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RYAN MCCLEARY

Advisor at MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

SAN ANTONIO, TX | HOUSTON, TX

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 10:42 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Feb 10, 2006 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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.

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: Feb 10, 2006earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 20derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Chartered Financial Analyst
Exams: S63
First exam: Oct 31, 2013
First registration: Feb 10, 2006
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: RYAN CHRISTIAN MCCLEARY|RYAN CHRISTIAN MCCLEARY
IAPD individual key: 5095990

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 14, 2025	n/a	yes	SAN ANTONIO, TX\|HOUSTON, TX	Current employment
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 14, 2013	Jun 2, 2025	no	HOUSTON, TX\|DENVER, CO\|Houston, TX	Previous registration
FRUTH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT	Independent wealth	Nov 18, 2008	Jun 2, 2010	no	HOUSTON, TX	Previous registration
KING INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Feb 10, 2006	Sep 15, 2008	no	HOUSTON, TX	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
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Jun 2, 2025	Jul 14, 2025	42	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse
FRUTH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT	CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	Jun 2, 2010	Aug 14, 2013	1,169	Firm change after gap	Other
KING INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC.	FRUTH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT	Sep 15, 2008	Nov 18, 2008	64	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jul 14, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 14, 2013 to Jun 2, 2025factForm ADV
→ FRUTH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 18, 2008 to Jun 2, 2010factForm ADV
→ KING INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 10, 2006 to Sep 15, 2008factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jun 2, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Ryan Mccleary left Citigroup Global Markets Inc. for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2025-07-14)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago