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Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.

Registered advisor

Esperanza Martinez

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedwirehouseSan Diego, Ca dual registrantIAPD 2878840

Feed of 09/15/2026

Also filed as Hope Martinez

At current firm

0 y

since Aug 18, 2026

In the industry

29 y

since May 29, 1997 (earliest exam, job or registration)

Prior registered firms

IAPD previous registrations

State registrations

current, as an IAR

Firms today

current registrations

Exams

S65, S63

IA exams only

Book size

not public

not estimated here

Signals

dated events on this person

Registration history

IAPD current and previous registrations

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated wirehouse current
since Aug 18, 2026 · San Diego, Ca
U.S. Bancorp Advisors, LLC BD affiliated
Feb 13, 2026 to Jul 30, 2026 · San Diego, Ca
U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. former
Sep 16, 2025 to Feb 13, 2026 · San Diego, Ca
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated wirehouse
Aug 28, 2019 to Jan 4, 2024 · Newport Beach, Ca
Wells Fargo Advisors wirehouse
Jan 3, 2011 to Jul 12, 2019 · Chula Vista, Ca
Wells Fargo Investments, LLC unclassified
Apr 27, 2007 to Jan 3, 2011 · Chula Vista, Ca
Banc Of America Investment Services, Inc. unclassified
Sep 17, 2002 to Jan 19, 2006 · San Diego, Ca
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated wirehouse
Apr 7, 1999 to Sep 6, 2002 · San Diego, Ca

Moves

a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere

U.S. Bancorp Advisors, LLC to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
left Jul 30, 2026, registered Aug 18, 2026 (19 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to wirehouse
U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. to U.S. Bancorp Advisors, LLC
left Feb 13, 2026, registered Feb 13, 2026 (0 days) · corporate re-registration, not a move
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated to U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.
left Jan 4, 2024, registered Sep 16, 2025 (621 days) · Wirehouse to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
Wells Fargo Advisors to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
left Jul 12, 2019, registered Aug 28, 2019 (47 days) · Wirehouse to wirehouse
Wells Fargo Investments, LLC to Wells Fargo Advisors
left Jan 3, 2011, registered Jan 3, 2011 (0 days) · corporate re-registration, not a move
Banc Of America Investment Services, Inc. to Wells Fargo Investments, LLC
left Jan 19, 2006, registered Apr 27, 2007 (463 days) · Other
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated to Banc Of America Investment Services, Inc.
left Sep 6, 2002, registered Sep 17, 2002 (11 days) · Other

Signals

Esperanza Martinez left U.S. Bancorp Advisors, Llc for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2026-08-18)
Jul 30, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Esperanza Martinez left Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. (registered 2025-09-16)
Jan 4, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact

Transition signals

Mobility scoring is not published yet. The observable conditions this page will draw on once the historical validation is done: tenure, the firm’s own departures and ownership changes, new state registrations, a new adviser entity with this person on Schedule A, and colleagues’ moves. Until precision and lead time are measured on known moves, no label is printed. Read the methodology.

Provenance

Source: IAPD individual compilation feedreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
Firm class: Wirehousederived
Years in industry: 29derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
Not published: disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address