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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
SC RA APPROVED 2025-02-28
TX RA APPROVED 2025-02-28
NC RA APPROVED 2025-02-06
  • SC RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-02-28
  • TX RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-02-28
  • NC RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-02-06

Branch Locations

5070 Southport Supply Rd Se, Southport, NC 28461 • United States

1207 Highway 17 N, Surfside Beach, SC 29575 • 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
Wells Fargo Bank, Na Port Chester NY 05/2015 11/2018
Wells Fargo Advisors, Llc Port Chester NY 05/2015 11/2016
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, Llc Port Chester NY 11/2016 11/2018
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Sunset Beach NC 01/2019 Present
J.P. Morgan Securities Llc New York NY 12/2018 12/2018
Bank Of America, N.A. Sunset Beach NC 01/2025 Present
  • 05/2015 → 11/2018
    Wells Fargo Bank, Na
    Port Chester, NY
  • 05/2015 → 11/2016
    Wells Fargo Advisors, Llc
    Port Chester, NY
  • 11/2016 → 11/2018
    Wells Fargo Clearing Services, Llc
    Port Chester, NY
  • 01/2019 → Present
    Sunset Beach, NC
  • 12/2018 → 12/2018
    J.P. Morgan Securities Llc
    New York, NY
  • 01/2025 → Present
    Bank Of America, N.A.
    Sunset Beach, NC
Other Businesses

I* 2109295 Name of the other business Rental Property 1 Whether the business is investment-related no Address of the other business Port Chester NY, 10573, Nature of the other business Providing a place to live for others in exchange for money Your position Landlord Title, or relationship with the other business owner Start date of your relationship May 1st, 2018, 1st house Approximate number of hours/month you devote to the other business1 hour a month Number of hours you devote to the other business during securities trading hours 0 Briefly describe your duties relating to the other business Owner of the property I* 2109296 Name of the other business Rental Property 2 Whether the business is investment-related no Address of the other business Little River, SC, 29566 Nature of the other business Providing a place to live for others in exchange for money Your position Landlord Title, or relationship with the other business Owner Start date of your relationship Sep 1st, 2022, 2nd house Approximate number of hours/month you devote to the other business1 hour a month Number of hours you devote to the other business during securities trading hours0 Briefly describe your duties relating to the other business Owner of the property I* 2079271, Entity Type, Entity For Profit Name of OBA: Smoothie King Address: Southport, North Carolina, 28461, United States Investment Related: No Position, Title, Association: Employee: Owner Employee Start Date: 04/01/2025. No Hours: 16hrs/week No Hours during trading: 0 Duties: selling smoothie is the purpose and i will be hiring a team to run it.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination 2025-02-05
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2010-07-02
  • S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
    2025-02-05
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2010-07-02
Other Names
  • Carlos J Ramos
  • Carlos Javier Ramos

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