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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated CRD 7691
$1.78T regulatory AUM 16,844 advisory clients
Reported services (Item 5G)
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One Bryant Park, New York, NY 10036 • United States
Current Registrations
| Authority | Category | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| IL | RA | APPROVED | 2023-08-28 |
| TX | RA | APPROVED | 2023-08-28 |
Branch Locations
No disclosure categories reported as “Yes” on this SEC record.
| Organization | City | State | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | Chicago | IL | 08/2014 | 08/2023 |
| Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association | New York | NY | 01/2015 | 08/2023 |
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated | Chicago | IL | 08/2023 | Present |
| Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A | New York | NY | 01/2015 | 08/2023 |
| Bank Of America, N.A. | Chicago | IL | 09/2023 | Present |
I*1520277Name of the other business CM Group - Creative Memories Whether the business is investment-related no Address of the other business n/a - online Nature of the other business scrapbooking Your position advisor Title, or relationship with the other business advisor Start date of your relationship Been involved since 2006 or so but company has had many evolutions. Approximate number of hours/month you devote to the other business4, mostly my own time to scrapbook Number of hours you devote/month to the other business during securities trading hours0Briefly describe your duties relating to the other business Scrapbooking supplies, get small commission if people order of the online site. I use for discounts on product I*1477251Entity Type: N/A Name of OBA: https://www.ellevatenetwork.com/aboutAddress: New York, New York, 10028Investment Related: No Position, Title, Association: Employee Start Date: 10/30/2025Number of Hours: 30, Yearly Number of Hours during trading: 5, Yearly Duties: Womens networking. Local chapter board member I*1675277 Entity Type: N/A Name of OBA: Impact Grants Chicago Address: Chicago, Illinois, 60657Investment Related: No Position, Title, Association: Employee Start Date: 01/19/2026 Number of Hours: 45, Yearly Number of Hours during trading: 2, Yearly Duties: Grant review Committee member we review non- profits for a potential donation, they remove any non-profits we have any affiliation with before we begin the review I*1785271 Entity Type: N/A Name of OBA: Women's College Alliance Address: Chicago, Illinois, 60610 Investment Related: No Position, Title, Association: Board Member Employee Start Date: 04/15/2024 Number of Hours: 5, Monthly Number of Hours during trading: 2, Monthly Duties: group of women that went to different women colleges just an advisor as a person who went to a Womens college I*4105303 Entity Type: Charitable Name of OBA: American Cancer Society Address: Chicago, Illinois, 60610 Investment Related: No Position, Title, Association: Board Member Employee Start Date: 03/27/2026 Number of Hours: 40, Yearly Number of Hours during trading: 0 Duties: Chicago executive Board Ambassador - making strides of Chicago - raise awareness about breast cancer and the walk to raise funds for Breast Cancer expected to leverage my networks and help connect more partners and sponsors with the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer movement.
| Code | Exam | Date |
|---|---|---|
| S65 | Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination | 2014-09-30 |
| S63 | Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination | 1992-10-07 |
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