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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated CRD 7691

$1.78T regulatory AUM 16,844 advisory clients

Reported services (Item 5G)

  • Portfolio management (individuals)
  • Portfolio management (institutions)
  • Pension consulting
  • Selection of other advisers
  • Educational seminars
  • PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT REPORTS, ALLOCATION MODELING, IPS, RESEARCH REPORTS AND SERVICES, SEE SCHEDULE D

From the firm’s Form ADV. Read the guides:

Current Employers
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

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

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
CA RA APPROVED 2024-07-09
TX RA APPROVED 2024-07-09
  • CA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2024-07-09
  • TX RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2024-07-09

Branch Locations

2049 Century Park E Pbig - Century City, Los Angeles, CA 90067 • United States

Disclosures

No disclosure categories reported as “Yes” on this SEC record.

  • Regulatory action No
  • Criminal No
  • Bankruptcy No
  • Civil judicial No
  • Bond No
  • Judgment / lien No
  • Investigation No
  • Customer complaint No
  • Termination No
Employment History
OrganizationCityStateFromTo
Altegris Advisors, La Jolla CA 07/2010 07/2017
Jpmorgan Chase Bank Na Los Angeles CA 07/2017 07/2024
Jpmorgan Securities Llc Los Angeles CA 07/2017 07/2024
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Los Angeles CA 07/2024 Present
Bank Of America, N.A. Los Angeles CA 08/2024 Present
  • 07/2010 → 07/2017
    Altegris Advisors,
    La Jolla, CA
  • 07/2017 → 07/2024
    Jpmorgan Chase Bank Na
    Los Angeles, CA
  • 07/2017 → 07/2024
    Jpmorgan Securities Llc
    Los Angeles, CA
  • 07/2024 → Present
    Los Angeles, CA
  • 08/2024 → Present
    Bank Of America, N.A.
    Los Angeles, CA
Previous Registrations
  • 2023-02-22 → 2024-07-09
    Los Angeles, CA
  • 2004-06-04 → 2005-05-27
    Helix Investment Partners Llc
    Los Angeles, CA
Other Businesses

I*4782282, Entity Type: Entity Charitable, Name of OBA: Hollywood Food Coalition, Address: Los Angeles, California, 90048, Investment Related: N, Position, Title, Association: ["Board Member"], Employee Start Date: 08/03/2026, No Hours: 10 Yearly, No Hours during Trading: 0 Yearly, Duties: general board seat to provide food for the homeless

Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2023-02-22
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2017-08-30
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2023-02-22
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2017-08-30
Other Names
  • Lara Branton
  • Lara M Branton
  • Lara M Magnusen

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