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Registered advisor
Sara Averette Johnson
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedwirehouseCharlotte, Nc dual registrantIAPD 4929363
Feed of 09/15/2026
Also filed as Sara Averette Johnson
At current firm
0 y
since Aug 24, 2026
In the industry
20 y
since May 1, 2006 (earliest exam, job or registration)
Prior registered firms
6
IAPD previous registrations
State registrations
1
current, as an IAR
Firms today
1
current registrations
Exams
S66
IA exams only
Book size
not public
not estimated here
Signals
2
dated events on this person
Registration history
IAPD current and previous registrations
- Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated wirehouse currentsince Aug 24, 2026 · Richmond, Va
- Southstate Private Capital Management LLC otherJan 6, 2026 to Mar 26, 2026 · Richmond, Va
- Southstate Advisory, Inc. formerJan 1, 2021 to Feb 27, 2026 · Richmond, Va
- Bb&T Securities, LLC formerJan 2, 2018 to Mar 30, 2020 · Mechanicsville, Va
- Bb&T Investment Services, Inc. formerJun 24, 2013 to Jan 2, 2018 · Charlotte, Nc
- Bb&T Securities, LLC formerJan 2, 2013 to Jun 7, 2013 · Charlotte, Nc
- Scott & Stringfellow, LLC formerOct 23, 2008 to Jan 2, 2013 · Richmond, Va
Moves
a registration end followed by a registration begin elsewhere
- Southstate Private Capital Management LLC to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporatedleft Mar 26, 2026, registered Aug 24, 2026 (151 days) · Other
- Southstate Advisory, Inc. to Southstate Private Capital Management LLCleft Feb 27, 2026, registered Jan 6, 2026 (-52 days) · Other · moved with a team
- Bb&T Securities, LLC to Southstate Advisory, Inc.left Mar 30, 2020, registered Jan 1, 2021 (277 days) · Other
- Bb&T Investment Services, Inc. to Bb&T Securities, LLCleft Jan 2, 2018, registered Jan 2, 2018 (0 days) · corporate re-registration, not a move
- Bb&T Securities, LLC to Bb&T Investment Services, Inc.left Jun 7, 2013, registered Jun 24, 2013 (17 days) · Other
- Scott & Stringfellow, LLC to Bb&T Securities, LLCleft Jan 2, 2013, registered Jan 2, 2013 (0 days) · corporate re-registration, not a move
Signals
- Sara Averette Johnson left Southstate Private Capital Management Llc for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2026-08-24)Mar 26, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Sara Averette Johnson left Southstate Advisory, Inc. for Southstate Private Capital Management Llc (registered 2026-01-06)Feb 27, 2026 · 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
- 20derivedfrom the earliest dated exam, employment or registration
- Not published
- disclosure flags, outside business text, branch street address