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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)18 years in industry

PAUL JOHN MILLER

Advisor at MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

DALLAS, TX

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 11:53 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Nov 14, 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 24, 2007earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 18derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Oct 24, 2007
First registration: Nov 14, 2007
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: PAUL MILLER|PAUL JOHN MILLER|PAUL MILLER
IAPD individual key: 5416308

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 24, 2024	n/a	yes	DALLAS, TX	Current employment
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Dec 2, 2013	Jun 7, 2024	no	FORT WORTH, TX\|ADDISON, TX\|ROCKWALL, TX\|MESQUITE, TX\|MESQUITE, TX\|ROWLETT, TX\|MESQUITE, TX\|GARLAND, TX	Previous registration
BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Apr 16, 2010	Dec 2, 2013	no	DALLAS, TX\|FRISCO, TX\|ROWLETT, TX\|DALLAS, TX\|DALLAS, TX\|AUSTIN, TX\|AUSTIN, TX\|DALLAS, TX\|MESQUITE, TX\|ROCKWALL, TX\|CHARLOTTE, NC\|PLANO, TX\|DALLAS, TX\|PLANO, TX\|FRISCO, TX\|AUSTIN, TX\|AUSTIN, TX\|DALLAS, TX\|MESQUITE, TX\|DALLAS, TX\|FRISCO, TX\|DALLAS, TX\|DALLAS, TX\|DALLAS, TX\|PLANO, TX\|DALLAS, TX\|ROCKWALL, TX\|ROWLETT, TX\|FRISCO, TX\|DALLAS, TX\|ROCKVILLE, MD\|POOLESVILLE, MD\|ROCKVILLE, MD\|ROCKWALL, TX	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Nov 14, 2007	Apr 13, 2010	no	ADDISON, TX\|DALLAS, 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
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Jun 7, 2024	May 24, 2024	-14	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Dec 2, 2013	Dec 2, 2013	0	Firm change	Other
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Apr 13, 2010	Apr 16, 2010	3	Firm change	Wirehouse to new firm

Relationships

Registered with (3)

→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
May 24, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 2, 2013 to Jun 7, 2024factForm ADV
→ BB&T INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 16, 2010 to Dec 2, 2013factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jun 7, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Paul John Miller left Wells Fargo Advisors for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2024-05-24)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago