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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 2026-01-05
IL RA APPROVED 2025-12-15
  • TX RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2026-01-05
  • IL RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-12-15

Branch Locations

3215 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60657 • 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
Thrivent Investment Management Inc Chicago IL 06/2024 10/2025
Purdue University Hammond IN 09/2009 12/2018
L Brands Schererville Indiana IN 08/2019 12/2019
Unemployed Griffith IN 01/2019 07/2019
Unemployed Griffith IN 01/2020 08/2020
Xfinity By Lets Talk Mobile Evanston IL 09/2020 09/2021
At&T Chicago IL 10/2021 05/2023
State Farm Chicago IL 08/2023 06/2024
Thrivent Financial Appleton WI 07/2024 10/2025
Thrivent Financial Appleton WI 03/2025 10/2025
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Chicago IL 11/2025 Present
Bath &Amp; Body Works Schererville IN 08/2019 12/2019
Bank Of America, N.A. Chicago IL 01/2026 Present
  • 06/2024 → 10/2025
    Chicago, IL
  • 09/2009 → 12/2018
    Purdue University
    Hammond, IN
  • 08/2019 → 12/2019
    L Brands
    Schererville Indiana, IN
  • 01/2019 → 07/2019
    Unemployed
    Griffith, IN
  • 01/2020 → 08/2020
    Unemployed
    Griffith, IN
  • 09/2020 → 09/2021
    Xfinity By Lets Talk Mobile
    Evanston, IL
  • 10/2021 → 05/2023
    At&T
    Chicago, IL
  • 08/2023 → 06/2024
    State Farm
    Chicago, IL
  • 07/2024 → 10/2025
    Thrivent Financial
    Appleton, WI
  • 03/2025 → 10/2025
    Thrivent Financial
    Appleton, WI
  • 11/2025 → Present
    Chicago, IL
  • 08/2019 → 12/2019
    Bath &Amp; Body Works
    Schererville, IN
  • 01/2026 → Present
    Bank Of America, N.A.
    Chicago, IL
Previous Registrations
Exams
CodeExamDate
S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination 2025-04-30
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2024-10-17
  • S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
    2025-04-30
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2024-10-17
Other Names
  • Sean Irwin
  • Patrick Sean Irwin

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