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Current Employers
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

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

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
CA RA APPROVED 2026-08-18
  • CA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2026-08-18

Branch Locations

12830 El Camino Real, San Diego, CA 92130 • United States

500 Newport Ctr Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92660 • 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
Wells Fargo Bank San Diego CA 01/2007 07/2019
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated San Diego CA 07/2019 12/2023
Wells Fargo Clearing Services Llc Chula Vista CA 11/2016 07/2019
Wells Fargo Advisors Llc Chula Vista CA 01/2011 11/2016
Bank Of America, Na San Diego CA 07/2019 12/2023
U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. San Diego CA 09/2025 07/2026
Retired San Diego CA 12/2023 07/2025
U.S. Bank San Diego CA 07/2025 09/2025
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated San Diego CA 08/2026 Present
Previous Registrations
Other Businesses

I*5248270 Entity Type: N/A Name of OBA: Rental Property - 07-Aug-26 - 1 Address: San Diego, California, 92120 Investment Related: No Position, Title, Association: Co-owner with other family members Employee Start Date: 11/30/2025 Number of Hours: 2, Monthly Number of Hours during trading: 0, Monthly Duties: N/A I*5541268 Entity Type: Entity Charitable Name of OBA: Sharp HealthCare Foundation Address: San Diego, California, 92123 Investment Related: No Position, Title, Association: Board Member Employee Start Date: 10/01/2026 Number of Hours: 1, Monthly Number of Hours during trading: 1, Monthly Duties: Sharp HealthCare Foundation is a nonprofit public benefit corporation that supports the philanthropic mission of Sharp HealthCare. The Foundation raises and stewards charitable contributions to support patient care, medical programs, facilities, technology, community health initiatives, and other charitable activities benefiting Sharp HealthCare and the communities it serves. Foundation Directors serve as community advocates and support fundraising, donor engagement, and philanthropic initiatives. Sharp HealthCare is the sole corporate member of the Foundation. The Foundation Board focuses on governance of Foundation activities and philanthropy-related initiatives and does not oversee or vote on Sharp HealthCare corporate vendor relationships. Volunteer Foundation Director responsible for governance oversight of Foundation activities, participation in board meetings, support of fundraising and donor engagement initiatives, community advocacy, and promotion of the Foundation's charitable mission. Will comply with annual conflict-of-interest requirements and will not participate in corporate banking, investment, or vendor selection decisions

Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 1999-03-15
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 1997-05-29
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    1999-03-15
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    1997-05-29
Other Names
  • Hope Martinez
  • Esperanza Barron Corona
  • Esperanza Corona

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