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

May 1, 2015earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

11derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

2

Current registrations

1

Registered states

2

Exams

S66

First exam

Sep 9, 2015

First registration

Feb 26, 2016

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

CODY HESTER|Cody M Hester|CODY MICHAEL HESTER

IAPD individual key

6503578

• Occurred

  May 21, 2024
  Advisor changed firm

  Cody Hester left J.P. Morgan Securities Llc for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2024-06-21)

  Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
• Occurred

  Jul 5, 2023
  Advisor changed firm

  Cody Hester left Midwestern Securities Trading Co.,Llc for J.P. Morgan Securities Llc (registered 2023-08-04)

  Form ADVobserved 6 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:81d4c160-d593-fcd0-d136-840d01c87873

First observed

Feb 26, 2016

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 7 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.