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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 2026-01-09
CA RA APPROVED 2026-01-08
  • TX RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2026-01-09
  • CA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2026-01-08

Branch Locations

6 Leland Ave, San Francisco, CA 94134 • 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
Jp Morgan Securities Llc Berkeley CA 10/2012 05/2018
Jp Morgan Chase Bank Berkeley CA 07/2012 05/2018
Edward Jones St. Louis MO 06/2018 05/2019
E*Trade Capital Management Llc San Francisco CA 05/2019 12/2019
E*Trade Securities Llc San Francisco CA 05/2019 12/2019
E*Trade Securities Llc San Francisco CA 12/2019 01/2024
E*Trade Capital Management Llc San Francisco CA 12/2019 01/2024
Morgan Stanley San Francisco CA 03/2023 01/2024
Morgan Stanley San Francisco CA 09/2023 01/2024
Morgan Stanley San Francisco CA 09/2023 01/2024
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, Llc San Francisco CA 01/2024 10/2025
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated San Francisco CA 12/2025 Present
Bank Of America, N.A. San Francisco CA 02/2026 Present
  • 10/2012 → 05/2018
    Jp Morgan Securities Llc
    Berkeley, CA
  • 07/2012 → 05/2018
    Jp Morgan Chase Bank
    Berkeley, CA
  • 06/2018 → 05/2019
    St. Louis, MO
  • 05/2019 → 12/2019
    E*Trade Capital Management Llc
    San Francisco, CA
  • 05/2019 → 12/2019
    E*Trade Securities Llc
    San Francisco, CA
  • 12/2019 → 01/2024
    E*Trade Securities Llc
    San Francisco, CA
  • 12/2019 → 01/2024
    E*Trade Capital Management Llc
    San Francisco, CA
  • 03/2023 → 01/2024
    San Francisco, CA
  • 09/2023 → 01/2024
    San Francisco, CA
  • 09/2023 → 01/2024
    San Francisco, CA
  • 01/2024 → 10/2025
    San Francisco, CA
  • 12/2025 → Present
    San Francisco, CA
  • 02/2026 → Present
    Bank Of America, N.A.
    San Francisco, CA
Previous Registrations
  • 2024-01-12 → 2025-11-05
    San Francisco, CA
    San Francisco, CA
    San Francisco, CA
    San Francisco, CA
  • 2023-09-05 → 2024-01-19
    San Francisco, CA
  • 2019-05-31 → 2023-09-05
    Harrisdirect Llc
    San Francisco, CA
    Arlington, VA
    San Francisco, CA
    San Francisco, CA
  • 2018-11-08 → 2019-05-15
    St Louis, MO
    San Francisco, CA
    San Francisco, CA
Exams
CodeExamDate
S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination 2018-11-07
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2012-12-31
  • S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
    2018-11-07
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2012-12-31
Other Names
  • John Lamesajan
  • John Paul Lamesajan

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