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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
AR RA APPROVED 2025-10-01
NY RA APPROVED 2021-04-19
TX RA APPROVED_RES 2009-12-22
CT RA APPROVED 2009-11-17
  • AR RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-10-01
  • NY RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2021-04-19
  • TX RA
    APPROVED_RES
    Since 2009-12-22
  • CT RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2009-11-17

Branch Locations

One Bryant Park, New York, NY 10036 • 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 Staten Island NY 11/2009 Present
Bank Of America, Na Staten Island NY 01/2010 Present
Other Businesses

I*31503 Entity Type: For-Profit Organization Name of outside business organization: Snug Harbor Investment related: No Address of business: Staten Island, New York 10301 Position, title, association: Trustee, Start date of relationship: 1/1/2008 Number of hours devoted: 3 hour(s) Monthly Number of hours devoted during trading hours: 0 Duties: Director/Board Member cultural I*3596269 Entity Type: Charitable Name of OBA: Springbrook Foundation Address: Oneonta, New York, 13820 Investment Related: No Position, Title, Association: Board Member Employee Start Date: 02/01/2026 Number of Hours: 20, Yearly Number of Hours during trading: 0 Duties: School for Autistic Children and Adults Board Member

Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 1998-09-28
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 1994-02-10
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    1998-09-28
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    1994-02-10
Other Names
  • Wai Keung Chau
  • Kevin Chau
  • Wai Keung Chau
  • Waikeung Chau
  • Kevin Chau
  • Wai Keung Chau
  • Wai Keung Chau

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