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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
IL RA APPROVED 2025-07-21
NC RA APPROVED 2024-12-06
CA RA APPROVED 2019-05-08
DC RA APPROVED 2009-07-09
TX RA APPROVED_RES 2009-03-27
MD RA APPROVED 2008-03-05
VA RA APPROVED 1993-11-04
  • IL RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-07-21
  • NC RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2024-12-06
  • CA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2019-05-08
  • DC RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2009-07-09
  • TX RA
    APPROVED_RES
    Since 2009-03-27
  • MD RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2008-03-05
  • VA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 1993-11-04

Branch Locations

110 N Wacker Dr Pbig - Chicago, Chicago, IL 60606 • 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 Norfolk VA 06/1993 Present
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Washington DC 06/1993 Present
Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 1993-10-20
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 1993-09-30
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    1993-10-20
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    1993-09-30
Other Names
  • Jeff Wood
  • James J Wood
  • James Jeffrey Wood
  • J. Jeffrey Wood

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