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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)29 years in industry

WILLIAM MERRICK SEMANS

Advisor at TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.

CHARLOTTE, NC

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Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Dec 31, 2001 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.
Current firm class: broker-dealer affiliated wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Dec 9, 1996earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 29derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 5derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Dec 9, 1996
First registration: Dec 31, 2001
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 2631062

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
TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 17, 2021	n/a	yes	CHARLOTTE, NC	Current employment
BB&T SECURITIES, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Aug 3, 2015	Feb 17, 2021	no	WINSTON-SALEM, NC\|RICHMOND, VA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Dec 5, 2008	Aug 14, 2015	no	WINSTON SALEM, NC	Previous registration
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.	Wirehouse	Jan 17, 2003	Dec 16, 2008	no	WINSTON - SALEM, NC\|WINSTON-SALEM, NC	Previous registration
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.	No RAUM reported	Dec 31, 2001	Jan 29, 2003	no	WINSTON-SALEM, NC	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
BB&T SECURITIES, LLC	TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Feb 17, 2021	Feb 17, 2021	0	Bulk transfer	Ibd to ibd
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	BB&T SECURITIES, LLC	Aug 14, 2015	Aug 3, 2015	-11	Firm change	Other
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Dec 16, 2008	Dec 5, 2008	-11	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.	UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.	Jan 29, 2003	Jan 17, 2003	-12	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Feb 17, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
→ BB&T SECURITIES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 3, 2015 to Feb 17, 2021factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 5, 2008 to Aug 14, 2015factForm ADV
→ UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 17, 2003 to Dec 16, 2008factForm ADV
→ DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 31, 2001 to Jan 29, 2003factForm ADV

Dated events

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