Morgan Stanley Wealth Management has snapped up a three-member team from Merrill Lynch with $1.3 million in production in the firm’s latest acquisition in its hunt for new advisory talent.The team includes Nikesh Kadakia, Joseph Pastore and Kirk Snyder, who moved to Morgan Stanley in El Segundo, Calif., on Feb. 15, according to their public registration records with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Kadakia had been registered with Merrill Lynch for about 13 years, FINRA registration records show, while Pastore had been with the firm for more than 10 years and Snyder served at Merrill Lynch for about three years. The team reports to branch manager David Fahey.
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