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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)17 years in industry

LESTER E KUAN

Advisor at JEFFERIES INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC

NEW YORK, NY | Miami, FL

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 2:57 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 9
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jan 12, 2009 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: JEFFERIES INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC
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: Sep 30, 2008earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 17derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 8
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 4
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Sep 30, 2008
First registration: Jan 12, 2009
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: LESTER E KUAN|Lester Enrique Kuan|Lester Kuan
IAPD individual key: 5092314

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
JEFFERIES INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Mixed wealth	Mar 26, 2025	n/a	yes	Miami, FL\|NEW YORK, NY	Current employment
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Sep 19, 2022	Mar 4, 2025	no	Plantation, FL\|Aventura, FL\|Coconut Grove, FL\|Coral Gables, FL\|Coconut Grove, FL	Previous registration
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Nov 5, 2019	Sep 6, 2022	no	Miami, FL\|Miami, FL\|NEW YORK, NY	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Jan 27, 2016	Sep 10, 2019	no	Aventura, FL	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Sep 11, 2013	Jan 25, 2016	no	MIAMI, FL	Previous registration
HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 1, 2012	Sep 4, 2013	no	AVENTURA, FL\|MIAMI, FL	Previous registration
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.	National bd RIA	May 18, 2011	Dec 19, 2011	no	CORAL GABLES, FL	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Jun 1, 2009	May 26, 2011	no	MIAMI BEACH, FL\|Miami, FL	Previous registration
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 12, 2009	Jun 1, 2009	no	MIAMI BEACH, 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
MORGAN STANLEY	JEFFERIES INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	Mar 4, 2025	Mar 26, 2025	22	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	MORGAN STANLEY	Sep 6, 2022	Sep 19, 2022	13	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse
MORGAN STANLEY	CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	Sep 10, 2019	Nov 5, 2019	56	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	MORGAN STANLEY	Jan 25, 2016	Jan 27, 2016	2	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC.	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Sep 4, 2013	Sep 11, 2013	7	Firm change	Other
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.	HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC.	Dec 19, 2011	Jun 1, 2012	165	Firm change	Other
MORGAN STANLEY	RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.	May 26, 2011	May 18, 2011	-8	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	MORGAN STANLEY	Jun 1, 2009	Jun 1, 2009	0	Bulk transfer	Other

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ JEFFERIES INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Mar 26, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 19, 2022 to Mar 4, 2025factForm ADV
→ CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 5, 2019 to Sep 6, 2022factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 11, 2013 to Jan 25, 2016factForm ADV
→ HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 1, 2012 to Sep 4, 2013factForm ADV
→ RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 18, 2011 to Dec 19, 2011factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Mar 4, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Lester E Kuan left Morgan Stanley for Jefferies Investment Advisers Llc (registered 2025-03-26)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Sep 6, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Lester E Kuan left Citigroup Global Markets Inc. for Morgan Stanley (registered 2022-09-19)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago