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Kara M. O'halloran

MORGAN STANLEY DISTRIBUTION
West Conshohocken, PA 19428
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CRD#: 6544758
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Professional summary

Kara M O'halloran, who also goes by Kara Mckenzie O'halloran, Kara O'halloran, Kara M Ohalloran, is a registered financial professional currently at MORGAN STANLEY DISTRIBUTION, INC. located in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.

Kara is registered as a RR (Registered Representative) and started their career in finance in 2015. Kara has worked at 2 firms and has passed the Series 63, Series 66, Series 7TO, SIE and Series 7 exams.

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Aliases

Kara Mckenzie O'halloran | Kara O'halloran | Kara M Ohalloran

Other business activities

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The advisor shows no other business activity.

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Certified licenses

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None

Experience

Current

July 24, 2023 - Present

MORGAN STANLEY DISTRIBUTION, INC.

Office #1: 100 Front Street Suite 400, West Conshohocken, PA 19428
BD
CRD#: 30344
West Conshohocken, PA
Past

October 13, 2015 - May 5, 2016

TD PRIVATE CLIENT WEALTH LLC

RIA
CRD#: 164484
PHILADELPHIA, PA
Past

September 15, 2015 - May 5, 2016

TD PRIVATE CLIENT WEALTH LLC

BD
CRD#: 164484
PHILADELPHIA, PA

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Listed states reflect where the advisor is authorized to serve clients under state regulations.

RR
indicates the advisor is registered as a Registered Representative in this state, allowing them to offer securities such as stocks, bonds, and mutual funds through a broker-dealer.

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RR
Pennsylvania
(7/24/2023)

Exams

State Security Law Exam
RR
Series 63
Date: 7/12/2023
Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
State Security Law Exam
RR
IAR
Series 66
Date: 10/9/2015
Uniform Combined State Law Examination
General Industry/Product Exam
RR
Series 7TO
Date: 6/20/2023
General Securities Representative Examination
General Industry/Product Exam
RR
SIE
Date: 5/23/2023
Securities Industry Essentials Examination
General Industry/Product Exam
RR
Series 7
Date: 9/15/2015
General Securities Representative Examination
SRO Registrations
RR
FINRA

Current Firm

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MORGAN STANLEY DISTRIBUTION, INC.
MAS FUND DISTRIBUTION, INC. | MORGAN STANLEY DISTRIBUTION, INC.

CRD#: 30344 / SEC#: , 8-44766

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Broker-Dealer Firm Regulated by FINRA (New York district office)
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Contact information

Main Address
1585 Broadway, New York, NY 10036
Mailing Address
1300 Thames Street C/o Shared Services Compliance - Registration, Baltimore, MD 21231
Phone number
(212) 296-7860
Established
Pennsylvania since 02/28/1992
Firm type
Corporation
Fiscal year end
December
Firm Size
Medium
# of Employees

FINRA licenses (52 States and Territories)

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Documents

Direct owners and executive officers

NamePositionCRD#
MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.OWNER
FAHEY, LAWRENCE LOUISPRINCIPAL OPERATIONS OFFICER2097212
KASETA, LYNN MCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER6451373
KUSH, ANTHONY NPRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER AND FINOP7463692
MCMULLEN, FREDERICK ALLENDIRECTOR AND TEXAS DESIGNATED PRINCIPAL2537409
SCHOEN, SAMANTHA JANEDIRECTOR7006907
WITKOS, MATTHEW JOSEPHPRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR2034689

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Company Information

MORGAN STANLEY DISTRIBUTION, INC.

CRD#: 30344West Conshohocken, PA 19428

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