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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 2026-08-06
  • CA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2026-08-06

Branch Locations

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

315 Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA 94104 • 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
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated San Francisco CA 04/2026 Present
Wells Fargo Bank, Na San Francisco CA 01/2024 04/2026
Diamond Baseball Holdings Llc / San Jose Giants San Jose CA 12/2022 06/2023
Unemployed San Francisco CA 06/2023 01/2024
J.P. Morgan Securities Llc San Francisco CA 08/2022 11/2022
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A. San Francisco CA 08/2022 11/2022
Citi San Francisco CA 07/2021 07/2022
Wells Fargo San Francisco CA 07/2018 10/2019
San Francisco Giants San Francisco CA 05/2016 04/2018
Starbucks St. Louis MO 07/2018 07/2019
Oakland Athletics / Athletics Investment Group Llc Oakland CA 05/2016 01/2017
Maryville University St. Louis MO 08/2015 12/2020
Unemployed San Francisco CA 01/2021 06/2021
Carmax, Inc. St. Louis MO 10/2016 05/2017
Bank Of America, N.A. San Francisco CA 06/2026 Present
  • 04/2026 → Present
    San Francisco, CA
  • 01/2024 → 04/2026
    Wells Fargo Bank, Na
    San Francisco, CA
  • 12/2022 → 06/2023
    Diamond Baseball Holdings Llc / San Jose Giants
    San Jose, CA
  • 06/2023 → 01/2024
    Unemployed
    San Francisco, CA
  • 08/2022 → 11/2022
    J.P. Morgan Securities Llc
    San Francisco, CA
  • 08/2022 → 11/2022
    Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
    San Francisco, CA
  • 07/2021 → 07/2022
    Citi
    San Francisco, CA
  • 07/2018 → 10/2019
    Wells Fargo
    San Francisco, CA
  • 05/2016 → 04/2018
    San Francisco Giants
    San Francisco, CA
  • 07/2018 → 07/2019
    Starbucks
    St. Louis, MO
  • 05/2016 → 01/2017
    Oakland Athletics / Athletics Investment Group Llc
    Oakland, CA
  • 08/2015 → 12/2020
    Maryville University
    St. Louis, MO
  • 01/2021 → 06/2021
    Unemployed
    San Francisco, CA
  • 10/2016 → 05/2017
    Carmax, Inc.
    St. Louis, MO
  • 06/2026 → Present
    Bank Of America, N.A.
    San Francisco, CA
Other Businesses

I*: 4515292 Entity Type: Fiduciary role Name of the other business E.C.M Whether the business is investment-related No Address of the other business San Bruno, CA Title, or relationship with the other business Power of Attorney Start date of your relationship 12/03/2025 Approximate number of hours/month you devote to the other business 4 hrs mthly Number of hours you devote to the other business during securities trading hours 0 Briefly describe your duties relating to the other business POA/ Parent I*: 4519311 Entity Type: Fiduciary role Name of the other business J.O.M Whether the business is investment-related No Address of the other business San Bruno, CA Title, or relationship with the other business Power of Attorney Start date of your relationship 01/01/2025 Approximate number of hours/month you devote to the other business 4 hrs mthly Number of hours you devote to the other business during securities trading hours 0 Briefly describe your duties relating to the other business POA/Parent

Exams
CodeExamDate
S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination 2026-08-05
  • S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
    2026-08-05
Other Names
  • Samuel A Martinez
  • Samuel Martinez
  • Sam Martinez

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