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Current Employers
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

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

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
SC RA APPROVED 2026-01-02
TX RA APPROVED_RES 2022-02-02
NJ RA APPROVED 2017-03-08
  • SC RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2026-01-02
  • TX RA
    APPROVED_RES
    Since 2022-02-02
  • NJ RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2017-03-08

Branch Locations

Myrtle Beach, SC • United States

1700 State Route 23, Wayne, NJ 07470 • United States

Rockaway, NJ • United States

Disclosures

1 disclosure category reported Yes on this SEC record. Read each Yes below, then review the firm’s Form ADV Item 11 guide for how disclosure questions work.

  • Regulatory action No
  • Criminal No
  • Bankruptcy No
  • Civil judicial No
  • Bond No
  • Judgment / lien No
  • Investigation No
  • Customer complaint Yes
  • Termination No
Employment History
OrganizationCityStateFromTo
Wells Fargo Advisors Llc Rockaway NJ 05/2009 11/2016
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, Llc Rockaway NJ 11/2016 02/2017
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Wayne NJ 02/2017 Present
Bank Of America, N.A. Wayne NJ 04/2017 Present
Previous Registrations
  • 2003-05-02 → 2017-02-27
    Morristown, NJ
    Mountain Lakes, NJ
    Florham Park, NJ
    Morristown, NJ
    Morristown, NJ
  • 2002-06-19 → 2003-05-06
    Morgan Stanley Dw Inc.
    Rockaway, NJ
Other Businesses

FOR PROFIT; NON-INVESTMENT RELATED; ROCKAWAY, NJ; START DATE 07/13/2013. 32 HOURS PER MONTH/0 DURING TRADING; AUTHORI*102930FOR PROFIT OR NOT FOR PROFIT: FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONNAME OF OUTSIDE BUSINESS ORGANIZATION: C F - AUTHORINVESTMENT RELATED: NADDRESS OF BUSINESS: ROCKAWAY, NEW JERSEY 7866NATURE OF BUSINESS: SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP,COMPENSATION FOR ACTIVITY: POSITION, TITLE, ASSOCIATION: OWNER, START DATE OF RELATIONSHIP: 41953NUMBER OF HOURS DEVOTED: 0 HOUR(S) ANNUALLYNUMBER OF HOURS DEVOTED DURING TRADING HOURS: 0DUTIES: AUTHOR OF A SPIRITUAL GROWTH BOOK TITLED "ROOTS - A METAPHOR & ACRONYM FOR THE CHRISTIAN LIFE" I*: 2129277 Entity Type: For Profit Name of OBA: C F, Author Address: Rockaway, NJ 07866Investment Related: no Position, Title, Association: Owner Employee Start Date: 01/01/2025No Hours: 6hr/mo No Hours during trading:0Duties: The author of two Faith Based books titled "Enduring Love" and "You Are Planted, Not Buried by the Events of Your Life" that I would like to self publish January 2025. I*2898286 Entity Type: For Profit Name of OBA: Author Website Address: Rockaway New Jersey Investment Related: No Position, Title, Association: Owner Start Date:10/31/2025 No Hours: 3 Weekly No Hours during trading:0 Weekly Duties: Publishing a book titled "Enduring Love - Principles for Nurturing Relationships that Last" and will be establishing an author's website domain named "EnduringLove.Shop" managed by my wife (co-owner) to promote the sale and marketing of the book, host book clubs engagements around the message of the book and sell carefully curated selection of everyday items like mugs, T shirts, journals, bookmarks, greeting cards and wall art with "enduring love" messages from the book that brings encouragement and warmth into homes and hearts. Revenue from website to cover operating cost, pay compensation to my wife for managing the website and 25% of revenue goes to charity (Care Center of New Jersey). I*3384271, Entity Type: For Profit, Name of OBA: Enduring Love Author's LinkedIn Page, Address: Rockaway, New Jersey, 07866, Investment Related: N, Position, Title, Association: Owner, Employee Start Date: 12/29/2025, No Hours: 5 Weekly, No Hours during Trading: 0 Weekly, Duties: Promote the book & author via advertisement, including social media such as LinkedIn (this application relates to pre-approval for establishing a LinkedIn account for Enduring Love to market & promote book sale). C F is Author of "Enduring Love-Principles for Nurturing Relationships that Last.' OBA approval for book granted on 12/17/24 and website granted 09/22/25. I*4718270 Entity Type: For Profit Name of OBA: Amoriculture Address: Rockaway, New Jersey, 7866 Investment Related: No Position, Title, Association: Other Employee Start Date: 07/01/2026 Number of Hours: 6, Weekly Number of Hours during trading: 0 Duties: Author/creator of Faith-Based Journal and website teaching the principles of Amoriculture - the cultivation love and lasting relationships Author and creator of a guided journal and website called Amoriculture that my wife J. F. will manage and operate. The Amoriculture guided journal is a practical framework for teaching the enduring love principles taught in my recent book "Enduring Love - Principles for Nurturing Relationships that last."

Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 1996-05-17
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 1996-05-06
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    1996-05-17
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    1996-05-06

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