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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)32 years in industry

Karla Ransdell

Advisor at MORGAN STANLEY

Boca Raton, FL

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Relationships: 4
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jul 25, 1997 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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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: Jan 26, 1994earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 32derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 8derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Jan 26, 1994
First registration: Jul 25, 1997
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: KARLA MAE ESPEGARD|KARLA RANSDELL|Karla Mae Ransdell
IAPD individual key: 2434376

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
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Aug 30, 2018	n/a	yes	Boca Raton, FL	Current employment
IPC PRIVATE WEALTH PARTNERS, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Sep 26, 2016	Nov 8, 2017	no	BOCA RATON, FL	Previous registration
INDEPENDENT PORTFOLIO CONSULTANTS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jun 15, 2016	Sep 9, 2016	no	BOCA RATON, FL	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Jul 25, 1997	Nov 21, 2014	no	CORAL GABLES, FL\|NEW YORK, NY\|CORAL GABLES, FL\|CORAL GABLES, FL\|CORAL GABLES, FL\|CORAL GABLES, FL\|CORAL GABLES, FL	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
IPC PRIVATE WEALTH PARTNERS, LLC	MORGAN STANLEY	Nov 8, 2017	Aug 30, 2018	295	Firm change	Other
INDEPENDENT PORTFOLIO CONSULTANTS, INC.	IPC PRIVATE WEALTH PARTNERS, LLC	Sep 9, 2016	Sep 26, 2016	17	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	INDEPENDENT PORTFOLIO CONSULTANTS, INC.	Nov 21, 2014	Jun 15, 2016	572	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Aug 30, 2018 to presentfactForm ADV
→ IPC PRIVATE WEALTH PARTNERS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 26, 2016 to Nov 8, 2017factForm ADV
→ INDEPENDENT PORTFOLIO CONSULTANTS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 15, 2016 to Sep 9, 2016factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 25, 1997 to Nov 21, 2014factForm ADV

Dated events

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