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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)18 years in industry

Christopher Lawson

Advisor at MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

CLAYTON, MO | Saint Louis, MO

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 3:26 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Sep 21, 2007 to Sep 15, 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: Sep 21, 2007earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 18derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 8derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 4
Exams: S66
First exam: Nov 20, 2012
First registration: Sep 21, 2007
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: CHRIS MICHAEL LAWSON|CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL LAWSON|CHRIS LAWSON|CHRISTOPHER M LAWSON|CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL LAWSON
IAPD individual key: 5237555

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	Jun 8, 2018	n/a	yes	Saint Louis, MO\|CLAYTON, MO	Current employment
CAPITAL ONE ADVISORS, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jun 6, 2017	Jan 2, 2018	no	Covington, LA\|MCLEAN, VA	Previous registration
E*TRADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Mar 16, 2015	Oct 1, 2015	no	ALPHARETTA, GA\|ARLINGTON, VA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Nov 21, 2012	Jan 15, 2015	no	ATLANTA, GA\|TUCKER, GA\|NORFOLK, VA	Previous registration
MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Sep 21, 2007	Nov 26, 2007	no	METAIRIE, LA	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
CAPITAL ONE ADVISORS, LLC	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Jan 2, 2018	Jun 8, 2018	157	Firm change	Other
E*TRADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	CAPITAL ONE ADVISORS, LLC	Oct 1, 2015	Jun 6, 2017	614	Firm change after gap	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	E*TRADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	Jan 15, 2015	Mar 16, 2015	60	Firm change	Other
MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Nov 26, 2007	Nov 21, 2012	1,822	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 21, 2012 to Jan 15, 2015factForm ADV
→ CAPITAL ONE ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 6, 2017 to Jan 2, 2018factForm ADV
→ E*TRADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 16, 2015 to Oct 1, 2015factForm ADV
→ MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 21, 2007 to Nov 26, 2007factForm ADV

Dated events

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