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

Sep 1, 2005earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

21derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

3

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Exams

S66

First exam

Dec 14, 2021

First registration

Dec 15, 2021

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

JOSE PANTOJA|JOSE AGUILERA PANTOJA|Jose A Pantoja

IAPD individual key

7437628

• Occurred

  May 28, 2026
  Advisor changed firm

  Jose Aguilera Pantoja left Strategic Advisers Llc for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2026-09-03)

  Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
• Occurred

  Jul 27, 2023
  Advisor changed firm

  Jose Aguilera Pantoja left Valic Financial Advisors, Inc. for Fidelity Personal And Workplace Advisors (registered 2024-08-02)

  Form ADVobserved 5 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:cc2cdfce-1f67-07fb-a9d9-77b9ce56f0ff

First observed

Dec 15, 2021

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.