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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 2026-08-20
TX RA APPROVED_RES 2013-01-09
PA RA APPROVED 2010-06-23
  • SC RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2026-08-20
  • TX RA
    APPROVED_RES
    Since 2013-01-09
  • PA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2010-06-23

Branch Locations

21 Hatton Pl, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926 • United States

470 Norristown Rd, Blue Bell, PA 19422 • 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
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Exton PA 12/1994 05/2022
Bank Of America, N.A. Blue Bell PA 05/2022 Present
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Blue Bell PA 05/2022 Present
Other Businesses

I*3691309 Entity Type: N/A Name of OBA: Rental Property 1 Address: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, 29928 Investment Related: No Position, Title, Association: Co-owner with other family members Employee Start Date: 03/01/2026 Number of Hours: 1, Weekly Number of Hours during trading: 0, Weekly Duties: N/A

Exams
CodeExamDate
S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination 2005-01-21
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 1999-07-13
  • S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
    2005-01-21
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    1999-07-13
Other Names
  • James Fred Ade

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