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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)19 years in industry

Richard Blake Briscoe

Advisor at MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

KANSAS CITY, MO | FRISCO, TX

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Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jan 3, 2007 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: Jan 3, 2007earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 19derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 6derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Jun 24, 2010
First registration: Jan 3, 2007
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: Blake Briscoe
IAPD individual key: 5154807

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	Jan 7, 2020	n/a	yes	KANSAS CITY, MO\|FRISCO, TX	Current employment
KAVAR CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Feb 8, 2019	Oct 2, 2019	no	LEAWOOD, KS	Previous registration
PALMER SQUARE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	Asset manager	Jun 2, 2017	Apr 20, 2020	no	MISSION WOODS, KS	Previous registration
SCOUT INVESTMENTS, INC.	Asset manager	Sep 16, 2010	May 1, 2017	no	KANSAS CITY, MO	Previous registration
J.P. MORGAN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENTS	Former SEC adviser	Jan 3, 2007	Oct 26, 2007	no	KANSAS CITY, MO	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
PALMER SQUARE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	KAVAR CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC	Apr 20, 2020	Feb 8, 2019	-437	Firm change after gap	Other
KAVAR CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Oct 2, 2019	Jan 7, 2020	97	Firm change	RIA to wirehouse
SCOUT INVESTMENTS, INC.	PALMER SQUARE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	May 1, 2017	Jun 2, 2017	32	Firm change	Other
J.P. MORGAN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENTS	SCOUT INVESTMENTS, INC.	Oct 26, 2007	Sep 16, 2010	1,056	Firm change after gap	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 7, 2020 to presentfactForm ADV
→ PALMER SQUARE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 2, 2017 to Apr 20, 2020factForm ADV
→ KAVAR CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 8, 2019 to Oct 2, 2019factForm ADV
→ SCOUT INVESTMENTS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 16, 2010 to May 1, 2017factForm ADV
→ J.P. MORGAN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENTSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 3, 2007 to Oct 26, 2007factForm ADV

Dated events

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