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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
TX RA APPROVED_RES 2025-09-22
NY RA APPROVED 2021-04-19
RI RA APPROVED 2020-11-12
NJ RA APPROVED 2018-12-07
  • TX RA
    APPROVED_RES
    Since 2025-09-22
  • NY RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2021-04-19
  • RI RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2020-11-12
  • NJ RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2018-12-07

Branch Locations

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

South Kingstown, RI • 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
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Milwaukee WI 06/2005 12/2018
Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, Llc New York NY 06/2005 12/2018
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company Milwaukee WI 01/2016 12/2018
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated New York NY 12/2018 Present
Bank Of America, N.A. New York NY 12/2018 Present
Previous Registrations
Other Businesses

For profit or not for profit: For-Profit OrganizationName of outside business organization: Twisted Road LLCInvestment related: NAddress of business:Winnetka, Illinois 60093Nature of business: LLC,Position, title, association: Participant, Start date of relationship: 4/8/2021Number of hours devoted: 25 hour(s) AnnuallyNumber of hours devoted during trading hours: 0Duties: The occasion rental of my personal motorcycle(s) via the website Twisted Road or similar platformFor profit or not for profit: Entity For ProfitName of outside business organization: RidersShareInvestment related: NAddress of business: Austin, Texas, 78701Nature of business: ["Limited Liability Company"]Position, title, association: ["Other"], Start date of relationship: 8/22/2022Number of hours devoted: 25 hour(s) YearlyNumber of hours devoted during trading hours: 0Duties: motorcycle owner/participant, occasional rental of my personal motorcycle(s)I* 962469For profit or not for profit: Entity For Profit,Entity Publicly TradedName of outside business organization: DriveShareInvestment related: noAddress of business: Traverse City, MI, 49685-1303Nature of business: Limited Liability CompanyPosition, title, association: OtherStart date of relationship: 08/22/2022Number of hours devoted: 25 yearlyNumber of hours devoted during trading hours: 0Duties: occasional renting of my 1969 Dodge a108 van for use, photo shoots, movies, or as an eye catching marketing tool (ex: parked in front of business). I*1917273, Entity Type, Entity Charitable, Name of OBA: St Peter's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, Address: Narragansett, RI, 02882, Investment Related: No, Position, Title, Association: Board Member, Employee Start Date: 08/01/2024, No Hours: 3hrs/Mo, No Hours during trading: 0, Duties: Vestry board member which helps make decisions for the church in all aspects of operation.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2011-11-22
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2005-07-28
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2011-11-22
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2005-07-28
Other Names
  • Walter G Casagrande
  • Walter Casagrande

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