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Current Employers
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

One Bryant Park, New York, NY 10036 • United States

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
TX RA APPROVED 2009-04-24
CA RA APPROVED 2009-03-31
  • TX RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2009-04-24
  • CA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2009-03-31

Branch Locations

5951 La Sendita, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 • United States

6002 El Tordo, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 • 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 La Jolla CA 10/2008 Present
Bank Of America, N.A. La Jolla CA 09/2009 Present
Other Businesses

I*2942289, Entity Type: Entity Charitable, Name of OBA: San Diego Police Officers Association, Address: San Diego, California, 92111, Investment Related: N, Position, Title, Association: Board Member, Employee State Date: 10/15/2025, No Hours: 36 Yearly, No Hours during Trading: 6 Yearly, Duties: Advisory Board of Trustees, The San Diego Police Officers Association (SDPOA) was incorporated in 1953 to assist San Diego police officers in issues related to wages, hours, and working conditions. The SDPOA aids its members and their families in sickness, distress, and death, and strives to improve social relations and welfare among the members. I*508853 Entity Type: Entity Charitable Name of OBA: The Children's School Address: California, 92037 Investment Related: No Position, Title, Association: Board Member Employee Start Date: 09/06/2021 Number of Hours: 60, Yearly Number of Hours during trading: 0, Yearly Duties: The only independent progressive non-profit school in San Diego from Toddler--8th Grade Board Member and participating member of 3 Committees: Development, Finance, and Social. I have told them I cannot provide direct investment advice, be a signor/decider of any financial accounts, solicit clients for funds, etc. Vice-Chairman is to hold Board Meetings if Chairwoman is unavailable. This has not occurred. Development Committee is supporting the Director of Development for the School alongside other Board Members. Social Committee is helping provide food/beverages and events for all Board Meetings. Finance Committee is supporting the CFO (if they discuss specific investments/recommendations, I have explained I have to recuse myself). The organization has an investment account with ML via a different team in our local office. It has been made abundantly clear I cannot make investment recommendations, etc.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination 2009-03-27
  • S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
    2009-03-27
Other Names
  • Peter M Huffman

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