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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
NC RA APPROVED 2022-10-26
WA RA APPROVED 2019-07-08
TX RA APPROVED_RES 2010-12-01
NJ RA APPROVED 2010-05-13
  • NC RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2022-10-26
  • WA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2019-07-08
  • TX RA
    APPROVED_RES
    Since 2010-12-01
  • NJ RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2010-05-13

Branch Locations

620 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28255 • United States

Cornelius, NC • 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 Princeton NJ 04/2010 Present
Previous Registrations
Other Businesses

I*2063285, Entity Type, Name of OBA: Rental Property 1, Address: Oak Island, NC, 28465, Investment Related: No, Position, Title, Association: Sole owner, Employee Start Date: 10/25/2024, No Hours: 2hrs/Mo, No Hours during trading: 0, Duties:I*2891276Entity Type: CharitableName of OBA: Make-A-Wish Central and Western North CarolinaAddress:Charlotte North CarolinaInvestment Related:NoPosition, Title, Association:Board MemberStart Date:09/01/2025No Hours: 1 MonthlyNo Hours during trading:0 MonthlyDuties:Board member. Attend regular meetings, assist with governance, strategy and impact.I*3808265Entity Type: N/AName of OBA: The Peninsula ClubAddress: Cornelius, North Carolina, 28031Investment Related: NoPosition, Title, Association: CommitteeEmployee Start Date: 03/01/2026Number of Hours: 1, MonthlyNumber of Hours during trading: 0, MonthlyDuties: The organization is a members-owned country club I will serve on the Golf Committee. The committee is responsible for overseeing golf related operations and policies to ensure strong member engagement and a high quality golf experience.I*4157274Entity Type: Entity CharitableName of OBA: Make A Wish of Central and Western North CarolinaAddress: Charlotte, North Carolina, 28210Investment Related: NoPosition, Title, Association: CommitteeEmployee Start Date: 04/22/2026Number of Hours: 1, MonthlyNumber of Hours during trading: 0, MonthlyDuties: The purpose of Make-A-Wish is to create life-changing wish experiences for children with critical or life-threatening illnesses, helping bring hope, strength, joy, and emotional resilience to children and their families. Member of Finance Committee I*4569274 Entity Type: Entity For Profit Name of OBA: Yellow Brick Holdings, LLC Address: Cornelius, North Carolina, 28031 Investment Related: No Position, Title, Association: Other Employee Start Date: 05/20/2026 Number of Hours: 5, Yearly Number of Hours during trading: 0, Yearly Duties: This is an LLC being established where our non-affiliate children will hold certain assets for the purpose of estate planning and asset protection. I will be a manager of the LLC, but will have no ownership rights

Exams
CodeExamDate
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 1993-04-23
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 1993-04-23
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    1993-04-23
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    1993-04-23
Other Names
  • Peter Danie Ardolino

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