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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_RES 2025-09-30
CA RA APPROVED 2025-08-11
  • TX RA
    APPROVED_RES
    Since 2025-09-30
  • CA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-08-11

Branch Locations

548 W 19Th St, Costa Mesa, CA 92627 • United States

2501 Eastbluff Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92660 • 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 Yes
  • Civil judicial No
  • Bond No
  • Judgment / lien No
  • Investigation No
  • Customer complaint No
  • Termination No
Employment History
OrganizationCityStateFromTo
Jp Morgan Securities, Llc Los Alamitos CA 03/2013 12/2021
Jp Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. Los Alamitos CA 05/2011 12/2021
Jp Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. La Mirada CA 08/2022 06/2024
Jp Morgan Securities, Llc La Mirada CA 08/2022 06/2024
Light & Life Christian Fellowship Long Beach CA 04/2014 12/2021
Unemployed Anaheim CA 01/2022 07/2022
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Newport Beach CA 04/2025 Present
Unemployed Anaheim CA 05/2024 04/2025
Bank Of America, N.A. Newport Beach CA 06/2025 Present
  • 03/2013 → 12/2021
    Jp Morgan Securities, Llc
    Los Alamitos, CA
  • 05/2011 → 12/2021
    Jp Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
    Los Alamitos, CA
  • 08/2022 → 06/2024
    Jp Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
    La Mirada, CA
  • 08/2022 → 06/2024
    Jp Morgan Securities, Llc
    La Mirada, CA
  • 04/2014 → 12/2021
    Light & Life Christian Fellowship
    Long Beach, CA
  • 01/2022 → 07/2022
    Unemployed
    Anaheim, CA
  • 04/2025 → Present
    Newport Beach, CA
  • 05/2024 → 04/2025
    Unemployed
    Anaheim, CA
  • 06/2025 → Present
    Bank Of America, N.A.
    Newport Beach, CA
Exams
CodeExamDate
S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination 2025-08-09
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2014-01-03
  • S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
    2025-08-09
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2014-01-03
Other Names
  • David A Acosta
  • David A Acosta
  • David Acosta
  • David Allen Acosta

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