DFX Intelligence

RIA Intelligence

Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.

Registered advisor

William M Prest

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedwirehouseNashville, Tndual registrantIAPD 7028194

Feed of 09/14/2026

Also filed as William Metcalf Prest

At current firm

0 y

since Aug 18, 2026

In the industry

14 y

since Aug 1, 2012 (earliest exam, job or registration)

Prior registered firms

IAPD previous registrations

State registrations

current, as an IAR

Firms today

current registrations

Exams

S66

IA exams only

Book size

not public

not estimated here

Signals

dated events on this person

Registration history

IAPD current and previous registrations

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated wirehouse current
since Aug 18, 2026 · Nashville, Tn
Truist Advisory Services, Inc. BD affiliated
Apr 10, 2026 to Jul 20, 2026 · Nashville, Tn
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC BD affiliated
Jan 26, 2026 to Feb 11, 2026 · Plymouth, Mn
Morgan Stanley wirehouse
Jul 14, 2025 to Dec 15, 2025 · Franklin, Tn

Moves

a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere

Truist Advisory Services, Inc. to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
left Jul 20, 2026, registered Aug 18, 2026 (29 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to wirehouse
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC to Truist Advisory Services, Inc.
left Feb 11, 2026, registered Apr 10, 2026 (58 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to another
Morgan Stanley to Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC
left Dec 15, 2025, registered Jan 26, 2026 (42 days) · Wirehouse to affiliated broker-dealer or bank

Signals

William M Prest left Truist Advisory Services, Inc. for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2026-08-18)
Jul 20, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
William M Prest left Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, Llc for Truist Advisory Services, Inc. (registered 2026-04-10)
Feb 11, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
William M Prest left Morgan Stanley for Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, Llc (registered 2026-01-26)
Dec 15, 2025 · 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