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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)33 years in industry

BRIAN RAY DUNSTON

Advisor at ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INCORPORATED

NASHVILLE, TN

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Relationships: 7
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jun 9, 2004 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INCORPORATED
Current firm class: mixed wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Jul 20, 1993earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 33derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 3
Exams: S66|S63|S65
First exam: Jul 20, 1993
First registration: Jun 9, 2004
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 2342262

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
ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INCORPORATED	Mixed wealth	Jun 27, 2025	n/a	yes	NASHVILLE, TN	Current employment
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Jun 24, 2019	Jun 30, 2025	no	BRENTWOOD, TN	Previous registration
FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 6, 2014	Jul 12, 2019	no	NASHVILLE, TN\|CHARLOTTE, NC\|LOUISVILLE, KY	Previous registration
HMS INVESTMENT ADVISORS	Independent wealth	Apr 20, 2012	May 9, 2014	no	NASHVILLE, TN	Previous registration
MORGAN KEEGAN & COMPANY, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Apr 9, 2009	Mar 31, 2012	no	FRANKLIN, TN\|MEMPHIS, TN	Previous registration
SUNTRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Apr 23, 2008	Feb 26, 2009	no	BRENTWOOD, TN	Previous registration
ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INCORPORATED	Mixed wealth	Jun 9, 2004	Mar 20, 2008	no	NASHVILLE, TN\|NASHVILLE, TN	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	ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INCORPORATED	Jun 30, 2025	Jun 27, 2025	-3	Firm change	Wirehouse to RIA
FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, INC.	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Jul 12, 2019	Jun 24, 2019	-18	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse
HMS INVESTMENT ADVISORS	FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, INC.	May 9, 2014	Aug 6, 2014	89	Firm change	Other
MORGAN KEEGAN & COMPANY, LLC	HMS INVESTMENT ADVISORS	Mar 31, 2012	Apr 20, 2012	20	Firm change	Other
SUNTRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	MORGAN KEEGAN & COMPANY, LLC	Feb 26, 2009	Apr 9, 2009	42	Firm change	Other
ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INCORPORATED	SUNTRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Mar 20, 2008	Apr 23, 2008	34	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 9, 2004 to Mar 20, 2008factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 24, 2019 to Jun 30, 2025factForm ADV
→ FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 6, 2014 to Jul 12, 2019factForm ADV
→ HMS INVESTMENT ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 20, 2012 to May 9, 2014factForm ADV
→ MORGAN KEEGAN & COMPANY, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 9, 2009 to Mar 31, 2012factForm ADV
→ SUNTRUST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 23, 2008 to Feb 26, 2009factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jun 30, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Brian Ray Dunston left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated (registered 2025-06-27)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago