous registration
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 21, 2006	Jun 1, 2009	no	GREENVILLE, DE\|NEW YORK, NY\|GREENVILLE, DE	Previous registration
LEGG MASON WOOD WALKER, INCORPORATED	n/a	Aug 10, 2005	Feb 21, 2006	no	GREENVILLE, DE	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
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC	Aug 11, 2026	Aug 6, 2026	-5	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
MORGAN STANLEY	AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	Apr 12, 2013	Mar 28, 2013	-15	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	MORGAN STANLEY	Jun 1, 2009	Jun 1, 2009	0	Bulk transfer	Other
LEGG MASON WOOD WALKER, INCORPORATED	CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	Feb 21, 2006	Feb 21, 2006	0	Bulk transfer	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Aug 6, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 28, 2013 to Aug 11, 2026factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 1, 2009 to Apr 12, 2013factForm ADV
→ CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 21, 2006 to Jun 1, 2009factForm ADV
→ LEGG MASON WOOD WALKER, INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 10, 2005 to Feb 21, 2006factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Aug 11, 2026
Advisor changed firm
De Forest Johnson left Ameriprise Financial Services, Llc for Janney Montgomery Scott Llc (registered 2026-08-06)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago