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

Jan 21, 2014earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

12derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

2

Current registrations

1

Registered states

2

Exams

S63|S65

First exam

Jan 21, 2014

First registration

Aug 18, 2014

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

VELA MARIE PAYNE|VELA MARIE CASPERSEN|Vela Caspersen

IAPD individual key

6074638

• Occurred

  Oct 17, 2022
  Advisor changed firm

  Vela Marie Caspersen left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Morgan Stanley (registered 2022-10-27)

  Form ADVobserved 4 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:ef0fbb93-b1bd-468d-2f91-b1c0c0379dc8

First observed

Aug 18, 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.