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 26, 1986earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

39derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

1

Current registrations

1

Registered states

2

Exams

S65|S63

First exam

Nov 26, 1986

First registration

Jul 16, 1996

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

RUSS YARNELL|III JOHN RUSSELL YARNELL|RUSS YARNELL|JOHN RUSSELL YARNELL|JOHN RUSSELL YARNELL

IAPD individual key

1584902

• Occurred

  Nov 17, 2023
  Advisor changed firm

  John Russell Yarnell left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Morgan Stanley (registered 2023-10-20)

  Form ADVobserved 4 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:eeef9b5f-186d-1fec-dedf-6e98a28bae2f

First observed

Jul 16, 1996

Last observed

Sep 15, 2026 4 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.