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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)19 years in industry

NICHOLAS FRANCIS COLUMBO

Advisor at MORGAN STANLEY

Northfield, NJ

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 4:27 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jun 6, 2007 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: Jun 5, 2007earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 19derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S66
First exam: Jun 5, 2007
First registration: Jun 6, 2007
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: Nick Columbo
IAPD individual key: 5321163

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 19, 2026	n/a	yes	Northfield, NJ	Current employment
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Oct 23, 2009	Mar 3, 2026	no	CHARLOTTE, NC\|PHILADELPHIA, PA\|ISELIN, NJ\|TOMS RIVER, NJ\|CRANFORD, NJ\|ISELIN, NJ\|TOMS RIVER, NJ\|TOMS RIVER, NJ\|NEW YORK, NY\|TOMS RIVER, NJ\|TOMS RIVER, NJ\|PENNINGTON, NJ\|Pennington, NJ\|NEW YORK, NY\|Toms River, NJ	Previous registration
BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	n/a	Apr 1, 2008	Oct 23, 2009	no	CHARLOTTE, NC	Previous registration
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	National bd RIA	Jun 6, 2007	Feb 4, 2008	no	Winston Salem, NC	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
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	MORGAN STANLEY	Mar 3, 2026	Mar 19, 2026	16	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Oct 23, 2009	Oct 23, 2009	0	Bulk transfer	Other
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Feb 4, 2008	Apr 1, 2008	57	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Mar 19, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 23, 2009 to Mar 3, 2026factForm ADV
→ BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 1, 2008 to Oct 23, 2009factForm ADV
→ AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 6, 2007 to Feb 4, 2008factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Mar 3, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Nicholas Francis Columbo left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Morgan Stanley (registered 2026-03-19)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago