This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

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

Oct 29, 2005earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

20derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

15derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

2

Current registrations

1

Registered states

2

Exams

S63|S65

First exam

Oct 29, 2005

First registration

Sep 18, 2006

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

MICHAEL FRANCIS ELLIS|MICHAEL FRANCIS ELLIS JR.|MICHAEL FRANCIS ELLIS|MICHAEL FRANCIS ELLIS|MICHAEL FRANCIS ELLIS

IAPD individual key

4212211

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:2aa424c2-9bda-afff-56f8-a3e3dbf36f69

First observed

Sep 18, 2006

Last observed

Sep 15, 2026 6 days ago

Source families

Federal regulator filings

1 registered feed stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.

Resolution

Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.