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

Mar 1, 2013earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

13derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

1

Current registrations

1

Registered states

2

Exams

S66|S63

First exam

May 29, 2019

First registration

Sep 12, 2022

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

Charmaine Cheng|CHARMAINE KAI CHENG

IAPD individual key

7059177

• Occurred

  Aug 23, 2023
  Advisor changed firm

  Charmaine K Cheng left Wells Fargo Advisors for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2024-02-09)

  Form ADVobserved 6 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:d1aadba1-5ab1-956f-493b-fedb0aa62a4b

First observed

Sep 12, 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.