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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 2026-05-05
  • SC RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2026-05-05

Branch Locations

1301 Gervais St, Columbia, SC 29201 • 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
Wingstem Wealth, Llc Columbia SC 07/2025 03/2026
Reflections Media Carolinas Pittsburgh PA 08/2020 Present
Camera Monkey Media Llc Williamston SC 08/2020 08/2024
Olympus Home Piedmont SC 09/2021 01/2022
Av Flexologic Alphen Aan Den Rijn 08/2023 02/2024
Insight Global Arlington VA 02/2025 04/2025
Clemson University Columbia SC 08/2019 05/2024
Student Williamston SC 08/2015 05/2019
Newday Financial Llc Fulton MD 08/2024 02/2025
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Columbia SC 03/2026 Present
Bank Of America, N.A. Columbia SC 05/2026 Present
  • 07/2025 → 03/2026
    Columbia, SC
  • 08/2020 → Present
    Reflections Media Carolinas
    Pittsburgh, PA
  • 08/2020 → 08/2024
    Camera Monkey Media Llc
    Williamston, SC
  • 09/2021 → 01/2022
    Olympus Home
    Piedmont, SC
  • 08/2023 → 02/2024
    Av Flexologic
    Alphen Aan Den Rijn
  • 02/2025 → 04/2025
    Insight Global
    Arlington, VA
  • 08/2019 → 05/2024
    Clemson University
    Columbia, SC
  • 08/2015 → 05/2019
    Student
    Williamston, SC
  • 08/2024 → 02/2025
    Newday Financial Llc
    Fulton, MD
  • 03/2026 → Present
    Columbia, SC
  • 05/2026 → Present
    Bank Of America, N.A.
    Columbia, SC
Previous Registrations
Other Businesses

I*4238266, Entity Type Entity For Profit, Name of OBA: Reflections Media Carolinas Address: ColumbiaSouth Carolina29201 Investment Related: No Position, Title, Association: Consultant/Independent Contractor Employee Start Date: 08/01/2020 No Hours: 8 monthly No Hours during trading: 0 Duties: Videographer. Record events during the wedding day to compile into a 10-15 minute video for the family. Wedding Videography/Photography

Exams
CodeExamDate
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2026-02-19
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2025-09-06
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2026-02-19
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2025-09-06
Other Names
  • Benjamin Joshua David Ferguson

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