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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)37 years in industry

John Porter

Advisor at MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

STAMFORD, CT | Lake Oswego, OR

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Relationships: 4
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jan 19, 2012 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 5, 1989earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 37derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 7derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: Sep 5, 1989
First registration: Jan 19, 2012
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: JOHN D PORTER|DUNCAN PORTER|J DUNCAN PORTER|J DUNCAN PORTER|JOHN DUNCAN PORTER
IAPD individual key: 1969230

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 24, 2019	n/a	yes	STAMFORD, CT\|Lake Oswego, OR	Current employment
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.	No RAUM reported	May 10, 2019	Jul 12, 2019	no	NEW YORK, NY\|LAKE OSWEGO, OR	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Aug 30, 2012	May 10, 2019	no	LAKE OSWEGO, OR\|BELLEVUE, WA\|LAKE OSWEGO, OR\|LAKE OSWEGO, OR\|PORTLAND, OR\|LAKE OSWEGO, OR\|LAKE OSWEGO, OR\|LAKE OSWEGO, OR\|LAKE OSWEGO, OR\|LAKE OSWEGO, OR\|NEW YORK, NY\|LAKE OSWEGO, OR\|SEATTLE, WA\|NEW YORK, NY\|NEW YORK, NY\|LAKE OSWEGO, OR	Previous registration
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	National bd RIA	Jan 19, 2012	Jul 25, 2012	no	VANCOUVER, WA	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
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Jul 12, 2019	Jun 24, 2019	-18	Channel change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	BOFA SECURITIES, INC.	May 10, 2019	May 10, 2019	0	Channel change	Other
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Jul 25, 2012	Aug 30, 2012	36	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse

Relationships

Registered with (3)

→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 30, 2012 to May 10, 2019factForm ADV
→ BOFA SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 10, 2019 to Jul 12, 2019factForm ADV
→ AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 19, 2012 to Jul 25, 2012factForm ADV

Dated events

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