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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
FL RA APPROVED 2024-01-29
TX RA APPROVED_RES 1997-11-05
MD RA APPROVED 1995-08-24
  • FL RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2024-01-29
  • TX RA
    APPROVED_RES
    Since 1997-11-05
  • MD RA
    APPROVED
    Since 1995-08-24

Branch Locations

222 Lakeview Ave, West Palm Beach, FL 33401 • United States

North Palm Beach, FL • United States

901 Dulaney Valley Rd, Towson, MD 21204 • 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 Towson MD 01/1995 Present
Bank Of America, N.A. Towson MD 04/2011 Present
Other Businesses

I*56865For profit or not for profit: For-Profit OrganizationName of outside business organization: M. G. HamexInvestment related: NoAddress of business: Bear, Delaware 19701Position, title, association: Owner,Start date of relationship: 8/20/2012Number of hours devoted: 0 Number of hours devoted during trading hours: 0Duties: Excavation Company will have 30% ownership. Kent will take ownership up to 49% I*1138267For profit or not for profit: Entity For ProfitName of outside business organization: RG Lot 78 LLCInvestment related: NoAddress of business: York, Pennsylvania, 17404Position, title, association: Limited partnerStart date of relationship: 1/16/2023Number of hours devoted: 0 Number of hours devoted during trading hours: 0Duties: Limited partner, This is a commercial real estate investment , of which I will be a limited partner by investing up to $1,000,000 for 50% ownership in this property. I*1270266For profit or not for profit: Entity For ProfitName of outside business organization: Spike 22 Holdings LLCInvestment related: NoAddress of business: Hunt Valley, Maryland, 21030Position, title, association: General Partner/Managing MemberStart date of relationship: 4/25/2023Number of hours devoted: 0 Number of hours devoted during trading hours: 0Duties: Member of LLC I*2263278, Entity Type: Fiduciary role Name of OBA: K L. P, Address: Hunt Valley, Maryland, 21030, Investment Related: No, Position, Title, Association: Power of Attorney, Employee State Date: 27-Mar-2025, No Hours: 1 hr Yearly, No Hours during Trading: 0 Yearly, Duties: Power of Attorney for daughter I*: 2480285Entity Type: Fiduciary roleName of OBA: K J..PAddress: Hunt Valley, Maryland, 21030Investment Related: NoPosition, Title, Association: Power of Attorney Employee Start Date: 5/20/2025Number of Hours: 1 hr annuallyNumber of Hours during trading: 0 Duties: Power of Attorney for son I*2744277, Entity Type: , Name of OBA: K J P, Address: Palm Beach Shores, Florida, 33404, Investment Related: N, Position, Title, Association: Power of Attorney, Employee State Date: 08/15/2025, No Hours: 1 Yearly, No Hours during Trading: 1 Yearly, Duties: I*2746268, Entity Type: , Name of OBA: MLPF& S CUST FPO K J P RRA FBO K J P, Address: Palm Beach Shores, Florida, 33404, Investment Related: N, Position, Title, Association: Power of Attorney, Employee State Date: 08/15/2025, No Hours: 1 Yearly, No Hours during Trading: 1 Yearly, Duties: I*4754284, Entity Type: Entity For Profit, Name of OBA: SPIKE 22 HOLDINGS LLC , Address: York, Pennsylvania, 17401, Investment Related: N, Position, Title, Association: ["General Partner/Managing Member"], Employee Start Date: 01/06/2023, No Hours: 1 Yearly, No Hours during Trading: 0 Yearly, Duties: None. Just to invest in commercial real estate. To invest in commercial real estate buildings noy available through Merrill I*4780267, Entity Type: Entity For Profit, Name of OBA: Spike 23 Holdings LLC, Address: York, Pennsylvania, 17401, Investment Related: N, Position, Title, Association: ["General Partner/Managing Member"], Employee Start Date: 06/24/2026, No Hours: 1 Yearly, No Hours during Trading: 0 Yearly, Duties: Invest in Commercial Real Estate, Invest In commercial Real Estate Buildings not available through Merrill.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 1995-05-26
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 1995-05-12
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    1995-05-26
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    1995-05-12
Other Names
  • Kent Pearce

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