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Samuel Castro

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

Rancho Santa Fe, CA

Poway, CA

Solana Beach, CA

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Current Employers
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

One Bryant Park, New York, NY 10036 • United States

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
TX RA APPROVED 2025-12-05
CA RA APPROVED 2025-10-29
  • TX RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-12-05
  • CA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-10-29

Branch Locations

17008 Avenida De Acacias, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 • United States

12724 Poway Rd, Poway, CA 92064 • United States

943 Lomas Santa Fe Dr, Solana Beach, CA 92075 • 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
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, Llc La Mesa CA 04/2024 08/2025
Wells Fargo Bank, Na La Mesa CA 03/2017 08/2025
Fossil Carlsbad CA 06/2014 12/2016
Unemployed La Mesa CA 01/2017 03/2017
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated San Diego CA 08/2025 Present
Grand Canyon Phoenix AZ 08/2015 05/2021
Bank Of America, N.A. San Diego CA 10/2025 Present
  • 04/2024 → 08/2025
    Wells Fargo Clearing Services, Llc
    La Mesa, CA
  • 03/2017 → 08/2025
    Wells Fargo Bank, Na
    La Mesa, CA
  • 06/2014 → 12/2016
    Fossil
    Carlsbad, CA
  • 01/2017 → 03/2017
    Unemployed
    La Mesa, CA
  • 08/2025 → Present
    Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
    San Diego, CA
  • 08/2015 → 05/2021
    Grand Canyon
    Phoenix, AZ
  • 10/2025 → Present
    Bank Of America, N.A.
    San Diego, CA
Exams
CodeExamDate
S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination 2025-10-29
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2024-06-28
  • S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
    2025-10-29
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2024-06-28
Other Names
  • Samuel Castro
  • Samuel De Jesus Castro
  • Samuel Almanza Castro

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