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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)10 years in industry

Jacqueline Elizabeth Hughes

Advisor at MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

WASHINGTON, DC

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 4:45 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Dec 22, 2016 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: Jun 1, 2016earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 10derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S66
First exam: Jan 14, 2022
First registration: Dec 22, 2016
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: Jacqueline Elizabeth Hughes|JACQUELINE E HUGHES
IAPD individual key: 6441879

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	May 15, 2023	n/a	yes	WASHINGTON, DC	Current employment
GLASS JACOBSON WEALTH ADVISORS	Independent wealth	Oct 7, 2022	Feb 1, 2023	no	Rockville, MD\|OWINGS MILLS, MD	Previous registration
KESTRA ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 18, 2022	May 6, 2022	no	Reston, VA\|AUSTIN, TX\|Rockville, MD	Previous registration
SPIRE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 13, 2017	Jul 22, 2019	no	MCLEAN, VA	Previous registration
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.	National bd RIA	Dec 22, 2016	Feb 3, 2017	no	Bethesda, MD	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
GLASS JACOBSON WEALTH ADVISORS	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Feb 1, 2023	May 15, 2023	103	Firm change	RIA to wirehouse
KESTRA ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	GLASS JACOBSON WEALTH ADVISORS	May 6, 2022	Oct 7, 2022	154	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
SPIRE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	KESTRA ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	Jul 22, 2019	Jan 18, 2022	911	Firm change after gap	Ibd to ibd
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.	SPIRE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Feb 3, 2017	Mar 13, 2017	38	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
May 15, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ GLASS JACOBSON WEALTH ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 7, 2022 to Feb 1, 2023factForm ADV
→ KESTRA ADVISORY SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 18, 2022 to May 6, 2022factForm ADV
→ SPIRE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 13, 2017 to Jul 22, 2019factForm ADV
→ CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 22, 2016 to Feb 3, 2017factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Feb 1, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Jacqueline Elizabeth Hughes left Glass Jacobson Wealth Advisors for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2023-05-15)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
May 6, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Jacqueline Elizabeth Hughes left Kestra Advisory Services, Llc for Glass Jacobson Wealth Advisors (registered 2022-10-07)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago