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

Jun 1, 2016earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

10derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

3

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Exams

S63|S66

First exam

Jan 5, 2018

First registration

Jan 23, 2018

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

IAPD individual key

6678692

• Occurred

  Jun 7, 2023
  Advisor changed firm

  Dylan Robert Kesterson left Corient for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2023-06-01)

  Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
• Occurred

  Mar 31, 2023
  Advisor changed firm

  Dylan Robert Kesterson left Ci Doyle Private Wealth, Llc for Corient (registered 2023-03-22)

  Form ADVobserved 5 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:4d92647e-662e-de74-cfc4-c794e6f88d2b

First observed

Jan 23, 2018

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 6 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.