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

Dec 1, 1982earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

43derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

2

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Exams

S63

First exam

Dec 1, 1982

First registration

Oct 9, 2002

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

JIM HOLLEY|JAMES RICHARD HOLLEY

IAPD individual key

1078467

• Occurred

  Jul 28, 2025
  Advisor changed firm

  James Holley left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Morgan Stanley (registered 2025-07-25)

  Form ADVobserved 5 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:b3a55e50-ef55-f0c7-838d-e34674140276

First observed

Oct 9, 2002

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 7 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.