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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 2026-01-08
CA RA APPROVED 2025-12-01
  • TX RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2026-01-08
  • CA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-12-01

Branch Locations

1660 S De Anza Blvd, San Jose, CA 95129 • United States

14476 Big Basin Way, Saratoga, CA 95070 • 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
J.P. Morgan Securities Llc Milpitas CA 04/2023 09/2025
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Milpitas CA 04/2023 09/2025
Hong Leong Bank Vietnam Hochiminh 08/2019 05/2022
United Overseas Bank Vietnam (Uob Vietnam) Hochiminh 11/2017 08/2019
Standard Chartered Bank Vietnam Hochiminh 05/2015 11/2016
Unemployed Hochiminh 12/2016 10/2017
Unemployed San Jose CA 06/2022 03/2023
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated San Jose CA 09/2025 Present
Bank Of America, N.A. San Jose CA 11/2025 Present
  • 04/2023 → 09/2025
    J.P. Morgan Securities Llc
    Milpitas, CA
  • 04/2023 → 09/2025
    Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
    Milpitas, CA
  • 08/2019 → 05/2022
    Hong Leong Bank Vietnam
    Hochiminh
  • 11/2017 → 08/2019
    United Overseas Bank Vietnam (Uob Vietnam)
    Hochiminh
  • 05/2015 → 11/2016
    Standard Chartered Bank Vietnam
    Hochiminh
  • 12/2016 → 10/2017
    Unemployed
    Hochiminh
  • 06/2022 → 03/2023
    Unemployed
    San Jose, CA
  • 09/2025 → Present
    San Jose, CA
  • 11/2025 → Present
    Bank Of America, N.A.
    San Jose, CA
Exams
CodeExamDate
S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination 2025-12-01
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2023-08-08
  • S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
    2025-12-01
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2023-08-08
Other Names
  • Khuong T Tran
  • Khuong Van Thai Tran

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