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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
RI RA APPROVED 2026-08-25
  • RI RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2026-08-25

Branch Locations

1 Financial Plaza, Providence, RI 02903 • 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
Fidelity Investments Smithfield RI 04/2025 12/2025
Unemployed Bristol RI 11/2024 04/2025
Park Avenue Securities/Guardian Life Insurance New York NY 07/2021 11/2024
Fidelity Investments Smithfield RI 10/2000 07/2021
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Providence RI 08/2026 Present
Unemployed Bristol RI 01/2026 07/2026
  • 04/2025 → 12/2025
    Fidelity Investments
    Smithfield, RI
  • 11/2024 → 04/2025
    Unemployed
    Bristol, RI
  • 07/2021 → 11/2024
    Park Avenue Securities/Guardian Life Insurance
    New York, NY
  • 10/2000 → 07/2021
    Fidelity Investments
    Smithfield, RI
  • 08/2026 → Present
    Providence, RI
  • 01/2026 → 07/2026
    Unemployed
    Bristol, RI
Previous Registrations
Other Businesses

OBA-10412|OrgNmn: 21 West 74th Street Corporation | Org Addr: New York, New York, US | OBA Nature: Rental Property |Invst Rel:Y|Title:President|Duties:None|StrtDt:01-01-03|TotHrs/mon:1|TrdHrs/mon:0|

Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2025-07-18
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2014-06-06
S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination 2000-07-17
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2025-07-18
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2014-06-06
  • S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
    2000-07-17
Other Names
  • Michael Porco
  • Michael V Porco
  • Michael Vincent Porco

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