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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
MO RA APPROVED 2026-07-23
TX RA APPROVED_RES 2024-04-30
KS RA APPROVED 2022-10-25
  • MO RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2026-07-23
  • TX RA
    APPROVED_RES
    Since 2024-04-30
  • KS RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2022-10-25

Branch Locations

Leawood, KS • United States

1200 Main St, Kansas City, MO 64105 • United States

1 Cowboys Way, Frisco, TX 75034 • 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 No
  • Civil judicial No
  • Bond No
  • Judgment / lien No
  • Investigation No
  • Customer complaint Yes
  • Termination No
Employment History
OrganizationCityStateFromTo
Waddell & Reed, Inc. Overland Park KS 03/2004 08/2020
Ivy Distributors, Inc Shawnee Mission KS 03/2004 04/2021
Saint Lukes South Overland Park KS 09/2013 Present
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Kansas City MO 08/2022 Present
Bank Of America, N.A. Kansas City MO 07/2026 Present
  • 03/2004 → 08/2020
    Waddell & Reed, Inc.
    Overland Park, KS
  • 03/2004 → 04/2021
    Ivy Distributors, Inc
    Shawnee Mission, KS
  • 09/2013 → Present
    Saint Lukes South
    Overland Park, KS
  • 08/2022 → Present
    Kansas City, MO
  • 07/2026 → Present
    Bank Of America, N.A.
    Kansas City, MO
Previous Registrations
  • 2004-05-13 → 2021-04-30
    Waddell & Reed
    Overland Park, KS
    Overland Park, KS
    Overland Park, KS
  • 2002-04-04 → 2003-09-02
    Banc Of America Investment Services, Inc.
    Overland Park , KS
Other Businesses

I*4882277, Entity Type: Not for profit , Name of OBA: St Lukes Foundation, Address: kansas city, Missouri, 64131, Investment Related: N, Position, Title, Association: volunteer / committee member for fundraising event , Employee Start Date: 07/10/2026, No Hours: 4 Yearly, No Hours during Trading: 0 Yearly, Duties: create awareness for the major event Heartland gala in 4q each year, Creating awareness and help promote fundraising events for the foundation. I*4883269, Entity Type: not for profit, Name of OBA: Medical Missions Foundation, Address: Lenexa, Kansas, 66214, Investment Related: N, Position, Title, Association: volunteer / committee member for fundraising event , Employee Start Date: 08/01/2026, No Hours: 1 Monthly, No Hours during Trading: 0 Monthly, Duties: attend monthly meetings outside of work hours Promoting the nonprofit for fundraising to support doctors doing work for underprivileged children.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2002-03-01
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 1992-04-21
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2002-03-01
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    1992-04-21
Other Names
  • Kathryn Lynn Ingebretson
  • Kathryn Lynn Ingelbretson
  • Kathy Richman
  • Kathryn Lynn Richman
  • Kathy Richman Wallace
  • Kathryn Lynn Wallace

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