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Current Employers
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

One Bryant Park, New York, NY 10036 • United States

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
CT RA APPROVED 2025-09-19
TX RA APPROVED_RES 1989-01-25
  • CT RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-09-19
  • TX RA
    APPROVED_RES
    Since 1989-01-25

Branch Locations

100 Federal St Pbig - Boston Private Wealth Ctr, Boston, MA 02110 • United States

Sharon, MA • 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
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Boston MA 08/1987 Present
Bank Of America, N.A. Boston MA 07/2011 Present
Other Businesses

I*134059 For profit or not for profit: For-Profit Organization Name of outside business organization: Black Elk LLC Investment related: Y Address of business: Sharon, Massachusetts 02067 Nature of business: LLC, Position, title, association: Family Held, Start date of relationship: 10/16/2020 Number of hours devoted: 4 hour(s) Quarterly Number of hours devoted during trading hours: 0 Duties: Family Investment Vehicle *FOR PROFIT OR NOT FOR PROFIT: FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION NAME OF OUTSIDE BUSINESS ORGANIZATION: GET KONNECTED! INVESTMENT RELATED: N ADDRESS OF BUSINESS: BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 2109 POSITION, TITLE, ASSOCIATION: ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER, START DATE OF RELATIONSHIP: 11/1/2012 NUMBER OF HOURS DEVOTED: 20 HOUR(S) ANNUALLY NUMBER OF HOURS DEVOTED DURING TRADING HOURS: 0 DUTIES: ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER. I*90703 FOR PROFIT OR NOT FOR PROFIT: FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION NAME OF OUTSIDE BUSINESS ORGANIZATION: RENTAL PROPERY INVESTMENT RELATED: N ADDRESS OF BUSINESS: LONG BOAT KEY, FLORIDA 34228 NATURE OF BUSINESS: OTHER, RENTAL PROPERTY - TEMPORARY POSITION, TITLE, ASSOCIATION: OWNER, START DATE OF RELATIONSHIP: 1/1/2016 NUMBER OF HOURS DEVOTED: 0 HOUR(S) ANNUALLY NUMBER OF HOURS DEVOTED DURING TRADING HOURS: 0 DUTIES: RENTING PROPERTY ON A TEMPORARY BASIS. I*40137 FOR PROFIT OR NOT FOR PROFIT: NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION NAME OF OUTSIDE BUSINESS ORGANIZATION: AMERICAN INDIA FOUNDATION INVESTMENT RELATED: N ADDRESS OF BUSINESS: NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017 NATURE OF BUSINESS: CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION, POSITION, TITLE, ASSOCIATION: DIRECTOR, START DATE OF RELATIONSHIP: 4/1/2011 NUMBER OF HOURS DEVOTED: 4 HOUR(S) QUARTERLY NUMBER OF HOURS DEVOTED DURING TRADING HOURS: 0 DUTIES: ATTEND BOARD MEETINGS AND HELP WITH THE OVERALL STRATEGY OF THE ORGANIZATION I*135724 For profit or not for profit: For-Profit Organization Name of outside business organization: Purposeful Advisor LLC Investment related: N Address of business: Sharon, Massachusetts 02067 Nature of business: LLC, Position, title, association: Owner, Start date of relationship: 1/22/2021 Number of hours devoted: 1 hour(s) Monthly Number of hours devoted during trading hours: 0 Duties: LLC formed for the purpose of managing expenses for the book project I*135725 For profit or not for profit: For-Profit Organization Name of outside business organization: Writing a book called "Purposeful advisor" Investment related: N Address of business: Sharon, Massachusetts 02067 Nature of business: Other,Book project Position, title, association: Owner, Start date of relationship: 1/22/2021 Number of hours devoted: 8 hour(s) Monthly Number of hours devoted during trading hours: 0 Duties: Writing a book summarizing insights from my three decades in the advisory business I*1886292, Entity Type, Not-For-Profit, Name of OBA: IMCA dba Investments & Wealth Institute, Address: Greenwood Village, CO, 80111, Investment Related: No, Position, Title, Association: non-fiduciary member - International Advisory Board, Employee Start Date: 08/01/2024, No Hours: 1hr/Mo, No Hours during trading: 0, Duties: Council for Investment Awareness in India.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 1992-01-20
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 1987-12-18
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    1992-01-20
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    1987-12-18
Other Names
  • Naganath Raj Sharma

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