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

Jul 1, 2011earliest registration or exam on IAPD

Years in industry

15derivedfrom the industry start date

Years at current firm

5derivedfrom the current registration's begin date

Prior firms

1

Current registrations

1

Registered states

1

Exams

S63|S66

First exam

Feb 13, 2019

First registration

May 11, 2021

Dual registered

yes, broker-dealer

Other names

Samantha L Fannin|SAMANTHA LEIGH FANNIN

IAPD individual key

7032719

Graph

RIA / Wealth Management

Canonical id

dfx:ria:f47fb786-4df0-3e4c-668a-b5ed0f1bdb21

First observed

May 11, 2021

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.