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 5, 1987earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

39derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

17derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

1

Current registrations

1

Registered states

3

Exams

S63|S65

First exam

Mar 5, 1987

First registration

Jul 8, 1997

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

IAPD individual key

1627196

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:e35a862a-c6b2-e89b-48fe-059e1bcb3b78

First observed

Jul 8, 1997

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 6 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.