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

Aug 1, 2011earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

15derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

2

Current registrations

1

Registered states

2

Exams

S63|S65

First exam

Mar 24, 2023

First registration

May 22, 2023

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

BRYAN PETERSON|BRYAN ANDREW PETERSON

IAPD individual key

7683465

• Occurred

  Feb 19, 2025
  Advisor changed firm

  Bryan Peterson left Simplicity Wealth for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2025-04-28)

  Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
• Occurred

  Jan 3, 2025
  Advisor changed firm

  Bryan Peterson left Wells Fargo Advisors for Simplicity Wealth (registered 2025-02-06)

  Form ADVobserved 4 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:7862901d-caf0-e3ca-9975-7fb28da86276

First observed

May 22, 2023

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 5 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.