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PAUL DAVID KASISCHKE

Advisor at MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

CHICAGO, IL

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Relationships: 4
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 14, 2003 to Sep 14, 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: Sep 20, 2000earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 26derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Sep 20, 2000
First registration: Mar 14, 2003
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: PAUL DAVID KASISCHKE|Paul D Kasischke
IAPD individual key: 4210647

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	Jul 27, 2023	n/a	yes	CHICAGO, IL	Current employment
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	Wirehouse	Oct 1, 2008	May 15, 2012	no	CHICAGO, IL\|CHICAGO, IL\|Chicago, IL	Previous registration
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.	n/a	Apr 5, 2007	Oct 1, 2008	no	CHICAGO, IL\|CHICAGO, IL	Previous registration
DWS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AMERICAS, INC.	Other adviser	Mar 14, 2003	Jun 17, 2005	no	CHICAGO, IL	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
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	May 15, 2012	Jul 27, 2023	4,090	Firm change after gap	Wirehouse to wirehouse
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.	J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC	Oct 1, 2008	Oct 1, 2008	0	Bulk transfer	Other
DWS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AMERICAS, INC.	J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.	Jun 17, 2005	Apr 5, 2007	657	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jul 27, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 1, 2008 to May 15, 2012factForm ADV
→ J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 5, 2007 to Oct 1, 2008factForm ADV
→ DWS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AMERICAS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 14, 2003 to Jun 17, 2005factForm ADV

Dated events

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