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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)42 years in industry

GREGORY COLE GIBSON

Advisor at MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

GREENSBORO, NC | Wrightsville Beach, NC

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 11:54 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Apr 17, 2002 to Sep 15, 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: Oct 31, 1983earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 42derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 10derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Oct 31, 1983
First registration: Apr 17, 2002
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: GREGORY C GIBSON
IAPD individual key: 1190829

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	Aug 19, 2016	n/a	yes	GREENSBORO, NC\|Wrightsville Beach, NC	Current employment
OPPENHEIMER & CO. INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 24, 2009	Sep 1, 2016	no	GREENSBORO, NC	Previous registration
STANFORD GROUP COMPANY	n/a	Oct 24, 2008	Mar 19, 2009	no	GREENSBORO, NC	Previous registration
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.	Wirehouse	Nov 8, 2002	Oct 31, 2008	no	GREENSBORO, NC\|GREENSBORO, NC	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Apr 17, 2002	Nov 12, 2002	no	GREENSBORO, NC	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
OPPENHEIMER & CO. INC.	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Sep 1, 2016	Aug 19, 2016	-13	Firm change	Other
STANFORD GROUP COMPANY	OPPENHEIMER & CO. INC.	Mar 19, 2009	Mar 24, 2009	5	Firm change	Other
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.	STANFORD GROUP COMPANY	Oct 31, 2008	Oct 24, 2008	-7	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.	Nov 12, 2002	Nov 8, 2002	-4	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 17, 2002 to Nov 12, 2002factForm ADV
→ OPPENHEIMER & CO. INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 24, 2009 to Sep 1, 2016factForm ADV
→ STANFORD GROUP COMPANYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 24, 2008 to Mar 19, 2009factForm ADV
→ UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 8, 2002 to Oct 31, 2008factForm ADV

Dated events

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