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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)36 years in industry

Andrew R Zimmer

Advisor at MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

WOODRIDGE, IL

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 8:13 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 10
Dated events: 3
On other graphs: 0
Observed: May 20, 2002 to Sep 14, 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: Jun 1, 1990earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 36derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 9
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Jun 1, 1990
First registration: May 20, 2002
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: Andy Zimmer|ANDREW RUDOLPH ZIMMER|ANDREW RUDOLPH ZIMMER
IAPD individual key: 2052665

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	Jun 2, 2026	n/a	yes	WOODRIDGE, IL	Current employment
CURI CAPITAL, LLC	Independent wealth	Apr 16, 2025	Nov 18, 2025	no	Oakbrook Terrace, IL\|CHICAGO, IL	Previous registration
SIMPLICITY WEALTH	Mixed wealth	Sep 26, 2024	Dec 16, 2024	no	Lincolnshire, IL\|SUMMIT, NJ	Previous registration
REGAL ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Independent wealth	Jan 8, 2021	Oct 2, 2024	no	GLENVIEW, IL	Previous registration
SAGE PRIVATE WEALTH GROUP, LLC	Independent wealth	Sep 20, 2016	Jan 29, 2021	no	OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL	Previous registration
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 30, 2016	Oct 5, 2020	no	OAKBROOK, IL\|PARK RIDGE, IL\|OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL	Previous registration
KINGSBURY CAPITAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC	Independent wealth	Jan 27, 2014	Sep 26, 2016	no	WILMETTE, IL	Previous registration
VESTOR CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC	Former SEC adviser	May 28, 2010	Jan 31, 2012	no	CHICAGO, IL	Previous registration
ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.	Mixed wealth	Aug 15, 2002	Jun 28, 2010	no	CHICAGO, IL	Previous registration
BANC ONE SECURITIES CORPORATION	n/a	May 20, 2002	Jul 11, 2002	no	SKOKIE, IL	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
CURI CAPITAL, LLC	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Nov 18, 2025	Jun 2, 2026	196	Firm change	RIA to wirehouse
SIMPLICITY WEALTH	CURI CAPITAL, LLC	Dec 16, 2024	Apr 16, 2025	121	Firm change	Other
REGAL ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	SIMPLICITY WEALTH	Oct 2, 2024	Sep 26, 2024	-6	Firm change	Other
SAGE PRIVATE WEALTH GROUP, LLC	REGAL ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Jan 29, 2021	Jan 8, 2021	-21	Firm change	RIA to RIA
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	SAGE PRIVATE WEALTH GROUP, LLC	Oct 5, 2020	Sep 20, 2016	-1,476	Firm change after gap	Ibd to RIA
KINGSBURY CAPITAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC	RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	Sep 26, 2016	Aug 30, 2016	-27	Firm change	Other
VESTOR CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC	KINGSBURY CAPITAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC	Jan 31, 2012	Jan 27, 2014	727	Firm change after gap	Other
ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.	VESTOR CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC	Jun 28, 2010	May 28, 2010	-31	Firm change after gap	Other
BANC ONE SECURITIES CORPORATION	ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.	Jul 11, 2002	Aug 15, 2002	35	Firm change	Other

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
149018:173399:IL:2020-10-05	Oct 5, 2020	Sep 20, 2016	OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL	Firm change after gap

Relationships

Registered with (10)

→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jun 2, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CURI CAPITAL, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 16, 2025 to Nov 18, 2025factForm ADV
→ SIMPLICITY WEALTHRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 26, 2024 to Dec 16, 2024factForm ADV
→ REGAL ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 8, 2021 to Oct 2, 2024factForm ADV
→ SAGE PRIVATE WEALTH GROUP, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 20, 2016 to Jan 29, 2021factForm ADV
→ RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 30, 2016 to Oct 5, 2020factForm ADV
→ KINGSBURY CAPITAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 27, 2014 to Sep 26, 2016factForm ADV
→ VESTOR CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 28, 2010 to Jan 31, 2012factForm ADV
→ ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 15, 2002 to Jun 28, 2010factForm ADV
→ BANC ONE SECURITIES CORPORATIONRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 20, 2002 to Jul 11, 2002factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Nov 18, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Andrew R Zimmer left Curi Capital, Llc for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2026-06-02)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Dec 16, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Andrew R Zimmer left Simplicity Wealth for Curi Capital, Llc (registered 2025-04-16)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Oct 2, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Andrew R Zimmer left Regal Advisory Services, Inc. for Simplicity Wealth (registered 2024-09-26)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago