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Morgan Stanley financial advisors in California

Every SEC-registered investment adviser representative at a Morgan Stanley office in California, by city and A to Z.

3,078 registered advisors work at Morgan Stanley in California, out of 20,803 nationwide; it's the firm's number 2 state by advisors, and the most are in San Francisco (418). 95 list the CFP designation and 3,078 are also registered broker representatives.

Morgan Stanley advisors by city in California

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San Francisco 418Los Angeles 194Menlo Park 184Beverly Hills 154San Diego 150Palo Alto 140Pasadena 129Irvine 102Walnut Creek 100Newport Beach 82San Jose 78Long Beach 76La Jolla 67Westlake Village 56Oakland 51Santa Rosa 50Cupertino 49Pleasanton 47Carlsbad 46Woodland Hills 46El Segundo 45Sacramento 40Brea 38Laguna Niguel 36Roseville 33San Rafael 32Santa Cruz 31Fresno 30Oxnard 30San Mateo 30Santa Barbara 30Torrance 30Santa Monica 28Rolling Hills Estates 26Sherman Oaks 26Los Gatos 24Orinda 23Palm Desert 23Claremont 21Folsom 18Napa 18Modesto 16Burlingame 15Valencia 14Eureka 13Rancho Santa Fe 13Rancho Sante Fe 12Bakersfield 11Montecito 11Mountain View 11Monterey 10Riverside 9Redding 8Stockton 8Chico 7San Luis Obispo 6Santa Ana 6Santa Maria 6Visalia 5Palmdale 3Carmichael 2El Cerrito 2Hillsborough 2La Quinta 2Laguna Beach 2Mill Valley 2Palm Springs 2Portola Valley 2Redwood City 2Thousand Oaks 2Agoura Hills 1Alhambra 1Bel Air 1Belvedere Tiburon 1Ben Lomond 1Bodega Bay 1Carmel-By-The-Sea 1Coarsegold 1Corral De Tierra 1Dana Point 1Diamond Bar 1El Dorado Hills 1El Monte 1Encino 1Granite Bay 1Hayward 1Hidden Hills 1Huntington Beach 1Kensington 1Kentfield 1Lafayette 1Lake Almanor 1Manhattan Beach 1Mather 1Millabrae 1Morgan Hill 1Murrieta 1Oakley 1Pacifica 1Pebble Beach 1Petaluma 1Pinole 1Plymouth 1Poway 1Rancho Mirage 1Richmond 1Salinas 1San Juan Capistrano 1San Marcos 1San Marino 1Santa Clarita 1Santa Ynez 1Tiburon 1

Morgan Stanley advisors in California, A to Z (first 500 of 3,078)

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Morgan Stanley in other states

New York 3,455Florida 2,263Illinois 1,046New Jersey 956Texas 930Georgia 844Massachusetts 684Pennsylvania 589Ohio 564Maryland 505Arizona 454Michigan 429Washington 395Connecticut 359Utah 346North Carolina 314Virginia 259Colorado 257Alabama 240District of Columbia 211Minnesota 200Louisiana 186Wisconsin 183Missouri 180Tennessee 159Oregon 144Indiana 131South Carolina 127Oklahoma 120Nevada 111Kentucky 109Hawaii 95Iowa 86Vermont 85Kansas 82Rhode Island 81New Hampshire 78Delaware 61New Mexico 60Nebraska 59Maine 48Idaho 45West Virginia 45Arkansas 40Mississippi 23South Dakota 23Montana 19North Dakota 17Alaska 15Wyoming 11

Questions

How many Morgan Stanley financial advisors are in California?

3,078 investment adviser representatives are registered at Morgan Stanley offices in California, according to the SEC's Investment Adviser Public Disclosure records, out of 20,803 at the firm nationwide. 95 list the CFP designation and 3,078 are also registered as broker representatives.

Where in California does Morgan Stanley have the most advisors?

San Francisco, with 418, then Los Angeles (194). Morgan Stanley has advisors in 113 cities in California.

How do I check a Morgan Stanley advisor in California?

Each advisor below links to a profile with their registrations, exams, designations and how long they've been registered, plus links to the SEC's adviser search and FINRA BrokerCheck, where any disclosures are listed in full.

Source: the SEC's Investment Adviser Public Disclosure daily file. Advisors are listed at the city of the Morgan Stanley office they're registered at; broker-only representatives (FINRA BrokerCheck) aren't included.