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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)18 years in industry

THOMAS ZIMMER

Advisor at MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

JACKSONVILLE, FL | Jacksonville, FL

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 18, 2026, 11:51 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Nov 19, 2009 to Sep 15, 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: Nov 18, 2007earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 18derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 5
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S63|S66
First exam: Nov 18, 2007
First registration: Nov 19, 2009
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: THOMAS ZIMMER|THOMAS TEDRICK ZIMMER|THOMAS TEDRICK ZIMMER|THOMAS T ZIMMER|THOMAS T. ZIMMER|THOMAS TEDRICK ZIMMER
IAPD individual key: 1622980

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 20, 2023	n/a	yes	JACKSONVILLE, FL\|Jacksonville, FL	Current employment
EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jul 22, 2022	Nov 8, 2022	no	GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO\|Jacksonville, FL	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Oct 23, 2013	May 3, 2022	no	JACKSONVILLE, FL	Previous registration
FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, INC.	Bd affiliated wealth	Dec 6, 2011	Sep 6, 2013	no	JACKSONVILLE, FL\|JACKSONVILLE, FL\|JACKSONVILLE, FL\|PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL\|JACKSONVILLE, FL\|JACKSONVILLE, FL\|JACKSONVILLE, FL\|JACKSONVILLE, FL\|JACKSONVILLE, FL\|FLEMING ISLAND, FL\|ORANGE PARK, FL\|JACKSONVILLE, FL\|JACKSONVILLE, FL	Previous registration
PNC MANAGED ACCOUNT SOLUTIONS, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Apr 13, 2011	Dec 2, 2011	no	JACKSONVILLE, FL	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Nov 19, 2009	Dec 10, 2010	no	JACKSONVILLE, FL	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
EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Nov 8, 2022	Jan 20, 2023	73	Firm change	Ibd to wirehouse
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC	May 3, 2022	Jul 22, 2022	80	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd
FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, INC.	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Sep 6, 2013	Oct 23, 2013	47	Firm change	Other
PNC MANAGED ACCOUNT SOLUTIONS, INC.	FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, INC.	Dec 2, 2011	Dec 6, 2011	4	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	PNC MANAGED ACCOUNT SOLUTIONS, INC.	Dec 10, 2010	Apr 13, 2011	124	Firm change	Other

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
7691:112058:FL:2022-04-04	May 3, 2022	Jul 22, 2022	JACKSONVILLE, FL	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 23, 2013 to May 3, 2022factForm ADV
→ EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 22, 2022 to Nov 8, 2022factForm ADV
→ FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 6, 2011 to Sep 6, 2013factForm ADV
→ PNC MANAGED ACCOUNT SOLUTIONS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 13, 2011 to Dec 2, 2011factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Nov 8, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Thomas Zimmer left Empower Advisory Group, Llc for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2023-01-20)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
May 3, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Thomas Zimmer left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for Empower Advisory Group, Llc (registered 2022-07-22)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago