Martyn Joseph Ballestero

CRD 5693825 · Morgan Stanley · Tampa, FL

IA RegisteredBroker

Also appears in the source record as: Marty Ballestero; Martyn Joseph Ballestero II

Registration & licensing

As recorded in SEC IAPD / FINRA BrokerCheck

Broker-dealer registration: Active
Investment adviser registration: Active
Exams passed (6): Series 66Series 24Series 10Series 9SIESeries 7
Registered states (53): Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · District Of Columbia · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · 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): 16
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 (11)

From the source registration record · current first

Morgan StanleyCurrent
Tampa, FL · IA capacity

Jun 22, 2020 → present
Avantax Advisory Services
IA capacity

Jan 5, 2018 → Dec 31, 2019
Avantax Investment Services, Inc.
BD capacity

Dec 22, 2017 → Dec 31, 2019
Investment Professionals, Inc.
IA capacity

Aug 21, 2015 → Dec 26, 2017
Investment Professionals, Inc.
BD capacity

Aug 10, 2015 → Dec 26, 2017
J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc.
IA capacity

Jan 16, 2015 → Aug 12, 2015
J.W. Cole Financial, Inc.
BD capacity

Jan 8, 2015 → Aug 12, 2015
Invest Financial Corporation
IA capacity

Aug 1, 2014 → Jan 6, 2015
Invest Financial Corporation
BD capacity

Jul 31, 2014 → Jan 6, 2015
Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc.
IA capacity

Sep 4, 2012 → Aug 1, 2014
Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc
BD capacity

Aug 23, 2010 → Aug 1, 2014

Source & corrections

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