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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_RES 2025-03-31
IL RA APPROVED 2025-03-12
  • TX RA
    APPROVED_RES
    Since 2025-03-31
  • IL RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-03-12

Branch Locations

110 N Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60606 • 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
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Chicago IL 09/2021 04/2023
J Kelly & Associates Jacksonville FL 05/2021 07/2021
Massage Envy Chicago IL 04/2013 08/2018
Dhr International/Jobplex Chicago IL 09/2016 02/2017
Uber Technologies Chicago IL 12/2019 Present
Jll Chicago IL 07/2019 09/2019
First Bank & Trust Evanston IL 08/2018 10/2018
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Chicago IL 02/2025 Present
Amazon.cOm, Inc. And Its Affiliates Chicago IL 09/2020 09/2020
Side By Side Inc Chicago IL 04/2017 08/2017
Nashville Management Inc/Charlie's Bar Chicago IL 11/2016 12/2016
University Of Illinois At Chicago Chicago IL 01/2015 05/2018
Truman College Chicago IL 02/2024 05/2024
Unemployed Chicago IL 11/2018 06/2019
Bank Of America, N.A. Chicago IL 04/2025 Present
  • 09/2021 → 04/2023
    Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
    Chicago, IL
  • 05/2021 → 07/2021
    J Kelly & Associates
    Jacksonville, FL
  • 04/2013 → 08/2018
    Massage Envy
    Chicago, IL
  • 09/2016 → 02/2017
    Dhr International/Jobplex
    Chicago, IL
  • 12/2019 → Present
    Uber Technologies
    Chicago, IL
  • 07/2019 → 09/2019
    Jll
    Chicago, IL
  • 08/2018 → 10/2018
    First Bank & Trust
    Evanston, IL
  • 02/2025 → Present
    Chicago, IL
  • 09/2020 → 09/2020
    Amazon.cOm, Inc. And Its Affiliates
    Chicago, IL
  • 04/2017 → 08/2017
    Side By Side Inc
    Chicago, IL
  • 11/2016 → 12/2016
    Nashville Management Inc/Charlie's Bar
    Chicago, IL
  • 01/2015 → 05/2018
    University Of Illinois At Chicago
    Chicago, IL
  • 02/2024 → 05/2024
    Truman College
    Chicago, IL
  • 11/2018 → 06/2019
    Unemployed
    Chicago, IL
  • 04/2025 → Present
    Bank Of America, N.A.
    Chicago, IL
Exams
CodeExamDate
S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination 2024-11-16
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2022-03-04
  • S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
    2024-11-16
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2022-03-04
Other Names
  • Xachary Lightner
  • Xachary Lightner
  • Xachary Damian Lightner

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