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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

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

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
IL RA APPROVED 2025-12-16
  • IL RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-12-16

Branch Locations

540 W Madison St, Chicago, IL 60661 • United States

One Bryant Park, New York, NY 10036 • 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
Pnc Bank Naperville IL 08/2016 04/2017
Pnc Investments Pittsburgh PA 08/2016 04/2017
Unemployed Worth IL 04/2017 06/2017
Pnc Bank Naperville IL 06/2017 08/2017
Huntington Bank Elmwood Park IL 09/2017 07/2018
Huntington Investment Company Elmwood Park IL 09/2017 07/2018
Trinity Christian College Palos Heights IL 09/2017 02/2019
Cetera Investment Services Llc St Cloud MN 07/2018 02/2019
Cetera Investment Advisers Llc South Holland IL 07/2018 02/2019
First Merchants Investments South Holland IL 07/2018 01/2019
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Wheaton IL 02/2019 02/2024
Bank Of America, N.A. Wheaton IL 02/2019 02/2024
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Chicago IL 12/2025 Present
Ernst & Young Chicago IL 03/2024 11/2025
  • 08/2016 → 04/2017
    Pnc Bank
    Naperville, IL
  • 08/2016 → 04/2017
    Pnc Investments
    Pittsburgh, PA
  • 04/2017 → 06/2017
    Unemployed
    Worth, IL
  • 06/2017 → 08/2017
    Pnc Bank
    Naperville, IL
  • 09/2017 → 07/2018
    Huntington Bank
    Elmwood Park, IL
  • 09/2017 → 07/2018
    Huntington Investment Company
    Elmwood Park, IL
  • 09/2017 → 02/2019
    Trinity Christian College
    Palos Heights, IL
  • 07/2018 → 02/2019
    Cetera Investment Services Llc
    St Cloud, MN
  • 07/2018 → 02/2019
    South Holland, IL
  • 07/2018 → 01/2019
    First Merchants Investments
    South Holland, IL
  • 02/2019 → 02/2024
    Wheaton, IL
  • 02/2019 → 02/2024
    Bank Of America, N.A.
    Wheaton, IL
  • 12/2025 → Present
    Chicago, IL
  • 03/2024 → 11/2025
    Ernst & Young
    Chicago, IL
Previous Registrations
Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2016-09-16
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2015-09-08
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2016-09-16
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2015-09-08
Other Names
  • Joseph Wathen
  • Joseph J Wathen
  • Joseph John Wathen

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