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 30, 2016earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

9derivedfrom 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

S63|S65

First exam

Nov 30, 2016

First registration

Apr 19, 2017

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

Matthew John Dowd

IAPD individual key

6728117

• Occurred

  Dec 1, 2023
  Advisor changed firm

  Matthew J Dowd left Credit Suisse Securities (Usa) Llc for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2024-07-01)

  Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
• Occurred

  Apr 4, 2022
  Advisor changed firm

  Matthew J Dowd left Eaton Vance Management for Credit Suisse Securities (Usa) Llc (registered 2022-05-04)

  Form ADVobserved 5 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:9a6e821b-a73e-578a-dd80-e114670efb04

First observed

Apr 19, 2017

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 6 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.