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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
MO RA APPROVED 2025-09-20
  • MO RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-09-20

Branch Locations

1200 Main St, Kansas City, MO 64105 • United States

1 Cowboys Way, Frisco, TX 75034 • 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
Fidelity Brokerage Services, Inc. Omaha NE 11/2014 10/2019
Fidelity Personal And Workplace Advisors Boston MA 07/2018 10/2019
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Kansas City MO 04/2025 Present
Commerce Trust Company Kansas City MO 10/2019 04/2025
Mass Mutual Life Insurance Omaha NE 11/2014 10/2019
  • 11/2014 → 10/2019
    Fidelity Brokerage Services, Inc.
    Omaha, NE
  • 07/2018 → 10/2019
    Fidelity Personal And Workplace Advisors
    Boston, MA
  • 04/2025 → Present
    Kansas City, MO
  • 10/2019 → 04/2025
    Commerce Trust Company
    Kansas City, MO
  • 11/2014 → 10/2019
    Mass Mutual Life Insurance
    Omaha, NE
Previous Registrations
Exams
CodeExamDate
S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination 2025-09-19
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2005-11-30
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 1995-09-07
  • S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
    2025-09-19
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2005-11-30
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    1995-09-07
Other Names
  • John Wallace Ludlow

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