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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)32 years in industry

JOSEPH FRANCIS BETTENDORF

Advisor at MORGAN STANLEY

Columbus, OH

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Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Oct 6, 1999 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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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: Oct 14, 1993earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 32derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 17derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Oct 14, 1993
First registration: Oct 6, 1999
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 2306788

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	Jun 1, 2009	n/a	yes	Columbus, OH	Current employment
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	n/a	Apr 2, 2007	Jun 1, 2009	no	COLUMBUS, OH	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	n/a	Dec 8, 2003	Apr 2, 2007	no	COLUMBUS, OH\|COLUMBUS, OH	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Jul 1, 2003	Dec 11, 2003	no	COLUMBUS, OH	Previous registration
PRUDENTIAL EQUITY GROUP, LLC	n/a	Oct 6, 1999	Jul 1, 2003	no	COLUMBUS, OH	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 & CO. LLC	MORGAN STANLEY	Jun 1, 2009	Jun 1, 2009	0	Bulk transfer	Other
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	Apr 2, 2007	Apr 2, 2007	0	Bulk transfer	Other
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	Dec 11, 2003	Dec 8, 2003	-3	Firm change	Other
PRUDENTIAL EQUITY GROUP, LLC	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Jul 1, 2003	Jul 1, 2003	0	Bulk transfer	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jun 1, 2009 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 2, 2007 to Jun 1, 2009factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 8, 2003 to Apr 2, 2007factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 1, 2003 to Dec 11, 2003factForm ADV
→ PRUDENTIAL EQUITY GROUP, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 6, 1999 to Jul 1, 2003factForm ADV

Dated events

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