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Current Employers
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

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

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
CA RA APPROVED 2026-07-21
  • CA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2026-07-21

Branch Locations

560 S Winchester Blvd, San Jose, CA 95128 • 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
Self-Employed Wilmington NC 08/2011 Present
Gradient Advisors, Llc Arden Hills MN 04/2024 10/2025
Technisoil Global Redding CA 08/2017 07/2018
Vintage - Restaurant Redding CA 07/2016 04/2017
Marine Federal Credit Union Jacksonville NC 10/2025 Present
Lpl Financial Jacksonville NC 10/2025 Present
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated San Jose CA 06/2026 Present
Bank Of America, N.A. San Jose CA 07/2026 Present
  • 08/2011 → Present
    Self-Employed
    Wilmington, NC
  • 04/2024 → 10/2025
    Arden Hills, MN
  • 08/2017 → 07/2018
    Technisoil Global
    Redding, CA
  • 07/2016 → 04/2017
    Vintage - Restaurant
    Redding, CA
  • 10/2025 → Present
    Marine Federal Credit Union
    Jacksonville, NC
  • 10/2025 → Present
    Lpl Financial
    Jacksonville, NC
  • 06/2026 → Present
    San Jose, CA
  • 07/2026 → Present
    Bank Of America, N.A.
    San Jose, CA
Previous Registrations
  • 2025-10-15 → 2026-06-04
    Richlands, NC
    Wilmington, NC
    Jacksonville, NC
    Jacksonville, NC
    Jacksonville, NC
    Beaufort, SC
    Wilmington, NC
    Camp Lejeune, NC
    Holly Ridge, NC
  • 2024-04-11 → 2025-10-16
    Wilmington, NC
    Arden Hills, MN
Other Businesses

1. 10/2025 - Investment products and services are offered through LPL Financial LLC using the DBA/trade name Marine Federal Financial Group - Investment Related - At Reported business location(s) - Start Date: 10/2025 2. 10/2025 - Insurance Sales / Non-Variable Insurance / Inv Related / Start date 08/01/2011 - 20 hrs per month - 10 % time spent 3. 10/2025 - Natural Happy Family / Business Owner / Non Inv Related / Wilmington NC 28411 / Start date 05/01/2025 - 4 hrs per month 4. 03/09/2026 - Marine Federal Credit Union - Non-Variable Insurance - Investment Related - At Reported Business Location(s) - Start Date 02/24/2026 - 2 hours per month/ during trading I*4772354, Entity Type Entity For Profit, Name of OBA: Tranont Address: Lehi Utah 84043 Investment Related: No Position, Title, Association: Other Employee Start Date: 08/15/2017 No Hours: 0 No Hours during trading: 0 Duties: I have no current responsibilities, it's passive income from previous sales,Whole plant nutrition company I*5078267, Entity Type Entity For Profit , Entity Financial Institution, Name of OBA: National Life Group Address: Montpelier Vermont 05604 Investment Related: Yes Position, Title, Association: Other Employee Start Date: 07/22/2026 No Hours: 0 No Hours during trading: 0 Duties: No responsibilities. Just receiving passive trails from past production. Life insurance.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2025-12-01
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2024-03-15
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2025-12-01
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2024-03-15
Other Names
  • Nick Thornhill
  • Nicholas Carl Thornhill

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