Ryan Michael Essick

Employer firm

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:

• Item 5F — Regulatory AUM
• Item 5G — Advisory services
• Full firm profile

Current Employers

Employment History

• 10/2009 → Present
  Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
  Carlsbad, CA
• 12/2009 → Present
  Bank Of America, N.A.
  San Diego, CA

Previous Registrations

• 2004-02-16 → 2009-10-23
  Banc Of America Investment Services, Inc.
  Carlsbad, CA
  San Diego, CA
  San Diego, CA
  San Diego, CA

Other Businesses

I*2117279, Entity Type: Fiduciary, Name of OBA: E Family Trust dated 01/04/2008, Address: Tiburion, California, 94920, Investment Related: N, Position, Title, Association: Co-Trustee, Employee State Date: 04-Dec-2024, No Hours: 2 Monthly, No Hours during Trading: 1 Monthly, Duties:I*2132289, Entity Type: Fiduciary, Name of OBA: D E TTEE C E TTEE U/A DTD 01/04/2008 , Address: Tiburon, California, 94920, Investment Related: N, Position, Title, Association: Trustee, Employee State Date: 18-Dec-2024, No Hours: 1 Monthly, No Hours during Trading: 1 Monthly, Duties: I*2872265 Entity Type: For Profit Name of OBA: Dos Adelas Address:La Jolla California Investment Related:No Position, Title, Association:Owner Start Date:09/15/2025 No Hours: 1 Monthly No Hours during trading:0 Monthly Duties:Alcohol Beverages My spouses company. Any involvement would be ancillary

Exams

• S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
  2004-02-13
• S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
  2002-02-11