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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 2024-04-01
IL RA APPROVED 2024-03-13
  • TX RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2024-04-01
  • IL RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2024-03-13

Branch Locations

110 N Wacker Dr Pbig - Chicago, Chicago, IL 60606 • 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
Goldman Sachs & Co. New York NY 07/2016 08/2020
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Chicago IL 02/2024 Present
The Vistria Group Chicago IL 08/2022 02/2024
University Of Chicago Booth School Of Business Chicago IL 09/2020 07/2022
Bank Of America, N.A. Chicago IL 02/2024 Present
  • 07/2016 → 08/2020
    Goldman Sachs & Co.
    New York, NY
  • 02/2024 → Present
    Chicago, IL
  • 08/2022 → 02/2024
    The Vistria Group
    Chicago, IL
  • 09/2020 → 07/2022
    University Of Chicago Booth School Of Business
    Chicago, IL
  • 02/2024 → Present
    Bank Of America, N.A.
    Chicago, IL
Other Businesses

I*1782267, Entity Type: Entity Charitable, Name of OBA: Simran Foundation Address: Naples, FL 34119 Investment Related: Yes Position, Title, Association: Director Employee Start Date: 12/05/2016 No Hours:1 monthly No Hours during trading:0 Duties: Charitable giving I*1810265Entity CharitableName of OBA: American India FoundationAddress: New York, New York, 10017Investment Related: NoPosition, Title, Association: Board MemberEmployee Start Date: 05/13/2024No Hours: 1No Hours during trading: 0Duties: Global Board Member of AIF, a Charitable organization to help underprivileged families in India gain access to resources for education, health and livelihood. I*1733268, Entity Type: Entity Charitable, Name of OBA: Lake Forest Academy, Address: Lake Forest, Illinois, 60645, Investment Related: N, Position, Title, Association: Board Member, Employee State Date: 03/15/2022, No Hours: 5 Yearly, No Hours during Trading: 0 Yearly, Duties: Member of Board of Trustees - providing insights to the board on view of alumni and next gen

Exams
CodeExamDate
S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination 2024-01-03
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2016-08-20
  • S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
    2024-01-03
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2016-08-20
Other Names
  • Ariana N Bhatia
  • Ariana Natalie Bhatia

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