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

RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Current firm class

national broker-dealer RIAderived

Book size

not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none

Industry start

Jan 1, 2016earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

10derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

2

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Exams

S66

First exam

Jun 13, 2022

First registration

Jun 14, 2022

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

Michael Ling

IAPD individual key

7504421

• Occurred

  Jul 11, 2025
  Advisor changed firm

  Zhiyang Ling left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (registered 2025-10-14)

  Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
• Occurred

  Sep 22, 2023
  Advisor changed firm

  Zhiyang Ling left Vanguard Advisers, Inc. for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2023-09-27)

  Form ADVobserved 6 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:b938b61c-57f2-9323-3cd6-0b4f71560f4a

First observed

Jun 14, 2022

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 7 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.