Ronald S. Cole

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CRD#: 2543774

Professional summary

Ronald Scott Cole was suspended by undefined from acting as a broker or investment advisor or otherwise associating with a broker-dealer firm.

Ronald Scott Cole, who also goes by Ron Cole, was a registered financial advisor .

Ronald is a previously registered financial advisor and started their career in finance in 1994. Ronald had worked at 5 firms and has passed the Series 65, Series 63, SIE, Series 31, Series 7 and Series 8 exams.

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Aliases

Ron Cole

Other business activities

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CRS (Client Relationship Summary)

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Experience

Past

May 5, 2010 - December 11, 2015

UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.

RIA

CRD#: 8174

PARAMUS, NJ

Past

May 5, 2010 - December 11, 2015

UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.

CRD#: 8174

PARAMUS, NJ

Past

June 1, 2009 - May 11, 2010

MORGAN STANLEY

RIA

CRD#: 149777

PARAMUS, NJ

Past

June 1, 2009 - May 11, 2010

MORGAN STANLEY

CRD#: 149777

PARAMUS, NJ

Past

April 2, 2007 - June 1, 2009

MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC

RIA

CRD#: 8209

PARAMUS, NJ

Past

April 2, 2007 - June 1, 2009

MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC

CRD#: 8209

PARAMUS, NJ

Past

November 12, 2004 - April 2, 2007

MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.

RIA

CRD#: 7556

PARAMUS, NJ

Past

November 12, 2004 - April 2, 2007

MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.

CRD#: 7556

PARAMUS, NJ

Past

January 2, 2002 - November 16, 2004

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

RIA

CRD#: 7691

WAYNE, NJ

Past

November 10, 1994 - November 16, 2004

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

CRD#: 7691

NEW YORK, NY

Primary Firm SEC Registration

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UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.

CRD#: 8174 / SEC#: 801-7163, 8-16267

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (1/22/1971 Approved)

Broker-Dealer Firm Regulated by FINRA (Woodbridge district office)

State Registrations and Notice Filings

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Exams

State Security Law Exam

IAR

Series 65

Date: 12/7/1994

Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination

State Security Law Exam

Series 63

Date: 11/23/1994

Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

SIE

Date: 12/11/2015

Securities Industry Essentials Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 31

Date: 8/14/2003

Futures Managed Funds Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 7

Date: 11/9/1994

General Securities Representative Examination

Principal/Supervisory Exam

Series 8

Date: 7/30/1998

General Securities Sales Supervisor Examination (Options Module & General Module)

Current Firm

UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.

CRD#: 8174 / SEC#: 801-7163, 8-16267

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (1/22/1971 Approved)

Broker-Dealer Firm Regulated by FINRA (Woodbridge district office)

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Contact information

Main Address

1200 Harbor Boulevard, Weehawken, NJ 07086

Mailing Address

315 Deaderick Street 3rd Fl, Compliance Department, Nashville, TN 37238

Phone number

(201) 352-3000

Established

Delaware since 06/30/1969

Firm type

Corporation

Fiscal year end

December

Firm Size

Large

# of Employees

12,629

SEC notice filing (50 States and Territories)

FINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)

Documents

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / FINRA)

Latest Form ADV

Part 2 Brochures

UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES WRAP FEE PROGRAMS DISCLOSURE BROCHURE (11/13/2025)

FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVICES DISCLOSURE BROCHURE (3/31/2025)

RETIREMENT PLAN CONSULTING SERVICES PROGRAM (3/31/2025)

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Position	CRD#
UBS AMERICAS INC.	OWNER
CAMACHO, MICHAEL ALAN	PRESIDENT	2907298
FRANCOMANO, LISA M.	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER FOR THE ADVISORY BUSINESS	2263875
MATTONE, RALPH	PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER	1840894
MOZER, PETER	MANAGING DIRECTOR	2523858
MUNFA, LAUREN	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	4431011
SAKAI, KIYE	GENERAL COUNSEL	7451987
SOMMA, JOSEPH	PRINCIPAL OPERATIONS OFFICER	2219496

Regulatory assets under management

Total Number of Accounts	1,134,923
AUM (Assets Under Management)	$ 808,822,670,899

Disclosures

Regulatory Event	476
Civil Event	5
Arbitration	444

Accountant surprise examination report

Filing Date	Form ADV-E Cover	Form ADV-E Report
06/26/2025	Cover Page	Report
05/15/2024	Cover Page	Report
12/19/2023	Cover Page	Report

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Ronald S. Cole

Professional summary

Question & Answer

Aliases

Other business activities

Blog Corner

CRS (Client Relationship Summary)

Certified licenses

Experience

UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.

MORGAN STANLEY

MORGAN STANLEY

MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC

MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC

MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.

MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

Primary Firm SEC Registration

UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

Series 65

Date: 12/7/1994

Series 63

Date: 11/23/1994

SIE

Date: 12/11/2015

Series 31

Date: 8/14/2003

Series 7

Date: 11/9/1994

Series 8

Date: 7/30/1998

Current Firm

UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.

Contact information

SEC notice filing (50 States and Territories)

FINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)

Documents

Part 2 Brochures

Direct owners and executive officers

Regulatory assets under management

Disclosures

Accountant surprise examination report

Red Flags

Company Information

UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.

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