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Current Employers
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

One Bryant Park, New York, NY 10036 • United States

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
TX RA APPROVED_RES 2026-01-06
CA RA APPROVED 2025-11-06
  • TX RA
    APPROVED_RES
    Since 2026-01-06
  • CA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-11-06

Branch Locations

300 Town Ctr E, Santa Maria, CA 93454 • United States

2060 S Broadway, Santa Maria, CA 93454 • United States

Disclosures

1 disclosure category reported Yes on this SEC record. Read each Yes below, then review the firm’s Form ADV Item 11 guide for how disclosure questions work.

  • Regulatory action No
  • Criminal No
  • Bankruptcy Yes
  • Civil judicial No
  • Bond No
  • Judgment / lien No
  • Investigation No
  • Customer complaint No
  • Termination No
Employment History
OrganizationCityStateFromTo
Men's Wearhouse Santa Barbara CA 04/2017 05/2019
The Home Depot Goleta CA 06/2017 09/2017
Abercrombie & Fitch Santa Barbara CA 03/2017 10/2017
Lucky Brand Santa Barbara CA 06/2017 08/2017
Piocho Ranch & Polo Company Santa Ynez CA 06/2011 09/2016
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Goleta CA 06/2019 07/2022
J.P. Morgan Securities Llc Goleta CA 06/2019 07/2022
Unemployed Goleta CA 10/2016 02/2017
Gwfs Equities, Inc Santa Maria CA 08/2022 11/2022
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Santa Maria CA 07/2025 Present
Men's Wearhouse Santa Barbara CA 08/2024 07/2025
Pacific Western Bank Solvang CA 05/2023 01/2024
Unemployed Santa Maria CA 12/2022 04/2023
Unemployed Solvang CA 02/2024 08/2024
Bank Of America, N.A. Santa Maria CA 11/2025 Present
  • 04/2017 → 05/2019
    Men's Wearhouse
    Santa Barbara, CA
  • 06/2017 → 09/2017
    The Home Depot
    Goleta, CA
  • 03/2017 → 10/2017
    Abercrombie & Fitch
    Santa Barbara, CA
  • 06/2017 → 08/2017
    Lucky Brand
    Santa Barbara, CA
  • 06/2011 → 09/2016
    Piocho Ranch & Polo Company
    Santa Ynez, CA
  • 06/2019 → 07/2022
    Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
    Goleta, CA
  • 06/2019 → 07/2022
    J.P. Morgan Securities Llc
    Goleta, CA
  • 10/2016 → 02/2017
    Unemployed
    Goleta, CA
  • 08/2022 → 11/2022
    Gwfs Equities, Inc
    Santa Maria, CA
  • 07/2025 → Present
    Santa Maria, CA
  • 08/2024 → 07/2025
    Men's Wearhouse
    Santa Barbara, CA
  • 05/2023 → 01/2024
    Pacific Western Bank
    Solvang, CA
  • 12/2022 → 04/2023
    Unemployed
    Santa Maria, CA
  • 02/2024 → 08/2024
    Unemployed
    Solvang, CA
  • 11/2025 → Present
    Bank Of America, N.A.
    Santa Maria, CA
Exams
CodeExamDate
S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination 2025-11-05
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2019-08-29
  • S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
    2025-11-05
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2019-08-29
Other Names
  • Carlos A Zepeda
  • Carlos Alfredo Zepeda
  • Carlos Zepeda

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