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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)21 years in industry

Robert Brown

Advisor at MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

THE VILLAGES, FL

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Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Aug 25, 2005 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: Jun 2, 2005earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 21derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S66|S63|S65
First exam: Jun 2, 2005
First registration: Aug 25, 2005
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: ROBERT ALLEN BROWN
IAPD individual key: 4939464

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	Dec 6, 2024	n/a	yes	THE VILLAGES, FL	Current employment
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	Wirehouse	Sep 21, 2020	Nov 16, 2024	no	The Villages, FL\|LADY LAKE, FL\|LADY LAKE, FL	Previous registration
NAVY FEDERAL INVESTMENT SERVICES, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 4, 2017	Sep 4, 2020	no	BELLE CHASSE, LA\|VIENNA, VA\|PENSACOLA, FL\|NEW ORLEANS, LA\|BELLE CHASSE, LA\|Gulf Breeze, FL\|HONOLULU, HI	Previous registration
NAVY FEDERAL ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Sep 6, 2011	Jan 4, 2017	no	BELLE CHASSE, LA\|PENSACOLA, FL\|VIENNA, VA\|NEW ORLEANS, LA	Previous registration
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Aug 25, 2005	Mar 17, 2006	no	PENSACOLA, FL\|PENSACOLA, FL	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 SECURITIES LLC	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Nov 16, 2024	Dec 6, 2024	20	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
NAVY FEDERAL INVESTMENT SERVICES, LLC	J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	Sep 4, 2020	Sep 21, 2020	17	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse
NAVY FEDERAL ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC	NAVY FEDERAL INVESTMENT SERVICES, LLC	Jan 4, 2017	Jan 4, 2017	0	Bulk transfer	Other
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	NAVY FEDERAL ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC	Mar 17, 2006	Sep 6, 2011	1,999	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Dec 6, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
→ J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 21, 2020 to Nov 16, 2024factForm ADV
→ NAVY FEDERAL INVESTMENT SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 4, 2017 to Sep 4, 2020factForm ADV
→ NAVY FEDERAL ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 6, 2011 to Jan 4, 2017factForm ADV
→ CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 25, 2005 to Mar 17, 2006factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Nov 16, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Robert Brown left J.P. Morgan Securities Llc for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2024-12-06)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago