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

May 20, 2014earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

12derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

5derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

2

Current registrations

1

Registered states

2

Exams

S66

First exam

Mar 26, 2021

First registration

May 20, 2014

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

MATTHEW RYAN ORTIZ|MATTHEW R ORTIZ|MATHEW R ORTIZ|MATT ORTIZ

IAPD individual key

6294931

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:ef5b2b83-35c4-2290-c9fd-16301e178934

First observed

May 20, 2014

Last observed

Sep 17, 2026 3 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.