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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)12 years in industry

Benjamin Allen Krculic

Advisor at MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

WAYNE, NJ

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 9:01 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 3
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Dec 16, 2020 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: Sep 1, 2014earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 12derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 3
Exams: S66
First exam: Dec 15, 2020
First registration: Dec 16, 2020
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: Benjamin Allen Krculic|Benjamin A Krculic
IAPD individual key: 7075411

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	Oct 23, 2024	n/a	yes	WAYNE, NJ	Current employment
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Dec 21, 2023	Oct 11, 2024	no	New York, NY\|Charlottesville, VA	Previous registration
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	National bd RIA	Aug 7, 2023	Nov 28, 2023	no	TOMS RIVER, NJ	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Dec 16, 2020	Oct 19, 2022	no	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
MORGAN STANLEY	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Oct 11, 2024	Oct 23, 2024	12	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	MORGAN STANLEY	Nov 28, 2023	Dec 21, 2023	23	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse
MORGAN STANLEY	EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	Oct 19, 2022	Aug 7, 2023	292	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd

Relationships

Registered with (3)

→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Oct 23, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 21, 2023 to Oct 11, 2024factForm ADV
→ EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 7, 2023 to Nov 28, 2023factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Oct 11, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Benjamin Allen Krculic left Morgan Stanley for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2024-10-23)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Nov 28, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Benjamin Allen Krculic left Equitable Advisors, Llc for Morgan Stanley (registered 2023-12-21)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Oct 19, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Benjamin Allen Krculic left Morgan Stanley for Equitable Advisors, Llc (registered 2023-08-07)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago