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Registered advisor

Christopher Archer

Morgan StanleywirehouseDublin, Ohdual registrantIAPD 5249992

Feed of 09/14/2026

Also filed as Christopher Thomas Archer

At current firm

0 y

since Oct 21, 2025

In the industry

14 y

since Feb 21, 2012 (earliest exam, job or registration)

Prior registered firms

IAPD previous registrations

State registrations

current, as an IAR

Firms today

current registrations

Exams

S66, S63

IA exams only

Book size

not public

not estimated here

Signals

dated events on this person

Registration history

IAPD current and previous registrations

Morgan Stanley wirehouse current
since Oct 21, 2025 · Dublin, Oh
Hamilton Capital independent RIA
Aug 22, 2023 to Sep 29, 2025 · Columbus, Oh
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated wirehouse
May 29, 2014 to Mar 21, 2022 · Columbus, Oh
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC wirehouse
Oct 1, 2012 to May 9, 2014 · Columbus, Oh
Chase Investment Services Corp. former
May 8, 2012 to Oct 1, 2012 · Columbus, Oh
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated wirehouse
Feb 22, 2012 to May 10, 2012 · Columbus, Oh

Moves

a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere

Hamilton Capital to Morgan Stanley
left Sep 29, 2025, registered Oct 21, 2025 (22 days) · RIA to wirehouse
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated to Hamilton Capital
left Mar 21, 2022, registered Aug 22, 2023 (519 days) · Wirehouse to independent RIA
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
left May 9, 2014, registered May 29, 2014 (20 days) · Wirehouse to wirehouse
Chase Investment Services Corp. to J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
left Oct 1, 2012, registered Oct 1, 2012 (0 days) · corporate re-registration, not a move
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated to Chase Investment Services Corp.
left May 10, 2012, registered May 8, 2012 (-2 days) · Other

Signals

Christopher Archer left Hamilton Capital for Morgan Stanley (registered 2025-10-21)
Sep 29, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Christopher Archer left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Hamilton Capital (registered 2023-08-22)
Mar 21, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact

Transition signals

Mobility scoring is not published yet. The observable conditions this page will draw on once the historical validation is done: tenure, the firm’s own departures and ownership changes, new state registrations, a new adviser entity with this person on Schedule A, and colleagues’ moves. Until precision and lead time are measured on known moves, no label is printed. Read the methodology.

Provenance

Source: IAPD individual compilation feedreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
Firm class: Wirehousederived
Years in industry: 14derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
Not published: disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address