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James Preston Covington

Morgan Stanley

Columbia, SC

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Current Employers
Morgan Stanley

2000 Westchester Avenue, Purchase, NY 10577-2530 • United States

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
SC RA APPROVED 2026-05-04
TX RA APPROVED_RES 2026-05-04
  • SC RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2026-05-04
  • TX RA
    APPROVED_RES
    Since 2026-05-04

Branch Locations

1320 Main Street Suite 800, Columbia, SC 29201 • United States

Disclosures

1 disclosure category reported Yes on this SEC record. Read each Yes below, then review the firm’s Form ADV Item 11 guide for how disclosure questions work.

  • Regulatory action No
  • Criminal No
  • Bankruptcy No
  • Civil judicial No
  • Bond No
  • Judgment / lien No
  • Investigation No
  • Customer complaint Yes
  • Termination No
Employment History
OrganizationCityStateFromTo
Wells Fargo Advisors Llc Columbia SC 06/2002 11/2016
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, Llc Columbia SC 11/2016 02/2017
Raymond James & Associates, Inc Columbia SC 02/2017 05/2026
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Llc Columbia SC 05/2026 Present
Previous Registrations
Other Businesses

(1) MUSC Hollings Cancer Center / Not Investment Related / Charleston , SC / Board Member, Board Subcommittee Member, Officer, or Director / Advisory Board / 01-August-2014 / 2-10 hours devoted per month / 0-1 during trading / Member and current Chair of Hollings Cancer Center Advisory Board. (2) Tiger Dawg Investments, LLC / Not Investment Related / Columbia, SC / Business Owner / Start 17-December-2019 / 0-1 hour devoted per month / 0-1 during trading / I will be the agent in charge of collecting and disbursing for the LLC and for the benefit of the two other partners - we each have 33.33%. I will also maintain written records of any activity that takes place.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 1994-05-06
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 1984-10-26
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    1994-05-06
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    1984-10-26
Other Names
  • J. Preston Covington
  • Preston Covington

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