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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
CA RA APPROVED 2026-07-10
  • CA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2026-07-10

Branch Locations

One Bryant Park, New York, NY 10036 • UNITED STATES

500 Newport Ctr Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92660 • 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
J.P. Morgan Securities Llc Laguna Niguel CA 02/2024 07/2025
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Laguna Niguel CA 02/2024 07/2025
Goldenwest Management Henderson NV 05/2023 07/2023
Wells Fargo Henderson NV 05/2022 05/2023
People's United Bank Glastonbury CT 03/2021 11/2021
Verizon Authorized Retailer Russell Cellular Rocky Hill CT 07/2019 03/2020
Ed Bozarth Chevrolet Las Vegas NV 01/2017 07/2019
Pacific Premier Bank Newport Beach CA 10/2023 02/2024
Dish Windsor CT 02/2021 02/2021
Now Inc South Windsor CT 01/2021 01/2021
Fedex Ground South Windsor CT 08/2018 08/2018
Advanced Detailing Concepts South Windsor CT 04/2018 05/2018
Cabela's East Hartford CT 03/2018 03/2018
Beebe Landscape Services Inc East Windsor CT 05/2017 05/2017
Big Y Foods Inc Enfield CT 05/2016 11/2016
Unemployed Suffield CT 01/2015 09/2016
Unemployed Suffield CT 12/2016 12/2016
Unemployed Wethersfield CT 12/2021 04/2022
Unemployed Las Vegas NV 08/2023 09/2023
Wells Fargo Bank, Na Orem UT 12/2025 06/2026
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, Llc Orem UT 12/2025 06/2026
Unemployed Mission Viejo CA 07/2025 11/2025
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Newport Beach CA 06/2026 Present
Unemployed South Windsor CT 03/2020 03/2021
Umb Financial Laguna Niguel CA 11/2025 12/2025
Bank Of America, N.A. Newport Beach CA 08/2026 Present
  • 02/2024 → 07/2025
    J.P. Morgan Securities Llc
    Laguna Niguel, CA
  • 02/2024 → 07/2025
    Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
    Laguna Niguel, CA
  • 05/2023 → 07/2023
    Goldenwest Management
    Henderson, NV
  • 05/2022 → 05/2023
    Wells Fargo
    Henderson, NV
  • 03/2021 → 11/2021
    People's United Bank
    Glastonbury, CT
  • 07/2019 → 03/2020
    Verizon Authorized Retailer Russell Cellular
    Rocky Hill, CT
  • 01/2017 → 07/2019
    Ed Bozarth Chevrolet
    Las Vegas, NV
  • 10/2023 → 02/2024
    Pacific Premier Bank
    Newport Beach, CA
  • 02/2021 → 02/2021
    Dish
    Windsor, CT
  • 01/2021 → 01/2021
    Now Inc
    South Windsor, CT
  • 08/2018 → 08/2018
    Fedex Ground
    South Windsor, CT
  • 04/2018 → 05/2018
    Advanced Detailing Concepts
    South Windsor, CT
  • 03/2018 → 03/2018
    Cabela's
    East Hartford, CT
  • 05/2017 → 05/2017
    Beebe Landscape Services Inc
    East Windsor, CT
  • 05/2016 → 11/2016
    Big Y Foods Inc
    Enfield, CT
  • 01/2015 → 09/2016
    Unemployed
    Suffield, CT
  • 12/2016 → 12/2016
    Unemployed
    Suffield, CT
  • 12/2021 → 04/2022
    Unemployed
    Wethersfield, CT
  • 08/2023 → 09/2023
    Unemployed
    Las Vegas, NV
  • 12/2025 → 06/2026
    Wells Fargo Bank, Na
    Orem, UT
  • 12/2025 → 06/2026
    Orem, UT
  • 07/2025 → 11/2025
    Unemployed
    Mission Viejo, CA
  • 06/2026 → Present
    Newport Beach, CA
  • 03/2020 → 03/2021
    Unemployed
    South Windsor, CT
  • 11/2025 → 12/2025
    Umb Financial
    Laguna Niguel, CA
  • 08/2026 → Present
    Bank Of America, N.A.
    Newport Beach, CA
Previous Registrations
Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2026-01-12
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2024-06-20
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2026-01-12
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2024-06-20
Other Names
  • Brandon Basal
  • Brandon Alan Basal

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