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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
TX RA APPROVED 2025-08-07
DC RA APPROVED 2025-07-24
  • TX RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-08-07
  • DC RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-07-24

Branch Locations

1800 K St Nw, Washington, DC 20006 • 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
Gw&K Investment Management Boston MA 08/2016 03/2025
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Washington DC 06/2025 Present
Unemployed Dumfries VA 03/2025 06/2025
Georgetown University Washington DC 08/2015 05/2017
Bank Of America, N.A. Washington DC 07/2025 Present
  • 08/2016 → 03/2025
    Gw&K Investment Management
    Boston, MA
  • 06/2025 → Present
    Washington, DC
  • 03/2025 → 06/2025
    Unemployed
    Dumfries, VA
  • 08/2015 → 05/2017
    Georgetown University
    Washington, DC
  • 07/2025 → Present
    Bank Of America, N.A.
    Washington, DC
Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2025-06-04
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2013-07-12
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2025-06-04
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2013-07-12
Other Names
  • Christopher Connolly
  • Christopher James Connolly
  • Chris J Connolly

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