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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 2026-08-17
  • TX RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2026-08-17

Branch Locations

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

800 Capitol St, Houston, TX 77002 • 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 Yes
  • Bankruptcy No
  • Civil judicial No
  • Bond No
  • Judgment / lien No
  • Investigation No
  • Customer complaint No
  • Termination No
Employment History
OrganizationCityStateFromTo
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Houston TX 05/2025 09/2025
Dr. Janki Md Pa Houston TX 03/2025 05/2025
Unemployed Houston TX 05/2024 03/2025
Verde Garden Houston TX 03/2024 05/2024
Los Cucos Mexican Grill Houston TX 09/2023 02/2024
Pretty Liar Lounge And Sound Garten Houston TX 03/2022 09/2023
Suitsupply Houston TX 10/2022 03/2023
Sekai Nightclub Houston TX 11/2021 03/2022
Pour Behavior Houston TX 05/2021 11/2021
Heights Bier Garten Houston TX 12/2019 03/2021
Hugo Boss Fashions, Inc. Houston TX 11/2019 01/2020
Saks Fifth Avenue Houston TX 05/2019 12/2019
Unemployed Houston TX 12/2017 08/2019
Aura Nightclub Houston TX 03/2017 11/2017
Vrsi Nightclub Houston TX 06/2016 03/2017
Bank Of America, N.A. Houston TX 09/2025 09/2025
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Houston TX 02/2026 Present
Bank Of America, N.A. Houston TX 10/2025 01/2026
  • 05/2025 → 09/2025
    Houston, TX
  • 03/2025 → 05/2025
    Dr. Janki Md Pa
    Houston, TX
  • 05/2024 → 03/2025
    Unemployed
    Houston, TX
  • 03/2024 → 05/2024
    Verde Garden
    Houston, TX
  • 09/2023 → 02/2024
    Los Cucos Mexican Grill
    Houston, TX
  • 03/2022 → 09/2023
    Pretty Liar Lounge And Sound Garten
    Houston, TX
  • 10/2022 → 03/2023
    Suitsupply
    Houston, TX
  • 11/2021 → 03/2022
    Sekai Nightclub
    Houston, TX
  • 05/2021 → 11/2021
    Pour Behavior
    Houston, TX
  • 12/2019 → 03/2021
    Heights Bier Garten
    Houston, TX
  • 11/2019 → 01/2020
    Hugo Boss Fashions, Inc.
    Houston, TX
  • 05/2019 → 12/2019
    Saks Fifth Avenue
    Houston, TX
  • 12/2017 → 08/2019
    Unemployed
    Houston, TX
  • 03/2017 → 11/2017
    Aura Nightclub
    Houston, TX
  • 06/2016 → 03/2017
    Vrsi Nightclub
    Houston, TX
  • 09/2025 → 09/2025
    Bank Of America, N.A.
    Houston, TX
  • 02/2026 → Present
    Houston, TX
  • 10/2025 → 01/2026
    Bank Of America, N.A.
    Houston, TX
Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2026-08-14
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2026-03-07
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2026-08-14
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2026-03-07
Other Names
  • Nicholas Johann Copeland
  • Nicholas J Copeland

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