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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)28 years in industry

ERIC THOMAS SADDLER

Advisor at MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

MIAMISBURG, OH

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Aug 24, 2005 to Sep 14, 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: Mar 3, 1998earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 28derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Mar 3, 1998
First registration: Aug 24, 2005
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 2942856

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	Mar 27, 2023	n/a	yes	MIAMISBURG, OH	Current employment
FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Jun 22, 2012	Mar 27, 2023	no	DAYTON, OH\|DAYTON, OH\|OAKWOOD, OH\|DAYTON, OH\|DAYTON, OH\|BEAVERCREEK, OH\|KETTERING, OH\|DAYTON, OH\|CENTERVILLE, OH	Previous registration
KEY INVESTMENT SERVICES LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 4, 2008	Jun 11, 2012	no	INDIANAPOLIS, IN\|XENIA, OH\|KETTERING, OH\|Dayton, OH	Previous registration
KIPLINGER WEALTH ADVISORS	Independent wealth	Feb 1, 2007	Mar 4, 2008	no	SPRINGSBORO, OH\|SPRINGBORO, OH	Previous registration
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	National bd RIA	Mar 10, 2006	Jan 25, 2007	no	CENTERVILLE, OH	Previous registration
NATCITY INVESTMENTS, INC.	n/a	Aug 24, 2005	Nov 11, 2005	no	DAYTON, OH	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
FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, INC.	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Mar 27, 2023	Mar 27, 2023	0	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse
KEY INVESTMENT SERVICES LLC	FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, INC.	Jun 11, 2012	Jun 22, 2012	11	Firm change	Other
KIPLINGER WEALTH ADVISORS	KEY INVESTMENT SERVICES LLC	Mar 4, 2008	Mar 4, 2008	0	Firm change	Other
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	KIPLINGER WEALTH ADVISORS	Jan 25, 2007	Feb 1, 2007	7	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
NATCITY INVESTMENTS, INC.	EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC	Nov 11, 2005	Mar 10, 2006	119	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Mar 27, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 22, 2012 to Mar 27, 2023factForm ADV
→ KEY INVESTMENT SERVICES LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 4, 2008 to Jun 11, 2012factForm ADV
→ KIPLINGER WEALTH ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 1, 2007 to Mar 4, 2008factForm ADV
→ EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 10, 2006 to Jan 25, 2007factForm ADV
→ NATCITY INVESTMENTS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 24, 2005 to Nov 11, 2005factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Mar 27, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Eric Thomas Saddler left Fifth Third Securities, Inc. for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2023-03-27)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago