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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)25 years in industry

JOSEPH Z BARNETT

Advisor at MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

BOYNTON BEACH, FL | NEW YORK, NY

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Relationships: 4
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Apr 14, 2004 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED
Current firm class: wirehousederived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Oct 19, 2000earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 25derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 10derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 3
Exams: S66
First exam: Oct 19, 2000
First registration: Apr 14, 2004
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 4239823

Registration history

registration spans on IAPD; the basis says whether the span is a current registration or a prior employment record

Firm	Class	Began	Ended	Current	Branch	Basis
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Sep 1, 2016	n/a	yes	BOYNTON BEACH, FL\|NEW YORK, NY	Current employment
VALLEY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	May 10, 2010	Apr 23, 2014	no	NEW YORK, NY\|NEW YORK, NY\|NEW YORK, NY	Previous registration
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 17, 2009	Feb 17, 2010	no	NEW YORK, NY	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Apr 14, 2004	Mar 24, 2009	no	NEW YORK, NY\|NEW YORK, NY	Previous registration

Moves

a move is two registration dates; a bulk corporate re-registration is typed BULK_TRANSFER and is not a move

From	To	Left	Joined	Gap, days	Kind	Move type
VALLEY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC.	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Apr 23, 2014	Sep 1, 2016	862	Firm change after gap	Ibd to wirehouse
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	VALLEY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC.	Feb 17, 2010	May 10, 2010	82	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	Mar 24, 2009	Jun 17, 2009	85	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (3)

→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 14, 2004 to Mar 24, 2009factForm ADV
→ VALLEY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 10, 2010 to Apr 23, 2014factForm ADV
→ RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 17, 2009 to Feb 17, 2010factForm ADV

Dated events

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