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RIA / WealthAdvisorCertified Financial Plannerdual registered (broker-dealer)46 years in industry

John Calandro

Advisor at MORGAN STANLEY

Dallas, TX

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Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jul 14, 2003 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: Aug 21, 1980earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 46derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 5derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Designations: Certified Financial Planner
Exams: S63
First exam: Aug 21, 1980
First registration: Jul 14, 2003
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: JOHN CALANDRO|John Calandro
IAPD individual key: 712706

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	May 28, 2021	n/a	yes	Dallas, TX	Current employment
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	May 19, 2009	Jun 1, 2021	no	DALLAS, TX	Previous registration
SANDERS MORRIS LLC	Independent wealth	Oct 20, 2006	May 18, 2009	no	DALLAS, TX	Previous registration
SMH CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC	Institutional manager	May 19, 2006	Dec 31, 2006	no	FORT WORTH, TX	Previous registration
CALANDRO ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	n/a	Jul 14, 2003	May 15, 2009	no	DALLAS, TX	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	MORGAN STANLEY	Jun 1, 2021	May 28, 2021	-4	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
SANDERS MORRIS LLC	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	May 18, 2009	May 19, 2009	1	Firm change	Other
CALANDRO ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	SMH CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC	May 15, 2009	May 19, 2006	-1,092	Firm change after gap	Other
SMH CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC	SANDERS MORRIS LLC	Dec 31, 2006	Oct 20, 2006	-72	Bulk transfer	Other

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
7691:149777:TX:2021-06-01	Jun 1, 2021	May 28, 2021	DALLAS, TX	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
May 28, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 19, 2009 to Jun 1, 2021factForm ADV
→ SANDERS MORRIS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 20, 2006 to May 18, 2009factForm ADV
→ CALANDRO ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 14, 2003 to May 15, 2009factForm ADV
→ SMH CAPITAL ADVISORS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 19, 2006 to Dec 31, 2006factForm ADV

Dated events

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