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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)25 years in industry

KRISTIN MARIE KOCHANSKI

Advisor at MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 12:24 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Feb 26, 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: Mar 24, 2001earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 25derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: Mar 24, 2001
First registration: Feb 26, 2007
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: KRISTIN MARIE MOLL|KRISTIN MOLL KOCHANSKI
IAPD individual key: 3148631

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	Apr 19, 2024	n/a	yes	PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL	Current employment
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	Wirehouse	Mar 23, 2024	Apr 20, 2024	no	Jupiter, FL\|BOSTON, MA	Previous registration
J.P. MORGAN PRIVATE WEALTH ADVISORS LLC	Former SEC adviser	Mar 3, 2020	Apr 22, 2024	no	Jupiter, FL	Previous registration
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	Wirehouse	Nov 6, 2009	Jan 17, 2020	no	NEW YORK, NY\|PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Feb 26, 2007	Nov 10, 2009	no	NEW YORK, NY	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
J.P. MORGAN PRIVATE WEALTH ADVISORS LLC	J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	Apr 22, 2024	Mar 23, 2024	-30	Bulk transfer	Ibd to wirehouse
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Apr 20, 2024	Apr 19, 2024	-1	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	J.P. MORGAN PRIVATE WEALTH ADVISORS LLC	Jan 17, 2020	Mar 3, 2020	46	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	Nov 10, 2009	Nov 6, 2009	-4	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
79:108559:FL:2020-01-17	Jan 17, 2020	Mar 3, 2020	PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (3)

→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 26, 2007 to Nov 10, 2009factForm ADV
→ J.P. MORGAN PRIVATE WEALTH ADVISORS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 3, 2020 to Apr 22, 2024factForm ADV
→ J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 23, 2024 to Apr 20, 2024factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Apr 20, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Kristin Marie Kochanski left J.P. Morgan Securities Llc for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2024-04-19)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago