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RIA / WealthRegistered adviserformer SEC advisernot on rosterRAUM 1b 10b

COMERICA SECURITIES

COMERICA SECURITIES,INC., CRD 17079

DETROIT, MI

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Data as of Nov 6, 2023 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 5:25 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 348
Dated events: 27
On other graphs: 1
Observed: Mar 29, 2012 to Nov 6, 2023
58 observations

Across DFX

same identity by shared identifier, citation, or a bridge measured by hand

Private Equityidentity

Comerica Securities

Intermediary · shared crd

Facts

fact = as filed or announced; derived = computed by DFX; estimate = a band, never a point

Firm class: former SEC adviserderivedabsent from the latest SEC roster
Regulatory AUM: $2.4BItem 5.F on the latest filing (2023-11-06); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $2.3B
Private client RAUM: $2.1BderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 87%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 0
Employees: 211
Advisory employees: 125
Offices: 24Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 4,527
Individual clients: 3,132
High net worth clients: 1,251
Custody, client assets: $1.6B
SEC number: 801-64897
CRD: 17079
Filings on the tape: 58
First filed: Mar 29, 2012
Latest filed: Nov 6, 2023
Organised: Corporation, Michigan

Owners and control persons

Schedule A and B as filed; ownership codes are the form's bands (NA under 5%, A 5 to 10%, B 10 to 25%, C 25 to 50%, D 50 to 75%, E over 75%); people are listed as filed and never merged by name

Owner	Title	Ownership code	Control person	Acquired	First seen	Last seen
COMERICA BANK	Shareholder	E	yes	04/2000	Mar 29, 2012	Nov 6, 2023
COMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Shareholder	E	yes	10/1993	Mar 29, 2012	Nov 6, 2023
MURDOCK, WILLIAM B	CEO/PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN	Na	yes	01/2023	Nov 30, 2022	Nov 6, 2023
SCHELL, RICHARD EDWARD	SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/ CCO	Na	yes	10/2019	Nov 6, 2019	Nov 6, 2023
AMOS, NICHOLAS CHARLES	Director	Na	no	09/2023	Sep 26, 2023	Nov 6, 2023
ARMSTRONG, LAURA SCROI	DIRECTOR/PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER/PRINCIPAL OPERATIONS OFFICER	Na	no	02/2023	Mar 10, 2023	Nov 6, 2023
CARR, JAMES	Director	Na	no	11/2023	Nov 6, 2023	Nov 6, 2023
MAIER, JOHN BONIFACE	Director	Na	no	11/2022	Nov 30, 2022	Nov 6, 2023

Affiliates (Item 7.A)

as filed on Item 7.A; a related person with a CRD on the graph links to its own page

Related person	Type	Class on the graph	Its RAUM	Control	Common control	State
COMERICA BANK	n/a	n/a	n/a	Y	yes	n/a
COMERICA INSURANCE SERVICES, INC.	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	yes	n/a

Offices

Schedule D 1.F offices beyond the principal office; street addresses are not published

City	State	Country	Employees	Also broker-dealer
BLOOMFIELD HILLS	Mi	United States	43	yes
Farmington	Mi	United States	11	yes
Dallas	TX	United States	10	yes
COSTA MESA	CA	United States	7	yes
GRAND RAPIDS	Mi	United States	4	yes
Austin	TX	United States	4	yes
Dallas	TX	United States	4	no
SAN DIEGO	CA	United States	3	yes
SAN FRANCISCO	CA	United States	3	yes
Dearborn	Mi	United States	3	yes
GROSSE POINTE WOODS	Mi	United States	3	yes
Jackson	Mi	United States	3	yes
Houston	TX	United States	3	yes
Phoenix	Az	United States	2	yes
LOS ANGELES	CA	United States	2	yes
BOCA RATON	FL	United States	2	yes
PALM BEACH GARDENS	FL	United States	2	yes
Bedford	TX	United States	2	yes
Sugarland	TX	United States	2	yes
Sacramento	CA	United States	1	yes
SAN JOSE	CA	United States	1	yes
SANTA CRUZ	CA	United States	1	yes
AUBURN HILLS	Mi	United States	1	yes
Kalamazoo	Mi	United States	1	yes

Regulatory AUM by fiscal year

annual amendments (and the roster's annual snapshot) as filed; where a year was amended twice the later filing draws the line

Fiscal year	Filed	RAUM	Discretionary	Employees	Advisory staff	Offices	Private funds	Fund GAV
2022	Mar 10, 2023	$2.4B	$2.3B	211	125	24	n/a	n/a
2021	Mar 25, 2022	$2.8B	$2.7B	198	122	26	n/a	n/a
2020	Mar 26, 2021	$2.3B	$2.2B	201	122	26	n/a	n/a
2019	Mar 27, 2020	$2.0B	$1.8B	202	117	24	n/a	n/a
2018	Mar 27, 2019	$1.6B	$174M	278	105	28	n/a	n/a
2017	Mar 27, 2018	$1.4B	$1.2B	295	147	32	n/a	n/a
2016	Mar 27, 2017	$1.0B	$826M	279	133	n/a	n/a	n/a
2015	Mar 18, 2016	$920M	$689M	301	177	n/a	n/a	n/a
2014	Mar 27, 2015	$876M	$612M	291	166	n/a	n/a	n/a
2013	Mar 14, 2014	$672M	$185M	301	176	n/a	n/a	n/a
2012	Mar 27, 2013	$518M	$128M	304	169	n/a	n/a	n/a
2011	Mar 29, 2012	$390M	$91.3M	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Growth

derived from consecutive annual filings; RAUM as reported

Latest fiscal year	RAUM	A year earlier	1y change	Three years earlier	3y CAGR	Employees	A year earlier	Offices	A year earlier
2022	$2.4B	$2.8B	-14.3%	$2.0B	6.6%	211	198	24	26

Teams out

two or more advisors whose registrations ended here and began at one firm together: a fact of two dates, not a prediction

Other firm	Advisors	First left	Last joined	From	Kind	Move type	Share of firm
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC	4	Aug 8, 2023	Sep 18, 2023	DALLAS, TX	Team lift out	RIA to ibd	3.0%
GLOBAL RETIREMENT PARTNERS LLC	2	Apr 28, 2021	Apr 28, 2021	DETROIT, MI	Team lift out	Other	1.7%

Teams in

teams that arrived here from one firm together

Other firm	Advisors	First left	Last joined	From	Kind	Move type	Share of firm
U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.	2	Aug 23, 2023	Sep 13, 2023	LOS ANGELES, CA	Team lift out	Ibd to RIA	0.2%
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	2	Jul 27, 2022	Oct 16, 2023	TARPON SPRINGS, FL	Team lift out	Wirehouse to RIA	0.0%
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	2	May 2, 2022	Jun 6, 2022	TARPON SPRINGS, FL	Team lift out	Wirehouse to RIA	0.0%

Relationships

showing 80 of 348

Controls (4)

← SCHELL, RICHARD EDWARDOwnerSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/ CCO, ownership code NA, individual
Nov 6, 2019 to presentfactForm ADV
← MURDOCK, WILLIAM BOwnerCEO/PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN, ownership code NA, individual
Nov 30, 2022 to presentfactForm ADV
← COMERICA BANKOwnerSHAREHOLDER, ownership code E, domestic entity
Mar 29, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
← COMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.OwnerSHAREHOLDER, ownership code E, domestic entity
Mar 29, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV

Owns (4)

← MAIER, JOHN BONIFACEOwnerDIRECTOR, ownership code NA, individual
Nov 30, 2022 to presentfactForm ADV
← AMOS, NICHOLAS CHARLESOwnerDIRECTOR, ownership code NA, individual
Sep 26, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
← CARR, JAMESOwnerDIRECTOR, ownership code NA, individual
Nov 6, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
← ARMSTRONG, LAURA SCROIOwnerDIRECTOR/PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER/PRINCIPAL OPERATIONS OFFICER, ownership code NA, individual
Mar 10, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV

Affiliated with (2)

← WORLD ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.Registered adviserother investment adviser, broker-dealer, LP sponsor, common control
factForm ADV
← WILSON, KEMP & ASSOCIATES, INC.Registered adviserother investment adviser, broker-dealer, common control
factForm ADV

Registered with (70)

← LAURA SCROI ARMSTRONGAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jan 6, 2015 to Nov 21, 2023factForm ADV
← EMILYANN D RUBIOAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Nov 10, 2017 to Nov 21, 2023factForm ADV
← Joann SaccoAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Sep 26, 2012 to Nov 21, 2023factForm ADV
← JOHN NADERAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jun 21, 2004 to Nov 6, 2023factForm ADV
← Jerry PositeriAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Apr 24, 2002 to Nov 6, 2023factForm ADV
← Christopher J CueterAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Feb 19, 2004 to Nov 6, 2023factForm ADV
← CHRISTOPHER MISTEROVICHAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Feb 27, 2003 to Nov 6, 2023factForm ADV
← Kyle ApplingAdvisorregistration: previous registration
May 1, 2002 to Nov 6, 2023factForm ADV
← LOUIS D. NADERAdvisorregistration: previous registration
May 25, 2004 to Nov 6, 2023factForm ADV
← DIANE DAWSON GIDDENSAdvisorregistration: previous registration
May 1, 2002 to Nov 6, 2023factForm ADV
← PATRICK DOLAN OLEARYAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jun 4, 2004 to Nov 6, 2023factForm ADV
← KENNETH JOHN BORGAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jul 20, 2004 to Nov 6, 2023factForm ADV
← HOWARD ANDREW SWANFELDTAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jan 8, 2008 to Nov 6, 2023factForm ADV
← FERNANDO QUATTROCIOCCHIAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Dec 9, 2004 to Nov 6, 2023factForm ADV
← STEVEN ROBERT SHAWAdvisorregistration: previous registration
May 1, 2002 to Nov 6, 2023factForm ADV
← Paul ZajciwAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Nov 29, 2004 to Nov 6, 2023factForm ADV
← William SeagoAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Sep 26, 2014 to Nov 6, 2023factForm ADV
← Raymond RegalaAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Apr 24, 2002 to Nov 6, 2023factForm ADV
← JOSEPH RONALD LESNERAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Oct 26, 2005 to Nov 6, 2023factForm ADV
← STEVEN JAMES LANDRUMAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Aug 5, 2014 to Nov 6, 2023factForm ADV
← ANTHONY JAMES LOSHAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Nov 3, 2009 to Nov 6, 2023factForm ADV
← Kelly OdeanAdvisorregistration: previous registration
May 1, 2006 to Nov 6, 2023factForm ADV
← JOHN JOSEPH MORADAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Dec 23, 2013 to Nov 6, 2023factForm ADV
← Rose Gatto BryantAdvisorregistration: previous registration
May 13, 2004 to Nov 6, 2023factForm ADV
← Matthew C KeilAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jun 7, 2004 to Nov 6, 2023factForm ADV
← Anthony De StefaniAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Nov 12, 2010 to Nov 6, 2023factForm ADV
← Paul TepattiAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jul 28, 2004 to Nov 6, 2023factForm ADV
← Rey Louie CarandangAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Mar 29, 2011 to Nov 6, 2023factForm ADV
← Leslie ListerAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jun 23, 2004 to Nov 6, 2023factForm ADV
← Miguel R. WodkowskiAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Nov 5, 2018 to Nov 6, 2023factForm ADV
and 40 more

Dated events

1 bookkeeping events (roster, classification and holdings changes) folded below

Occurred
Nov 21, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Emilyann D Rubio left Comerica Securities for Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. (registered 2024-09-20)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Nov 21, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Joann Sacco left Comerica Securities for Lpl Enterprise, Llc (registered 2024-09-26)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Nov 21, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Laura Scroi Armstrong left Comerica Securities for World Asset Management, Inc. (registered 2015-03-30)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Nov 6, 2023
Control person left
Michael William Malone (Ceo/Co-President/Chairman) no longer on Schedule A of Comerica Securities (listed 2023-09-26, absent 2023-11-06)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Oct 11, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Gregory Viejo left Comerica Securities for Truist Advisory Services, Inc. (registered 2023-10-16)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Oct 5, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Bradley Ryan Bastion left Comerica Securities for Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated (registered 2023-10-05)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Sep 19, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Justin Emil Sayada left Comerica Securities for U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. (registered 2023-09-20)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Aug 28, 2023
Control person left
Crescenzo Christopher Scotto Divetta (Senior Vice President/Chief Operating Officer/ Principal Financial Officer/Principal Operations Officer/ Director) no longer on Schedule A of Comerica Securities (listed 2023-04-26, absent 2023-08-28)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Aug 23, 2023
Team lift-out
2 advisors left U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA) for Comerica Securities on the same day
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
2 advisors
Occurred
Aug 18, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Nancy Ruth Gabany left Comerica Securities for Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc (registered 2023-08-08)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Aug 18, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Joe Brian Fulmer left Comerica Securities for Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc (registered 2023-08-08)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Aug 18, 2023
Advisor changed firm
James Rowland Alders left Comerica Securities for Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc (registered 2023-08-08)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Aug 8, 2023
Team lift-out
4 advisors left Comerica Securities (Dallas, TX) for Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc within 10 days
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
4 advisors
Occurred
Aug 8, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Terry Mcdonald left Comerica Securities for Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc (registered 2023-09-18)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Jul 28, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Chad Eric Leon left Comerica Securities for Cuso Financial Services, L.P. (registered 2023-08-03)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Jun 9, 2023
Advisor changed firm
David Andrew Earl left Comerica Securities for U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. (registered 2023-06-21)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
May 4, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Lisa Bianculli Hutter left Comerica Securities for Ironoak Wealth (registered 2023-05-02)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Feb 13, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Nicklaus Serafini left Comerica Securities for Wells Fargo Advisors (registered 2023-02-14)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Oct 11, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Alexander Robert Nuno left Comerica Securities for Bok Financial Advisors (registered 2022-10-19)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Sep 7, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Debra Delgiudice Hanaford left Comerica Securities for Cuso Financial Services, L.P. (registered 2022-09-26)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Jul 27, 2022
Team lift-out
2 advisors left Wells Fargo Advisors (Tarpon Springs, FL) for Comerica Securities within 13 days
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
2 advisors
Occurred
May 2, 2022
Team lift-out
2 advisors left Wells Fargo Advisors (Tarpon Springs, FL) for Comerica Securities within 7 days
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
2 advisors
Occurred
Jan 5, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Jonathan Barham left Comerica Securities for Lpl Financial Llc (registered 2022-01-05)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Mar 27, 2020
Regulatory AUM changed
Comerica Securities reported RAUM $2.0B, up 26% from $1.6B (2020-01-24 to 2020-03-27)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
$411M
Occurred
Nov 6, 2019
Control person joined
Richard Edward Schell (Senior Vice President/ Cco) appeared on Schedule A of Comerica Securities
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Mar 27, 2018
Regulatory AUM changed
Comerica Securities reported RAUM $1.4B, up 38% from $1.0B (2018-02-20 to 2018-03-27)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
$392M

Show 1 bookkeeping events

Occurred
Mar 27, 2018
Comerica Securities reported 32 offices beyond its principal office, up from 19 (2018-02-20 to 2018-03-27)

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:32625b6f-40ea-1a01-6ffc-44d670e9a3eb
First observed: Mar 29, 2012
Last observed: Nov 6, 2023 34 months ago
Source families: Federal regulator filings
3 registered feeds 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.

COMERICA SECURITIES

COMERICA SECURITIES,INC., CRD 17079

DETROIT, MI

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Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

COMERICA BANK

Shareholder

yes

04/2000

Mar 29, 2012

Nov 6, 2023

COMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.

Shareholder

yes

10/1993

Mar 29, 2012

Nov 6, 2023

MURDOCK, WILLIAM B

CEO/PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN

yes

01/2023

Nov 30, 2022

Nov 6, 2023

SCHELL, RICHARD EDWARD

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/ CCO

yes

10/2019

Nov 6, 2019

Nov 6, 2023

AMOS, NICHOLAS CHARLES

Director

09/2023

Sep 26, 2023

Nov 6, 2023

ARMSTRONG, LAURA SCROI

DIRECTOR/PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER/PRINCIPAL OPERATIONS OFFICER

02/2023

Mar 10, 2023

Nov 6, 2023

CARR, JAMES

Director

11/2023

Nov 6, 2023

MAIER, JOHN BONIFACE

Director

11/2022

Nov 30, 2022

Nov 6, 2023

Related person

Type

Class on the graph

Its RAUM

Control

Common control

State

COMERICA BANK

n/a

yes

n/a

COMERICA INSURANCE SERVICES, INC.

n/a

yes

n/a

City

State

Country

Employees

Also broker-dealer

BLOOMFIELD HILLS

United States

yes

Farmington

United States

yes

Dallas

United States

yes

COSTA MESA

United States

yes

GRAND RAPIDS

United States

yes

Austin

United States

yes

Dallas

United States

SAN DIEGO

United States

yes

SAN FRANCISCO

United States

yes

Dearborn

United States

yes

GROSSE POINTE WOODS

United States

yes

Jackson

United States

yes

Houston

United States

yes

Phoenix

United States

yes

LOS ANGELES

United States

yes

BOCA RATON

United States

yes

PALM BEACH GARDENS

United States

yes

Bedford

United States

yes

Sugarland

United States

yes

Sacramento

United States

yes

SAN JOSE

United States

yes

SANTA CRUZ

United States

yes

AUBURN HILLS

United States

yes

Kalamazoo

United States

yes

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2022

Mar 10, 2023

$2.4B

$2.3B

211

125

n/a

2021

Mar 25, 2022

$2.8B

$2.7B

198

122

n/a

2020

Mar 26, 2021

$2.3B

$2.2B

201

122

n/a

2019

Mar 27, 2020

$2.0B

$1.8B

202

117

n/a

2018

Mar 27, 2019

$1.6B

$174M

278

105

n/a

2017

Mar 27, 2018

$1.4B

$1.2B

295

147

n/a

2016

Mar 27, 2017

$1.0B

$826M

279

133

n/a

2015

Mar 18, 2016

$920M

$689M

301

177

n/a

2014

Mar 27, 2015

$876M

$612M

291

166

n/a

2013

Mar 14, 2014

$672M

$185M

301

176

n/a

2012

Mar 27, 2013

$518M

$128M

304

169

n/a

2011

Mar 29, 2012

$390M

$91.3M

n/a

Latest fiscal year

RAUM

A year earlier

1y change

Three years earlier

3y CAGR

Employees

A year earlier

Offices

A year earlier

2022

$2.4B

$2.8B

-14.3%

$2.0B

6.6%

211

198

Other firm

Advisors

First left

Last joined

From

Kind

Move type

Share of firm

RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC

Aug 8, 2023

Sep 18, 2023

DALLAS, TX

Team lift out

RIA to ibd

3.0%

GLOBAL RETIREMENT PARTNERS LLC

Apr 28, 2021

DETROIT, MI

Team lift out

Other

1.7%

Other firm

Advisors

First left

Last joined

From

Kind

Move type

Share of firm

U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.

Aug 23, 2023

Sep 13, 2023

LOS ANGELES, CA

Team lift out

Ibd to RIA

0.2%

WELLS FARGO ADVISORS

Jul 27, 2022

Oct 16, 2023

TARPON SPRINGS, FL

Team lift out

Wirehouse to RIA

0.0%

WELLS FARGO ADVISORS

May 2, 2022

Jun 6, 2022

TARPON SPRINGS, FL

Team lift out

Wirehouse to RIA

0.0%