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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 2026-02-03
  • TX RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2026-02-03

Branch Locations

4220 W Green Oaks Blvd, Arlington, TX 76016 • United States

1 Cowboys Way, Frisco, TX 75034 • 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
Amazon Coppell TX 05/2020 07/2020
Mesquiteisd Mesquite TX 07/2020 01/2021
Nfl Europe Hamburg 02/2021 06/2021
High School/ College Mesquite TX 08/2010 12/2018
La Fitness Lewisville TX 08/2019 02/2020
Unemployed Lewisville TX 01/2019 08/2019
Tulsa University Tulsa OK 06/2021 12/2021
Frisco Fighters Frisco TX 01/2022 02/2022
Texas Mutual Austin TX 02/2022 09/2023
New York Life Frisco TX 07/2023 09/2023
Fidelity Brokerage Services Llc Westlake TX 09/2023 09/2025
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Plano TX 09/2025 Present
Bank Of America, N.A. Plano TX 11/2025 Present
  • 05/2020 → 07/2020
    Amazon
    Coppell, TX
  • 07/2020 → 01/2021
    Mesquiteisd
    Mesquite, TX
  • 02/2021 → 06/2021
    Nfl Europe
    Hamburg
  • 08/2010 → 12/2018
    High School/ College
    Mesquite, TX
  • 08/2019 → 02/2020
    La Fitness
    Lewisville, TX
  • 01/2019 → 08/2019
    Unemployed
    Lewisville, TX
  • 06/2021 → 12/2021
    Tulsa University
    Tulsa, OK
  • 01/2022 → 02/2022
    Frisco Fighters
    Frisco, TX
  • 02/2022 → 09/2023
    Texas Mutual
    Austin, TX
  • 07/2023 → 09/2023
    New York Life
    Frisco, TX
  • 09/2023 → 09/2025
    Fidelity Brokerage Services Llc
    Westlake, TX
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Plano, TX
  • 11/2025 → Present
    Bank Of America, N.A.
    Plano, TX
Other Businesses

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Exams
CodeExamDate
S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination 2026-02-03
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2025-01-24
  • S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
    2026-02-03
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2025-01-24
Other Names
  • Verkedric B Vaughns
  • Verkedric Vaughns

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