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

Jul 1, 2014earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

12derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

1

Current registrations

1

Registered states

2

Exams

S66

First exam

Sep 10, 2020

First registration

Oct 16, 2020

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

KEITH D. JOHNSON|Keith Johnson

IAPD individual key

7276733

• Occurred

  Apr 24, 2023
  Advisor changed firm

  Keith David Johnson left Equitable Advisors, Llc for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2023-04-28)

  Form ADVobserved 4 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:a8ae8d86-e98d-1eec-4fe7-425dcaa4905d

First observed

Oct 16, 2020

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 5 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.