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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
SC RA APPROVED 2026-07-22
NC RA APPROVED 2025-12-03
TX RA APPROVED 2025-12-03
  • SC RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2026-07-22
  • NC RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-12-03
  • TX RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-12-03

Branch Locations

620 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28255 • United States

Fort Mill, SC • 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
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Charlotte NC 11/2011 10/2018
Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association New York NY 01/2015 10/2018
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, Llc Charlotte NC 10/2018 12/2025
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Charlotte NC 12/2025 Present
Bank Of America, N.A. Charlotte NC 03/2026 Present
Previous Registrations
Other Businesses

I*3723265 Entity Type: N/A Name of OBA: My parents Address: Lancaster, South Carolina, 29732 Investment Related: No Position, Title, Association: Successor Power of Attorney Employee Start Date: 01/01/2030 Number of Hours: 0, Yearly Number of Hours during trading: 0, Yearly Duties: Parents

Exams
CodeExamDate
S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination 2012-03-12
  • S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
    2012-03-12
Other Names
  • Sam Pennell
  • Samuel Newton Pennell Jr
  • Samuel Newton Pennell
  • Samuel Newton Pennell

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