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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 2026-04-27
CA RA APPROVED 2023-11-03
  • TX RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2026-04-27
  • CA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2023-11-03

Branch Locations

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

7825 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037 • 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
Jp Morgan Securities Llc San Diego CA 05/2017 01/2021
Jp Morgan Chase Bank San Diego CA 05/2017 01/2021
Aaxy Llc Austin TX 09/2011 04/2017
First Republic Bank San Diego CA 10/2022 06/2023
First Republic Securities Company, Llc San Diego CA 10/2022 06/2023
Jp Morgan Chase Bank San Diego CA 01/2021 10/2022
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated La Jolla CA 07/2023 Present
Bank Of America, N.A. La Jolla CA 09/2023 Present
  • 05/2017 → 01/2021
    Jp Morgan Securities Llc
    San Diego, CA
  • 05/2017 → 01/2021
    Jp Morgan Chase Bank
    San Diego, CA
  • 09/2011 → 04/2017
    Aaxy Llc
    Austin, TX
  • 10/2022 → 06/2023
    First Republic Bank
    San Diego, CA
  • 10/2022 → 06/2023
    First Republic Securities Company, Llc
    San Diego, CA
  • 01/2021 → 10/2022
    Jp Morgan Chase Bank
    San Diego, CA
  • 07/2023 → Present
    La Jolla, CA
  • 09/2023 → Present
    Bank Of America, N.A.
    La Jolla, CA
Other Businesses

Business Name: Rental Property 1; NoAustin TX 78641Rental Property OwnerOwner08/14/20120.2 hours monthly0Managing property and tenants I*2993264, Entity Type: , Name of OBA: Rental Property 2, Address: Escondido, California, 92026, Investment Related: N, Position, Title, Association: Co-owner with other family members, Employee State Date: 10/17/2025, No Hours: 1 Monthly, No Hours during Trading: 0 Monthly, Duties:

Exams
CodeExamDate
S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination 2023-11-02
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2017-06-23
  • S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
    2023-11-02
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2017-06-23
Other Names
  • Yang Xiao
  • Iola Xiao
  • Iola Xiao Zhang
  • Xiao Yang
  • Iola Yang Xiao

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