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

Nov 1, 2012earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

13derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

1

Current registrations

1

Registered states

2

Exams

S66

First exam

Mar 17, 2025

First registration

Jun 20, 2025

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

RICHARD EDWARD WIDMER

IAPD individual key

5988286

• Occurred

  Nov 4, 2025
  Advisor changed firm

  Richard E Widmer left Wealth Quarterback Llc for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2026-03-03)

  Form ADVobserved 4 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:788cfb7f-c186-8cf0-a638-ebca7ed85e02

First observed

Jun 20, 2025

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.