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Registered advisor

Daniel Gardner Converse

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedwirehouseLa Jolla, Ca dual registrantIAPD 4792886

Feed of 09/15/2026

Also filed as Daniel G Converse

At current firm

3 y

since Dec 22, 2022

In the industry

13 y

since Apr 18, 2013 (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 Dec 22, 2022 · San Diego, Ca
Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC BD affiliated
Jan 3, 2022 to Oct 31, 2022 · San Diego, Ca
Benchmark Advisory Services, LLC no RAUM
Nov 23, 2021 to Jan 3, 2022 · San Diego, Ca
Verus Capital Partners, LLC independent RIA
Oct 4, 2018 to Jan 10, 2023 · Carlsbad, Ca
Principal Securities, Inc. BD affiliated
Mar 31, 2015 to Oct 11, 2018 · San Diego, Ca
Pruco Securities, LLC no RAUM
Jul 3, 2014 to Mar 31, 2015 · San Diego, Ca

Moves

a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere

Verus Capital Partners, LLC to Benchmark Advisory Services, LLC
left Jan 10, 2023, registered Nov 23, 2021 (-413 days) · RIA to RIA
Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
left Oct 31, 2022, registered Dec 22, 2022 (52 days) · RIA to wirehouse
Benchmark Advisory Services, LLC to Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC
left Jan 3, 2022, registered Jan 3, 2022 (0 days) · RIA to RIA
Principal Securities, Inc. to Verus Capital Partners, LLC
left Oct 11, 2018, registered Oct 4, 2018 (-7 days) · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
Pruco Securities, LLC to Principal Securities, Inc.
left Mar 31, 2015, registered Mar 31, 2015 (0 days) · Other

Signals

Daniel Gardner Converse left Verus Capital Partners, Llc for Benchmark Advisory Services, Llc (registered 2021-11-23)
Jan 10, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Daniel Gardner Converse left Kingswood Wealth Advisors, Llc for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2022-12-22)
Oct 31, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Daniel Gardner Converse left Benchmark Advisory Services, Llc for Kingswood Wealth Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-01-03)
Jan 3, 2022 · 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: 13derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
Not published: disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address