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

Mar 15, 1996earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

30derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

15derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

1

Current registrations

1

Registered states

2

Designations

Certified Financial Planner

Exams

S65|S63

First exam

Mar 15, 1996

First registration

Jan 26, 1998

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

RUSSELL M (JR) BRANDER

IAPD individual key

2701132

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:3f387d63-2837-059e-9118-fabc14e47237

First observed

Jan 26, 1998

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 5 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.