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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)33 years in industry

WILLIAM RANDOLPH ZURN

Advisor at MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

SAN JOSE, CA

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Oct 29, 1999 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 30, 1993earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 33derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Mar 30, 1993
First registration: Oct 29, 1999
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 1879323

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	Oct 9, 2025	n/a	yes	SAN JOSE, CA	Current employment
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Jan 3, 2011	Oct 14, 2025	no	SANTA CRUZ, CA\|SAN JOSE, CA\|SAN JOSE, CA\|SAN JOSE, CA\|SANTA CRUZ, CA\|SAN JOSE, CA\|SAN JOSE, CA	Previous registration
WELLS FARGO INVESTMENTS, LLC	n/a	Sep 16, 2008	Jan 3, 2011	no	SAN JOSE, CA\|SUNNYVALE, CA\|SANTA CRUZ, CA\|SANTA CLARA, CA\|SAN JOSE, CA	Previous registration
BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	n/a	Jul 30, 2004	Sep 16, 2008	no	SAN JOSE, CA\|SAN JOSE, CA\|SAN JOSE, CA\|SAN JOSE, CA\|SAN JOSE, CA\|SAN JOSE, CA\|SAN JOSE, CA\|SAN JOSE, CA\|SANTA CLARA, CA\|SANTA CLARA, CA	Previous registration
A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.	n/a	Dec 20, 2002	Aug 17, 2004	no	SAN JOSE, CA	Previous registration
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.	Wirehouse	Oct 29, 1999	Jan 14, 2003	no	SAN JOSE, CA	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	Oct 14, 2025	Oct 9, 2025	-5	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
WELLS FARGO INVESTMENTS, LLC	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Jan 3, 2011	Jan 3, 2011	0	Bulk transfer	Other
BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	WELLS FARGO INVESTMENTS, LLC	Sep 16, 2008	Sep 16, 2008	0	Firm change	Other
A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.	BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Aug 17, 2004	Jul 30, 2004	-18	Firm change	Other
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.	A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.	Jan 14, 2003	Dec 20, 2002	-25	Firm change	Other

Team moves

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

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
19616:7691:CA:2025-10-14	Oct 14, 2025	Oct 9, 2025	SAN JOSE, CA	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Oct 9, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 3, 2011 to Oct 14, 2025factForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO INVESTMENTS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 16, 2008 to Jan 3, 2011factForm ADV
→ BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 30, 2004 to Sep 16, 2008factForm ADV
→ A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 20, 2002 to Aug 17, 2004factForm ADV
→ UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 29, 1999 to Jan 14, 2003factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Oct 14, 2025
Advisor changed firm
William Randolph Zurn left Wells Fargo Advisors for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2025-10-09)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago