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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 2026-08-06
GA RA APPROVED 2026-06-01
  • TX RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2026-08-06
  • GA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2026-06-01

Branch Locations

7802 Abercorn St, Savannah, GA 31406 • United States

75 Port City Lndg, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 • 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
Bank Of America, N.A. Savannah GA 06/2026 Present
E*Trade Securities Llc Alpharetta GA 01/2021 05/2022
United Arab Shipping Company Peachtree Corners GA 07/2014 04/2017
Imerys Minerals Roswell GA 05/2017 03/2020
Unemployed Marietta GA 04/2020 12/2020
J.P. Morgan Securities Llc Atlanta GA 07/2022 11/2022
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Atlanta GA 07/2022 11/2022
Cardinal Brothers, Llc Marietta GA 08/2020 03/2026
Morgan Stanley Alpharetta GA 01/2021 05/2022
E*Trade Financial Corp Alpharetta GA 01/2021 05/2022
J.P. Morgan Securities Llc Atlanta GA 01/2023 03/2024
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Atlanta GA 01/2023 03/2024
Starcard5534, Llc Marietta GA 10/2022 03/2024
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Savannah GA 04/2026 Present
  • 06/2026 → Present
    Bank Of America, N.A.
    Savannah, GA
  • 01/2021 → 05/2022
    E*Trade Securities Llc
    Alpharetta, GA
  • 07/2014 → 04/2017
    United Arab Shipping Company
    Peachtree Corners, GA
  • 05/2017 → 03/2020
    Imerys Minerals
    Roswell, GA
  • 04/2020 → 12/2020
    Unemployed
    Marietta, GA
  • 07/2022 → 11/2022
    Atlanta, GA
  • 07/2022 → 11/2022
    Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
    Atlanta, GA
  • 08/2020 → 03/2026
    Cardinal Brothers, Llc
    Marietta, GA
  • 01/2021 → 05/2022
    Morgan Stanley
    Alpharetta, GA
  • 01/2021 → 05/2022
    E*Trade Financial Corp
    Alpharetta, GA
  • 01/2023 → 03/2024
    Atlanta, GA
  • 01/2023 → 03/2024
    Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
    Atlanta, GA
  • 10/2022 → 03/2024
    Starcard5534, Llc
    Marietta, GA
  • 04/2026 → Present
    Savannah, GA
Previous Registrations
Other Businesses

I*4506290 Entity Type: Entity For Profit Name of OBA: C Brothers, LLC Address: Dallas, Georgia, 30157 Investment Related: No Position, Title, Association: General Partner/Managing Member Employee Start Date: 08/26/2020 Number of Hours: 2, Weekly Number of Hours during trading: 0, Weekly Duties: I have equal membership in a small LLC with my father and my two brothers for the purpose of real estate investment since August of 2020. We currently own two properties in Atlanta, GA. This activity takes up less than two hours to my time per week on average, and there has been no substantial profit to report. I can share any additional information needed. Occasional check ins with tenants and property managers for various repairs and requests.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination 2026-05-29
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2022-12-02
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2021-06-14
  • S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
    2026-05-29
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2022-12-02
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2021-06-14
Other Names
  • Michael A Cardinal
  • Michael Cardinal
  • Michael Anthony Cardinal

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