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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 | 2026-06-05 |
| CA | RA | APPROVED | 2026-05-04 |
| IL | RA | APPROVED | 2026-05-04 |
| AL | RA | APPROVED | 2024-09-04 |
| NC | RA | APPROVED | 2022-02-03 |
Branch Locations
No disclosure categories reported as “Yes” on this SEC record.
| Organization | City | State | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank Of America N.A | Charlotte | NC | 08/2006 | 12/2016 |
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated | Charlotte | NC | 10/2009 | 12/2016 |
| First Citizens Investor Services | Raleigh | NC | 06/2020 | 01/2022 |
| First Citizens Bank | Charlotte | NC | 03/2020 | 01/2022 |
| Foundation For The Carolinas | Charlotte | NC | 12/2016 | 03/2020 |
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated | Charlotte | NC | 01/2022 | Present |
Robert B. Taylor III Foundation; 150 Huntley Place, Charlotte NC, 28207; A Private Foundation, a nonprofit that distribute funds to charities on an annual basis; Officer / Director; Began 10/06/2012; Duties include voting on the charitable organizations to distribute to; 1 hour/month, 0 hours during trading hours; No compensation is received; Non-Investment Related; Business is not a client of the Firm. I*: 2976272 Entity Type: Charitable Name of OBA: Dilworth Center Address: Charlotte, NC 28203 Investment Related: No Position, Title, Association: Committee member Employee Start Date: 10/10/2025 Number of Hours: 1 hr mthly Number of Hours during trading: 1 hr mthly Duties: Cabinet Member for Capital Campaign
| Code | Exam | Date |
|---|---|---|
| S63 | Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination | 2022-05-07 |
| S66 | Uniform Combined State Law Examination | 2008-05-22 |
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