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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 2025-11-19
  • TX RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-11-19

Branch Locations

9754 Katy Fwy, Houston, TX 77055 • 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
Trinity Wealth Securities, Llc Houston TX 09/2025 09/2025
Prime Inc. Springfield MO 08/2025 10/2025
Morty Inc. New York NY 08/2025 10/2025
Delta Creative Solutions Houston TX 02/2025 Present
Upper Iowa University Fayette IA 01/2024 08/2024
Yes Prep Gulfton Houston TX 09/2023 02/2024
New York University New York NY 09/2021 05/2023
Emerald Wealth Management Group Nairobi 04/2018 10/2025
Globalnet Ltd (Later Financial Services Network) Limassol 01/2018 05/2024
Ray's Golden Treats Nairobi 06/2012 10/2018
Strathmore University Nairobi 06/2012 06/2016
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Houston TX 10/2025 Present
Handshake Ai Solutions, Llc San Francisco CA 10/2025 Present
Bank Of America, N.A. Houston TX 12/2025 Present
  • 09/2025 → 09/2025
    Trinity Wealth Securities, Llc
    Houston, TX
  • 08/2025 → 10/2025
    Prime Inc.
    Springfield, MO
  • 08/2025 → 10/2025
    Morty Inc.
    New York, NY
  • 02/2025 → Present
    Delta Creative Solutions
    Houston, TX
  • 01/2024 → 08/2024
    Upper Iowa University
    Fayette, IA
  • 09/2023 → 02/2024
    Yes Prep Gulfton
    Houston, TX
  • 09/2021 → 05/2023
    New York University
    New York, NY
  • 04/2018 → 10/2025
    Emerald Wealth Management Group
    Nairobi
  • 01/2018 → 05/2024
    Globalnet Ltd (Later Financial Services Network)
    Limassol
  • 06/2012 → 10/2018
    Ray's Golden Treats
    Nairobi
  • 06/2012 → 06/2016
    Strathmore University
    Nairobi
  • 10/2025 → Present
    Houston, TX
  • 10/2025 → Present
    Handshake Ai Solutions, Llc
    San Francisco, CA
  • 12/2025 → Present
    Bank Of America, N.A.
    Houston, TX
Other Businesses

I*3119267, Entity Type: Entity For Profit, Name of OBA: Delta Creative Solutions LLC (DBA as Raaay!), Address: Houston, Texas, 77098, Investment Related: N, Position, Title, Association: General Partner/Managing Member, Owner, Employee State Date: 02/04/2025, No Hours: 15 Weekly, No Hours during Trading: 0 Weekly, Duties: Mostly high level management of the processes involved in the performance of: 1. Writing as a Service- In this process, I typically will subcontract the technical writing work to professionals and mostly play a Quality Control role ensuring deliverables are met. 2. Commercialization of the Performing Arts- As a Creative writer and performer, I will often participate in the creation and performance of the works, as one of my primary hobbies. Creative work is rarely ever urgent. 3. Airbnb property management- Mostly the provision of the capital necessary to run the Airbnb, and high level management. Intention is to be a passive income stream and therefore investment in automation of the business process is highly prioritized. 4. Cargo transportation- Provision of the Vehicular Asset, and the funds necessary to maintain the vehicles. Occasionally, I may drive the cargo van, though most typically, my role is to subcontract the cargo transportation contracts to local drivers for execution of deliveries, This is a General LLC wherein I created for the following Commercial Activities: 1. Writing as a Service- both Creative and Technical Writing work performed on a Contractual or Equity basis. 2. Commercialization of the Performing Arts- where I get paid a fee for the creation, production and performance of artistic exploits such as music, musical theater and stand up comedy. 3. Airbnb property management- Where I lease properties and sublet them to travelers looking for short term stay rentals 4. Cargo transportation- Where I manage the utilization of my vehicles to transport cargo on a Contractual basis both intrastate and interstate I*3120265, Entity Type: Entity For Profit, Name of OBA: Handshake AI Solutions, LLC, Address: San Francisco, California, 94104, Investment Related: N, Position, Title, Association: Consultant/Independent Contractor, Employee State Date: 10/22/2025, No Hours: 20 Weekly, No Hours during Trading: 0 Weekly, Duties: As a Fellow in the project, which is the term for persons with Advanced degrees across various fields, I train Artificial Intelligence models on how to solve financial problems more efficiently and effectively. My role is to design prompts that are challenging enough to create inaccurate responses from the AI model, and then teach it how to correctly solve the problem using scholarly research sources. To Advance Artificial Intelligence through Research Contributions across various areas of expertise

Exams
CodeExamDate
S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination 2024-05-11
  • S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
    2024-05-11
Other Names
  • Ray Reuben Kibet

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