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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)28 years in industry

GEORGE FRANK MANIATIS

Advisor at MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

WILMINGTON, DE

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 18, 2026, 11:12 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 1, 2007 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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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: Oct 8, 1997earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 28derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 10derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 4
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Oct 8, 1997
First registration: Mar 1, 2007
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 1818227

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	May 5, 2016	n/a	yes	WILMINGTON, DE	Current employment
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Feb 11, 2013	Jun 1, 2016	no	MIDDLETOWN, DE\|RADNOR, PA	Previous registration
BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Aug 16, 2011	Jan 18, 2013	no	CHARLOTTE, NC\|GREENSBORO, MD\|SALISBURY, MD	Previous registration
THRIVENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 13, 2010	Aug 18, 2011	no	Sterling, VA\|MIDDLETON, DE	Previous registration
ADVICE AND PLANNING SERVICES	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 1, 2007	Nov 9, 2009	no	Philadelphia, PA\|DENVER, CO\|EAST LANSING, MI	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
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Jun 1, 2016	May 5, 2016	-27	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Jan 18, 2013	Feb 11, 2013	24	Firm change	Other
THRIVENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.	BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Aug 18, 2011	Aug 16, 2011	-2	Firm change	Other
ADVICE AND PLANNING SERVICES	THRIVENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.	Nov 9, 2009	Jan 13, 2010	65	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
May 5, 2016 to presentfactForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 11, 2013 to Jun 1, 2016factForm ADV
→ BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 16, 2011 to Jan 18, 2013factForm ADV
→ THRIVENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 13, 2010 to Aug 18, 2011factForm ADV
→ ADVICE AND PLANNING SERVICESRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 1, 2007 to Nov 9, 2009factForm ADV

Dated events

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