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

Nov 1, 2007earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

18derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

1

Current registrations

1

Registered states

2

Exams

S66|S63

First exam

Mar 7, 2013

First registration

Jul 15, 2014

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

IAPD individual key

6151618

• Occurred

  Aug 29, 2025
  Advisor changed firm

  Bryan Hessler left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Morgan Stanley (registered 2026-02-24)

  Form ADVobserved 4 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:d064fc22-5b77-3a25-7cf2-1da07cae5d82

First observed

Jul 15, 2014

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.