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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)39 years in industry

John Zingales

Advisor at MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

PEPPER PIKE, OH | Chagrin Falls, OH

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 6:56 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Sep 21, 2000 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: May 18, 1987earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 39derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 8derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: May 18, 1987
First registration: Sep 21, 2000
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: JOHN SALVTORE ZINGALES|JOHN SALVATORE ZINGALES|John Zingales
IAPD individual key: 1592841

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	Jul 16, 2018	n/a	yes	Chagrin Falls, OH\|PEPPER PIKE, OH	Current employment
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Jun 1, 2009	Jan 13, 2014	no	CLEVELAND, OH\|Cleveland, OH	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	n/a	Jun 3, 2008	Jun 1, 2009	no	CLEVELAND, OH	Previous registration
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 21, 2006	Jun 23, 2008	no	NEW YORK, NY\|CLEVELAND, OH	Previous registration
LEGG MASON WOOD WALKER, INCORPORATED	n/a	Sep 21, 2000	Feb 21, 2006	no	CLEVELAND, OH	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	Jan 13, 2014	Jul 16, 2018	1,645	Firm change after gap	Wirehouse to wirehouse
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	MORGAN STANLEY	Jun 1, 2009	Jun 1, 2009	0	Bulk transfer	Other
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	Jun 23, 2008	Jun 3, 2008	-20	Firm change	Other
LEGG MASON WOOD WALKER, INCORPORATED	CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	Feb 21, 2006	Feb 21, 2006	0	Bulk transfer	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jul 16, 2018 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 1, 2009 to Jan 13, 2014factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 3, 2008 to Jun 1, 2009factForm ADV
→ CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 21, 2006 to Jun 23, 2008factForm ADV
→ LEGG MASON WOOD WALKER, INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 21, 2000 to Feb 21, 2006factForm ADV

Dated events

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