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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 2024-08-20
CA RA APPROVED 2024-07-12
  • TX RA
    APPROVED_RES
    Since 2024-08-20
  • CA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2024-07-12

Branch Locations

2049 Century Park E Pbig - Century City, Los Angeles, CA 90067 • 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
Unemployed Los Angeles CA 11/2014 09/2016
Cetera Advisor Networks Llc El Segundo CA 09/2016 04/2017
Cetera Advisors Llc Denver CO 09/2016 04/2017
Cetera Financial Specialists Llc Schaumburg IL 09/2016 04/2017
Cetera Investment Services Llc Saint Cloud MN 09/2016 04/2017
First Allied Securities, Inc. San Diego CA 09/2016 04/2017
Girard Securities, Inc. San Diego CA 09/2016 04/2017
Summit Brokerage Services, Inc. Boca Raton FL 09/2016 04/2017
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Los Angeles CA 05/2017 11/2020
City National Securities Los Angeles CA 12/2020 05/2024
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Los Angeles CA 07/2024 Present
University Of California Los Angeles CA 09/2014 09/2016
  • 11/2014 → 09/2016
    Unemployed
    Los Angeles, CA
  • 09/2016 → 04/2017
    Cetera Advisor Networks Llc
    El Segundo, CA
  • 09/2016 → 04/2017
    Cetera Advisors Llc
    Denver, CO
  • 09/2016 → 04/2017
    Cetera Financial Specialists Llc
    Schaumburg, IL
  • 09/2016 → 04/2017
    Cetera Investment Services Llc
    Saint Cloud, MN
  • 09/2016 → 04/2017
    First Allied Securities, Inc.
    San Diego, CA
  • 09/2016 → 04/2017
    Girard Securities, Inc.
    San Diego, CA
  • 09/2016 → 04/2017
    Summit Brokerage Services, Inc.
    Boca Raton, FL
  • 05/2017 → 11/2020
    Los Angeles, CA
  • 12/2020 → 05/2024
    City National Securities
    Los Angeles, CA
  • 07/2024 → Present
    Los Angeles, CA
  • 09/2014 → 09/2016
    University Of California
    Los Angeles, CA
Previous Registrations
Other Businesses

I*124422Destin Thomas Propertieswhether the business is investment-related; Yesthe address of the other business; Carson, CA 90745the nature of the other business; Rental propertyyour position; Sole Proprietortitle, or relationship with the other business; Sole Proprietorthe start date of your relationship;07/23/2021the approximate number of hours/month you devote to the other business; 30the number of hours you devote to the other business during securities trading hours;0and briefly describe your duties relating to the other business; Handling of general business operations and management of the property(ies). I*1906293, Entity Type, Entity for Profit, Name of OBA: LLC, Address: Independence, MO, 64056, Investment Related: No, Position, Title, Association: General Partner/Managing Member, Owner, Employee Start Date: 12/12/2023, No Hours: 5hrs/Mo, No Hours during trading: 0, Duties: Rental property ownership. I*1907281, Entity Type, Name of OBA: Rental Property 1, Address: Carson, CA, 90745, Investment Related: No, Position, Title, Association: Sole Owner, Employee Start Date: 07/01/2021, No Hours: 10hrs/Mo, No Hours during trading: 0, Duties:, I*1907282, Entity Type, Name of OBA: Rental Property 2, Address: Carson, CA, 90745, Investment Related: No, Position, Title, Association: Sole Owner, Employee Start Date: 07/01/2021, No Hours: 10hrs/Mo, No Hours during trading: 0, Duties:

Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2018-01-08
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2017-11-13
S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination 2009-12-14
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2018-01-08
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2017-11-13
  • S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
    2009-12-14
Other Names
  • Destin Edward Thomas
  • Destin Thomas
  • Destin E Thomas

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