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, 2011earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

15derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

2

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Exams

S66

First exam

Mar 9, 2020

First registration

Mar 10, 2020

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

Scharles M Sharpe-Crosby|SCHARLES M. SHARPE|SCHARLES M CROSBY|Scharles Sharpe-Crosby|SCHARLES S. CROSBY

IAPD individual key

6701322

• Occurred

  Sep 19, 2024
  Advisor changed firm

  Scharles Melvin Sharpe-Crosby left Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2025-10-08)

  Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
• Occurred

  Jan 14, 2022
  Advisor changed firm

  Scharles Melvin Sharpe-Crosby left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (registered 2022-02-10)

  Form ADVobserved 4 days ago

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:ed521d02-db47-ff4a-be7c-ab072367bd7e

First observed

Mar 10, 2020

Last observed

Sep 14, 2026 5 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.