William Van Smith

Employer firm

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:

• Item 5F — Regulatory AUM
• Item 5G — Advisory services
• Full firm profile

Current Employers

Employment History

• 08/2007 → Present
  Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
  Charlotte, NC
• 05/2011 → Present
  Bank Of America, N.A.
  Charlotte, NC

Other Businesses

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Exams

• S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
  2007-12-11
• S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
  1994-12-15

Other Names

• William Smith
• Van Smith