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

Feb 1, 2016earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

10derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

2

Current registrations

1

Registered states

2

Exams

S66|S63

First exam

Mar 15, 2016

First registration

May 10, 2019

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

JOSEPH HILLER|Joseph William Hiller

IAPD individual key

6387933

• Occurred

  May 30, 2025
  Advisor changed firm

  Joseph W Hiller left Northwestern Mutual Investment Services,Llc for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2025-06-10)

  Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
• Occurred

  Mar 20, 2024
  Advisor changed firm

  Joseph W Hiller left Pnc Wealth Management for Northwestern Mutual Investment Services,Llc (registered 2024-05-02)

  Form ADVobserved 5 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:b2c529ae-bd62-414d-87e1-23b7cb8f3813

First observed

May 10, 2019

Last observed

Sep 15, 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.