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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)12 years in industry

PAULA F MWANGI

Advisor at MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

JACKSONVILLE, FL | Fort Mill, SC | CHARLOTTE, 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, 5:38 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jul 21, 2020 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: May 1, 2014earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 12derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 4derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S66
First exam: Jul 20, 2020
First registration: Jul 21, 2020
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: PAULA MERKEL|PAULA MWANGI|PAULA FAYE MWANGI
IAPD individual key: 6701926

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 12, 2022	n/a	yes	JACKSONVILLE, FL\|CHARLOTTE, NC\|Fort Mill, SC	Current employment
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Wirehouse	Sep 29, 2021	Jun 22, 2022	no	ST. LOUIS, MO\|GLEN ALLEN, VA	Previous registration
BB&T SECURITIES, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Mar 1, 2021	Mar 10, 2021	no	RICHMOND, VA\|RICHMOND, VA	Previous registration
TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 17, 2021	Sep 13, 2021	no	ATLANTA, GA	Previous registration
BB&T SECURITIES, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jul 21, 2020	Feb 17, 2021	no	RICHMOND, VA\|RICHMOND, VA	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
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Jun 22, 2022	Aug 12, 2022	51	Firm change	Wirehouse to wirehouse
TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	BB&T SECURITIES, LLC	Sep 13, 2021	Mar 1, 2021	-196	Firm change after gap	Ibd to ibd
BB&T SECURITIES, LLC	WELLS FARGO ADVISORS	Mar 10, 2021	Sep 29, 2021	203	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse
BB&T SECURITIES, LLC	TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.	Feb 17, 2021	Feb 17, 2021	0	Bulk transfer	Ibd to ibd

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Aug 12, 2022 to presentfactForm ADV
→ WELLS FARGO ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 29, 2021 to Jun 22, 2022factForm ADV
→ TRUIST ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 17, 2021 to Sep 13, 2021factForm ADV
→ BB&T SECURITIES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 1, 2021 to Mar 10, 2021factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jun 22, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Paula F Mwangi left Wells Fargo Advisors for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2022-08-12)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago