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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)41 years in industry

THOMAS MICHAEL BATSON

Advisor at MORGAN STANLEY

Scottsdale, AZ

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 9:59 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Nov 14, 2002 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: Apr 8, 1985earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 41derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 4derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Apr 8, 1985
First registration: Nov 14, 2002
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: TOM BATSON
IAPD individual key: 1345806

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	Mar 21, 2022	n/a	yes	Scottsdale, AZ	Current employment
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Aug 26, 2009	Mar 23, 2022	no	SCOTTSDALE, AZ\|FLAGSTAFF, AZ	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	n/a	Apr 2, 2007	Jan 6, 2009	no	SCOTTSDALE, AZ	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	n/a	Nov 14, 2002	Apr 2, 2007	no	SCOTTSDALE, AZ\|PHOENIX, AZ	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
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	MORGAN STANLEY	Mar 23, 2022	Mar 21, 2022	-2	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Jan 6, 2009	Aug 26, 2009	232	Firm change	Other
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	Apr 2, 2007	Apr 2, 2007	0	Bulk transfer	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Mar 21, 2022 to presentfactForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 26, 2009 to Mar 23, 2022factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 2, 2007 to Jan 6, 2009factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 14, 2002 to Apr 2, 2007factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Mar 23, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Thomas Michael Batson left Wells Fargo Advisors for Morgan Stanley (registered 2022-03-21)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago