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Christopher Smith
42 Years of Experience
Houston, TX
2 DisclosuresBroker
Christopher Smith is a registered investment advisor at Morgan Stanley, based in Houston, TX, with 42 years of industry experience. Their practice areas include Investment Management. Their firm serves 2,539,760 clients with $1700B in assets under management.
Compensation
Commission-BasedFee-Only (% of Portfolio)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
23050 advisors
IM Fee
Planning only
Assets Under Management
$1650.0B
Fee Structure
Investment management only (planning not offered)
Annual Retainer:Up to $500,000/year
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Location
2800 Post Oak Boulevard, 18th Floor, Houston, TX, 77056
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Regulatory History (2)
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Customer Dispute
February 2025Settled
Criminal
April 1979Final Disposition
Employment History
Current Registrations
Morgan Stanley
June 2009 - Present · 16 yrs 11 mos
Morgan StanleyBroker
June 2009 - Present · 16 yrs 11 mos
Previous Registrations
Citigroup Global Markets INC.
January 1998 - June 2009 · 11 yrs 5 mos
Citigroup Global Markets INC.Broker
January 1998 - June 2009 · 11 yrs 5 mos
Partners Securities, INC.Broker
November 1997 - October 1998 · 11 mos
Fortis Investors, INC.Broker
October 1993 - November 1997 · 4 yrs 1 mo
Mutual Service CorporationBroker
August 1990 - September 1993 · 3 yrs 1 mo
Cigna Securities, INC.Broker
October 1984 - July 1990 · 5 yrs 9 mos
Arkoma Management CO.Broker
September 1984 - October 1984 · 1 mo
Cardell & Associates, IncorporatedBroker
October 1983 - July 1984 · 9 mos
H. C. Copeland and Associates Equities, INC.Broker
June 1982 - April 1983 · 10 mos
State Registrations33 states
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