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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
NY RA APPROVED 2021-04-19
TX RA APPROVED 2021-01-06
CT RA APPROVED 2019-03-19
  • NY RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2021-04-19
  • TX RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2021-01-06
  • CT RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2019-03-19

Branch Locations

75 Rockefeller Plz, New York, NY 10019 • 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
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc New York NY 01/2010 07/2018
Jpmorgan Chase Bank New York NY 12/2009 07/2018
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated New York NY 07/2018 Present
Bank Of America, N.A. New York NY 09/2018 Present
  • 01/2010 → 07/2018
    J.P. Morgan Securities Inc
    New York, NY
  • 12/2009 → 07/2018
    Jpmorgan Chase Bank
    New York, NY
  • 07/2018 → Present
    New York, NY
  • 09/2018 → Present
    Bank Of America, N.A.
    New York, NY
Previous Registrations
Other Businesses

I*2131270 Entity Type: Entity Governmental Name of OBA: Honorary Consul of Cape Verde Address: Staten Island, New York, 10303 Investment Related: No Position, Title, Association: Other Employee Start Date: 03/03/2025 Number of Hours: 5, Monthly Number of Hours during trading: 0, Monthly Duties: The purpose is to promote cultural exchange between the community organize cultural events and promote cultural exchanges between the US and Cabo verde The functions of an Honorary Consul are as follows: Promoting relations Honorary consul works to promote cultural, economic, and educational ties between their home country and the host country. Supporting citizens Honorary consuls protect the interests of citizens of their home country who are visiting or living in the host country. Honorary consuls help to facilitate cultural exchanges Honorary consuls are private individuals who perform their duties voluntarily and are not paid for their services. They are often local citizens of the host country who have other professions or businesses.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination 2019-03-18
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2008-01-22
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2002-05-01
  • S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
    2019-03-18
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2008-01-22
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2002-05-01
Other Names
  • Lima
  • Waldemar Jose Bento
  • Waldemar Fonseca Bento
  • Waldemar F Bento
  • Wf Bento
  • Bento F Waldemar
  • Waldemar Bento

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