J.P. Morgan had 14 first adviser registrations; 142 first adviser registrations overall

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC accounted for 14 first adviser registrations dated October 1, 2026, within a full-period total of 142 source-reported first adviser registrations.

The complete firm distribution also includes 12 registrations listed under Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, 10 under Cerity Partners LLC and 9 under Strategic Advisers LLC. The remaining 97 are grouped as all other firms.

These figures count source-reported first adviser registrations dated within the selected period. A listed firm is the current source-reported affiliation, not necessarily the firm of first registration; a first adviser registration does not establish a hiring date, first industry job, new license or career start.

First adviser registrations

The appendix lists all 142 source-reported first adviser registrations on 10/01/2026. The listed firm is the current source-reported affiliation, not necessarily the first registration firm. First registration does not establish a hiring date or career start. Locations are reported branches, not verified residences or sole workplaces.