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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 2013-07-31
OH RA APPROVED 2007-10-29
TX RA APPROVED_RES 2007-10-26
  • SC RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2013-07-31
  • OH RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2007-10-29
  • TX RA
    APPROVED_RES
    Since 2007-10-26

Branch Locations

5905 E Galbraith Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45236 • United States

Murrells Inlet, SC • 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
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Cincinnati OH 10/2007 Present
Bank Of America, N.A. Cincinnati OH 07/2011 Present
Previous Registrations
  • 2004-08-06 → 2007-10-29
    Natcity Investments, Inc.
    Cleveland, OH
    Ft. Wright, KY
    Cincinnati, OH
    Ft. Wright, KY
  • 2002-05-29 → 2004-10-13
    Provident Investment Advisors Inc
    Cincinnati, OH
Other Businesses

I*136639For profit or not for profit: For-Profit OrganizationName of outside business organization: Stocks and Blondes, LLCInvestment related: NAddress of business:Pawleys Island, South Carolina 29585Nature of business: LLC,Position, title, association: Owner, Start date of relationship: 3/15/2021Number of hours devoted: 15 hour(s) MonthlyNumber of hours devoted during trading hours: 7Duties: Tournament and commercial fishingI*2431279, Entity Type: , Name of OBA: S S, Address: Charlotte, North Carolina, 28207, Investment Related: N, Position, Title, Association: Power of Attorney, Employee State Date: 01/01/2025, No Hours: 1 Yearly, No Hours during Trading: 1 Yearly, Duties:I*2480309, Entity Type: , Name of OBA: S L S, Address: Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, 29576, Investment Related: N, Position, Title, Association: Power of Attorney, Employee State Date: 05/20/2025, No Hours: 1 Yearly, No Hours during Trading: 0 Yearly, Duties:I*2705290, Entity Type: Entity For Profit, Name of OBA: G.I.N., LLC, Address: Pawleys Island, South Carolina, 29576, Investment Related: N, Position, Title, Association: General Partner/Managing Member, Employee State Date: 08/15/2025, No Hours: 1 Weekly, No Hours during Trading: 0 Weekly, Duties: My role is a co-developer and market strategist. The purpose of the OBA is developing a golf related application to help golfers enjoy the game more thoroughly. We intend for the app to be available on both Apple and Android devices once it is fully developed.I*: 2798269 Entity Type: Fiduciary role Name of OBA: K. M. L. Amended and Restated Trust of April 17 Address: Cincinnati, OH 45249 Investment Related: No Position, Title, Association: Trustee Employee Start Date: 08/29/2025 Number of Hours: 0 Number of Hours during trading: 0 Duties: Trustee for parentsI*2899274Entity Type: N/AName of OBA: M.A.S. TTE S.L.S. TTE U/A DTD 05/20/202Address:Murrells Inlet South CarolinaInvestment Related:NoPosition, Title, Association:Co-TrusteeStart Date:09/22/2025No Hours: 1 YearlyNo Hours during trading:0 YearlyDuties:Co-Trustee for Spouse I*4698269 Entity Type: N/A Name of OBA: MICHAEL ADRIAN SCHIESS TTEE SANDRA L SCHIESS TTEE U/A DTD 05/20/2025 Address: Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, 29576 Investment Related: No Position, Title, Association: Co-Trustee Employee Start Date: 06/12/2026 Number of Hours: 1, Yearly Number of Hours during trading: 0, Yearly Duties: Spouse

Exams
CodeExamDate
S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination 2005-08-11
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 1998-10-30
  • S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
    2005-08-11
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    1998-10-30
Other Names
  • Michael Adrian Schiess

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