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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

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

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
TN RA APPROVED 2025-10-24
FL RA APPROVED 2023-01-12
WV RA APPROVED 2022-12-21
KY RA APPROVED 2022-12-16
TX RA APPROVED 2022-11-11
  • TN RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-10-24
  • FL RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2023-01-12
  • WV RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2022-12-21
  • KY RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2022-12-16
  • TX RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2022-11-11

Branch Locations

500 Lee St E, Charleston, WV 25301 • United States

340 E Main Ave, Bowling Green, KY 42101 • United States

Brydstown, TN • 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
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Huntington WV 06/2009 11/2022
Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association New York NY 01/2015 11/2022
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Huntington WV 11/2022 Present
Bank Of America, N.A. Huntington WV 02/2023 Present
  • 06/2009 → 11/2022
    Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
    Huntington, WV
  • 01/2015 → 11/2022
    Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association
    New York, NY
  • 11/2022 → Present
    Huntington, WV
  • 02/2023 → Present
    Bank Of America, N.A.
    Huntington, WV
Previous Registrations
Other Businesses

I*1600306; Name of OBA: BIG WOODS, INC.; Address: Louisville, KY; Investment Related: No; Position, Title, Association: Officer; Employee Start Date: 02/01/2000; No Hours: Yearly; No Hours during trading: 0; Duties:My wife and I own our farm near Ashland, KY in this entity to separate the liabilities of the farm from our personal assets. We formed the company a long time ago. It occasionally sells raw land or has timber cut on it that produces income. I am the President and my wife is the Vice-President. We each own 50% of the shares, its an S Corp with flow through income to our personal form 1040. I*447855; Trust; Investment related Yes; Louisville, Kentucky; Trust; Trustee/Co-Trustee; 10/2017; During business hours: 0; After business hours: 1;*485142 - Trust; Investment related Yes; Louisville, Kentucky; Trust; Trustee/Co-Trustee; 05/2015; During business hours: 1; After business hours: 0 I*2930275, Entity Type: , Name of OBA: Presidio Yacht Club Condominium Association, Inc, Address: Fort Walton Beach, Florida, 32548, Investment Related: N, Position, Title, Association: Board Member, Employee State Date: 11/08/2025, No Hours: 4 Monthly, No Hours during Trading: 0 Monthly, Duties: there are 4 quarterly meetings per year and then an annual meeting. The condo association has a full time management company, Newman Dailey Resort Properties, Inc and the board of directors help direct the management company's activities. My responsibilities will be mostly related to the maintenance of the building and surrounding facilities, Manage the condominium building. The owners of the condominiums are members of the association and this is the board of directors, a volunteer position. I*2948285, Entity Type: , Name of OBA: Valencia Villas at Landis Lakes, Address: Louisville, Kentucky, 40245, Investment Related: N, Position, Title, Association: Board Member, Employee State Date: 01/01/2021, No Hours: 2 Monthly, No Hours during Trading: 0 Monthly, Duties: I manage the board responsibilities for the maintenance of the physical buildings (roofs, drainage, concrete, water, sewer) homeowner's association that manages the maintenance of the homes I*4971268, Entity Type: Entity For Profit, Name of OBA: BIG WOODS INC , Address: Ashland, Kentucky, 41102, Investment Related: N, Position, Title, Association: ["Officer","Owner"], Employee Start Date: 01/01/2008, No Hours: 2 Monthly, No Hours during Trading: 0 Monthly, Duties: Manage the farm Family farm that is being developed into residential lots for sale, timber income from time to time

Exams
CodeExamDate
S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination 1998-10-14
  • S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
    1998-10-14
Other Names
  • John J Sartaine
  • Jeff Sartaine

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