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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 2021-06-22
TX RA APPROVED_RES 1994-01-07
  • NY RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2021-06-22
  • TX RA
    APPROVED_RES
    Since 1994-01-07

Branch Locations

75 Rockefeller Plz, New York, NY 10019 • 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 Jericho NY 09/1992 Present
Bank Of America, Na Jericho NY 09/2009 Present
Other Businesses

I*120075For profit or not for profit: For-Profit OrganizationName of outside business organization: DFT, LLC.Investment related: YAddress of business:Syosset, New York 11791Nature of business: LLC,Position, title, association: Family Held, Start date of relationship: 1/16/2019Number of hours devoted: 1 hour(s) MonthlyNumber of hours devoted during trading hours: 1Duties: This is a family LLC and I am the manager. I*2624277, Entity Type: , Name of OBA: R V D AND A S D JTWROS, Address: Huntington, New York, 11743, Investment Related: N, Position, Title, Association: Power of Attorney, Employee State Date: 07/16/2025, No Hours: 1 Monthly, No Hours during Trading: 1 Monthly, Duties: I*2626261, Entity Type: , Name of OBA: MLPF& S CUST FPO R V D IRA , Address: Huntington, New York, 11743, Investment Related: N, Position, Title, Association: Power of Attorney, Employee State Date: 07/16/2025, No Hours: 1 Monthly, No Hours during Trading: 1 Monthly, Duties: I*2626262, Entity Type: , Name of OBA: R V D TTEE U/A DTD 03/21/2011 , Address: Huntington, New York, 11743, Investment Related: N, Position, Title, Association: Power of Attorney, Employee State Date: 07/16/2025, No Hours: 1 Monthly, No Hours during Trading: 1 Monthly, Duties: I*2626263, Entity Type: , Name of OBA: MLPF& S CUST FPO R V D IRA , Address: Huntington, New York, 11743, Investment Related: N, Position, Title, Association: Power of Attorney, Employee State Date: 07/16/2025, No Hours: 1 Monthly, No Hours during Trading: 1 Monthly, Duties: I*2626264, Entity Type: , Name of OBA: A S D TTEE U/A DTD 03/21/2011, Address: Huntington, New York, 11743, Investment Related: N, Position, Title, Association: Power of Attorney, Employee State Date: 07/16/2025, No Hours: 1 Monthly, No Hours during Trading: 1 Monthly, Duties: I*2626265, Entity Type: , Name of OBA: A S D IRA FBO A S D, Address: Huntington, New York, 11743, Investment Related: N, Position, Title, Association: Power of Attorney, Employee State Date: 07/16/2025, No Hours: 1 Monthly, No Hours during Trading: 1 Monthly, Duties: I*2669314, Entity Type: , Name of OBA: R V D TTEE U/A DTD 03/21/2011, Address: Huntington, New York, 11743, Investment Related: N, Position, Title, Association: Co-Trustee, Employee State Date: 07/30/2025, No Hours: 1 Monthly, No Hours during Trading: 1 Monthly, Duties: I*2671276, Entity Type: , Name of OBA: A S D TTEE U/A DTD 03/21/2011, Address: Huntington, New York, 11743, Investment Related: N, Position, Title, Association: Co-Trustee, Employee State Date: 07/30/2025, No Hours: 1 Monthly, No Hours during Trading: 1 Monthly, Duties: I*, 2781267Entity Type: FiduciaryName of OBA: N J D 2025 TrustAddress: Syosset, New York 11791Investment Related: NoPosition, Title, Association: TrusteeEmployee Start Date: 08/22/2025No Hours: 1 hour per monthNo Hours during trading: 0 Duties: Trustee I*4555267 Entity Type: Fiduciary Role Name of OBA: T A D TTEE U/A DTD 07/29/2025 BY R V DAddress: Huntington, New York, 11743Investment Related: NoPosition, Title, Association: TrusteeEmployee Start Date: 05/11/2026 Number of Hours: 1, WeeklyNumber of Hours during trading: 1, WeeklyDuties: Parents I*4750279, Entity Type: , Name of OBA: T A D TTEE U/A DTD 07/29/2025 BY R V D, Address: Huntington, New York, 11743, Investment Related: N, Position, Title, Association: Trustee, Employee Start Date: 06/23/2026, No Hours: 1 Monthly, No Hours during Trading: 1 Monthly, Duties: I*5025268, Entity Type: , Name of OBA: A S D TTEE T A D TTEE U/A DTD 07/29/2025 , Address: Huntington St, New York, 11746, Investment Related: N, Position, Title, Association: Co-Trustee, Employee Start Date: 07/21/2026, No Hours: 1 Weekly, No Hours during Trading: 1 Weekly, Duties:

Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2021-05-25
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 1992-12-03
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2021-05-25
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    1992-12-03
Other Names
  • Todd A Discala

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