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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)27 years in industry

Marla Mallula

Advisor at MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

SCOTTSDALE, AZ

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Relationships: 6
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Apr 4, 2007 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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.

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: Aug 13, 1999earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 27derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 4derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: Aug 13, 1999
First registration: Apr 4, 2007
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: MARLA R. ECCLESTON|MARLA MALLULA|MARLA RAE SCHRANK|Marla R Mallula|Marla Rae Mallula|Marla Vara
IAPD individual key: 3239937

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	Sep 6, 2022	n/a	yes	SCOTTSDALE, AZ	Current employment
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	National bd RIA	Apr 27, 2021	Jun 15, 2022	no	Gilbert, AZ	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Jun 1, 2016	Mar 25, 2021	no	BELLEVUE, WA	Previous registration
D.A. DAVIDSON & CO.	Independent wealth	Apr 7, 2011	Aug 25, 2014	no	BELLEVUE, WA	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Jun 1, 2009	Apr 19, 2011	no	Bellevue, WA	Previous registration
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Apr 4, 2007	Jun 1, 2009	no	BELLEVUE, WA\|BELLEVUE, WA	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
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Jun 15, 2022	Sep 6, 2022	83	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	Mar 25, 2021	Apr 27, 2021	33	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd
D.A. DAVIDSON & CO.	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Aug 25, 2014	Jun 1, 2016	646	Firm change after gap	Other
MORGAN STANLEY	D.A. DAVIDSON & CO.	Apr 19, 2011	Apr 7, 2011	-12	Firm change	Other
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.	MORGAN STANLEY	Jun 1, 2009	Jun 1, 2009	0	Bulk transfer	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 1, 2016 to Mar 25, 2021factForm ADV
→ AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 27, 2021 to Jun 15, 2022factForm ADV
→ D.A. DAVIDSON & CO.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 7, 2011 to Aug 25, 2014factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 1, 2009 to Apr 19, 2011factForm ADV
→ CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 4, 2007 to Jun 1, 2009factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jun 15, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Marla Mallula left Ameriprise Financial Services, Llc for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2022-09-06)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago