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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TX | RA | APPROVED | 2000-01-03 |
Branch Locations
No disclosure categories reported as “Yes” on this SEC record.
| Organization | City | State | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated | Beaumont | TX | 12/1999 | Present |
| Bank Of America, N.A. | Beaumont | TX | 12/2009 | Present |
I*: 2535351Entity Type: For ProfitName of OBA: JTJ Associates, LLCAddress: Lumberton, TX 77657Investment Related: NoPosition, Title, Association: General Partner/Managing MemberEmployee Start Date: 6/2/2025Number of Hours: 1 hr mthlyNumber of Hours during trading: 0 Duties: This LLC is being established to be the General Partner of our FLP. I*: 2538286 Entity Type: For ProfitName of OBA: The M. and D. FLP, LtdAddress: Lumberton, TX 77657Investment Related: NoPosition, Title, Association: General Partner/Managing MemberEmployee Start Date: 6/2/2025Number of Hours: 1 hr mthlyNumber of Hours during trading: 0 Duties: We are doing estate planning and our attorney suggested setting up a FLP to shelter the funds from lawsuits as well as using the FLP to fund trusts in the future. I*: 2538288Entity Type: For ProfitName of OBA: The M. FLP, LtdAddress: Lumberton, TX 77657Investment Related: NoPosition, Title, Association: General Partner/Managing MemberEmployee Start Date: 6/2/2025Number of Hours: 1 hr mthlyNumber of Hours during trading: 0Duties: Establishing a FLP for estate planning purposes. Wanting to protect assets from lawsuits as well as funding trusts in the future I*: 2535349Entity Type: For ProfitName of OBA: LTA Legacy, LLCAddress: Lumberton, TX 77657Investment Related: NoPosition, Title, Association: General Partner/Managing MemberEmployee Start Date: 06/02/2025Number of Hours: 1 hr mthlyNumber of Hours during trading: 0Duties: Personal Estate Planning Manager of the LLC I*2790289, Entity Type: Entity For Profit, Name of OBA: J & L M FLP, Address: Lumberton, Texas, 77657, Investment Related: Y, Position, Title, Association: General Partner/Managing Member, Employee State Date: 10/06/2025, No Hours: 1 Monthly, No Hours during Trading: 0 Monthly, Duties: Limited partner, Asset protection and Estate Planning. We are moving assets into our Family Limited Partnership to protect them should we have some kind of unfortunate event in the future. This will also give us the ability to move funds into Trusts for the benefit of each spouse and the children in the future. I*4476266 Entity Type: code N/A Name of OBA: The J M Beneficial Trust Address: Lumberton, Texas, 77657 Investment Related: No Position, Title, Association: Trustee Employee Start Date: 05/29/2026 Number of Hours: 1, Monthly Number of Hours during trading: 0, Monthly Duties: Spouse I*5150267, Entity Type: , Name of OBA: A A D, Address: Lumberton, Texas, 77657, Investment Related: N, Position, Title, Association: Power of Attorney, Employee Start Date: 08/03/2026, No Hours: 1 Yearly, No Hours during Trading: 0 Yearly, Duties:
| Code | Exam | Date |
|---|---|---|
| S66 | Uniform Combined State Law Examination | 2004-04-01 |
| S63 | Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination | 1998-04-10 |
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