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

Oct 20, 2005earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

20derivedfrom 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

Oct 20, 2005

First registration

Oct 21, 2005

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

IAPD individual key

4975991

• Occurred

  Jul 31, 2024
  Advisor changed firm

  Grant Takeshi Ponder left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Morgan Stanley (registered 2024-07-26)

  Form ADVobserved 4 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:bff5a901-23ac-e2fd-a0f3-708a46dc147a

First observed

Oct 21, 2005

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 5 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.