Brian James Burns

CRD 1548913 · Morgan Stanley · Morristown, NJ

IA RegisteredBroker

Registration & licensing

As recorded in SEC IAPD / FINRA BrokerCheck

Broker-dealer registration: Active
Investment adviser registration: Active
Exams passed (7): Series 63Series 10Series 9Series 8SIESeries 3Series 7
Registered states (52): Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · District Of Columbia · Florida · Georgia · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Puerto Rico · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virgin Islands · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming
Years in the industry (source record): 40
Professional designations: Not yet retrieved from the source record

Disclosures

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Current firm

From the firm record

Firm: Morgan Stanley
Firm CRD: 149777
SEC number: 801-70103
Assets under management: $2.0T as of Jun 30, 2026
Website: www.morganstanley.com ↗
Phone: 914-225-5510
Firm location: Purchase, NY, 10577-2530

Employment history (12)

From the source registration record · current first

Morgan StanleyCurrent
Morristown, NJ · IA capacity

Jun 1, 2009 → present
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
BD capacity

Oct 24, 2008 → Jun 1, 2009
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
IA capacity

Oct 24, 2008 → Jun 1, 2009
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
IA capacity

Nov 9, 2007 → Nov 12, 2008
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
BD capacity

Nov 23, 2004 → Nov 12, 2008
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
IA capacity

Feb 4, 2005 → Dec 5, 2005
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
BD capacity

Aug 23, 1991 → Nov 23, 2004
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc.
IA capacity

Aug 23, 1991 → Nov 23, 2004
A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.
BD capacity

May 21, 1990 → Aug 23, 1991
Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co., Incorporated
BD capacity

May 22, 1989 → May 30, 1990
Drexel Burnham Lambert Incorporated
BD capacity

May 18, 1988 → May 22, 1989
Halpert, Oberst And Company
BD capacity

Oct 22, 1986 → May 24, 1988

Source & corrections

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